<ul><li>Nissan has confirmed that its UK factory in Sunderland, where models including the Nissan Qashqai are manufactured for Australia, will not be closed by March 31, 2027.</li><li>Nissan's cost-cutting drive led by CEO Ivan Espinosa will involve shutting seven out of the company's 17 factories, axing jobs, and delaying new models' development.</li><li>The Sunderland plant in England may see more electric models being assembled as part of the recovery plan after Nissan posted a significant net loss in the past financial year.</li><li>The future of Nissan's casting plant in Dandenong, Melbourne, which exports components globally for various models, including the Qashqai, remains uncertain.</li></ul>

Nissan Qashqai factory saved, no word on Australian plant’s future

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