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Nissan turned up early to the SUV party, with its Qashqai paving the way for the countless models we see today. The Qashqai continues to sell in big numbers in the UK, too, and was also our overall Car of the Year in 2014.

Don’t think Nissan is just about SUVs, though. As well as the Qashqai, the smaller Juke and the larger X-Trail, the Japanese brand has the Micra hatchback, GT-R sports car and Navara pick-up truck.

Nissan was also one of the first big car makers to launch a fully electric car, with its latest Leaf being one of the best on the market.

Despite being based in Japan, Nissan has long committed to building cars in the UK, making several of its best-selling models at a huge factory in Sunderland.

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Nissan has begun to build a 210m plant in Sunderland to produce batteries for its electric cars. The new facility will create 200 new jobs and initially produce 60,000 batteries for forthcoming electric cars, such as the Leaf, which is due in 2013. The Leaf will also be built in Sunderland.

A second battery plant will be built in Cacia, Portugal and there are plans to build more batteries at Renault's Flins factory in France.

Nissan has begun to build a 210m plant in Sunderland to produce batteries for its electric cars. The new facility will create 200 new jobs and initially produce 60,000 batteries for forthcoming electric cars, such as the Leaf, which is due in 2013.

The Leaf will also be built in Sunderland. A second battery plant will be built in Cacia, Portugal and there are plans to build more batteries at Renault's Flins factory in France.