Reports have it that Dongfeng Nissan is planning on launching two new models which are the Nissan SUV Qashgai and the X-Trail. These two will be produced in the joint venture of the Japanese automaker in 2008.

NISSAN QASHGAI

NISSAN X-TRAIL

These two models which are newly-developed have already been released in the auto market of European countries and already experienced great sales. These two new models are actually different SUV segment models which have different market prices. The company will rename these models once they are produced in China.

Nissan’s plan for the Qashgai to be introduced by the beginning of next year. They also plan to launch its debut at the Guangzhou Auto Show with its price costing 150,000 yuan.

By the second half of the year, Nissan plans on launching their X-Trail. Exporting these two models from overseas market will now be ceased because the production is now localized.

China lacks 2.5-liter China-made engines and so these two models will be powered by original engines that were produced by overseas market.

The Qashgai was launched in February and since then it has already sold 45,000 of its units in the overseas market. But its production capacity wasn’t able to meet the demands of the market and so Nissan transferred some of its production to their other plants in Japan.

Another plan of Dongfeng Nissan is to introduce other models as well such as the Maxima and Murano.

The sales of Nissan’s hot products still haven’t reached their expected sales for the first half of this year but although that is the case, Dongfeng Nissan plans on boosting up its annual sales target to 400,000 units.

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