The Nissan Qashqai, known as the Nissan Dualis in Japan and Australia, is a compact

Compact SUV

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 crossover SUV

Crossover SUV

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 produced by the Japanese car manufacturer Nissan since 2007. It replaced the off-road capable body-on-frame

Body-on-frame

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 Mistral

Nissan Mistral

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 as its small SUV offering and its P32L automobile platform will be also used by other forthcoming Nissan crossover SUVs.
The Qashqai has been built at Nissan's NMUK Washington, Tyne and Wear

Washington, Tyne and Wear

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 plant since December 2006.

It is the first model to be styled by Nissan Design Europe in London

London

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, with engineering development led by Nissan Technical Centre Europe (NTCE) in Cranfield

Cranfield

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, Bedfordshire

Bedfordshire

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