Nissan’s updated European-specification Juke is now in production at its Sunderland plant in north east England.
Nissan claims the Juke is the top selling B-segment crossover in Europe, with over 540,000 Jukes produced here in the UK since 2010. It spent GBP20m (US$34m) at Sunderland to build the updated model which has styling and design changes, new engines and technologies plus new personalisation options.
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The automaker said local production of the Juke, Leaf, recently redesigned Note and Qashqai in Sunderland accounts for a GBP800m investment to date while supporting about 38,000 UK automotive jobs.
Expecting a third year of 500,000 output, Nissan is hiring 50 new maintenance technicians for the vehicle, powertrain and battery facilities.
