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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 announced it is to cut 20,000 jobs worldwide over the next year. The job losses, which account for 8.5% of the company's global workforce, follow a sharp decline in car sales and a predicted loss of 265 billion yen (2 billion) for its current financial year. Carlos Ghosn, Nissan's chief executive, said the company's 'worst assumptions on the state of the global economy have been met or exceeded'.

The cuts will reduce Nissan's global workforce from 235,000 to 215,000, and will take place between March 2009 and March 2010. Nissan is yet to announce where the job losses will be made, but the company has already said that 1200 will go at its factory in Sunderland. The company revealed a fall in sales of 18.6% between October and December 2009, compared with the previous year.

Nissan has announced it is to cut 20,000 jobs worldwide over the next year. The job losses, which account for 8.5% of the company's global workforce, follow a sharp decline in car sales and a predicted loss of 265 billion yen (2 billion) for its current financial year.

Carlos Ghosn, Nissan's chief executive, said the company's 'worst assumptions on the state of the global economy have been met or exceeded'. The cuts will reduce Nissan's global workforce from 235,000 to 215,000, and will take place between March 2009 and March 2010. Nissan is yet to announce where the job losses will be made, but the company has already said that 1200 will go at its factory in Sunderland. The company revealed a fall in sales of 18.6% between October and December 2009, compared with the previous year.