The Nissan Juke is a subcompact crossover built since 2010. It debuted as a production car at the 2010 Geneva Motor Show in March and reached North America at the 2010 New York show for the 2011 model year, as the smallest crossover in Nissan’s range before the Magnite. The name means to dance or change direction with agility, and also refers to a jukebox.
Nissan Juke at a glance
| Production | since 2010 |
|---|---|
| Generations | F15 (2010), second generation from 2019 |
| Concept | Nissan Qazana, Geneva 2009 |
| Plant for Europe | Nissan Motor Manufacturing UK, Sunderland |
| Other plants | Oppama, Japan; Purwakarta, Indonesia |
| Platform | Nissan B (first generation), Renault-Nissan CMF-B (second) |
| Design | Nissan Design Europe, London |
| Replaced by | Nissan Kicks in most markets outside Europe and Australasia |
based on one source: the English Wikipedia article on the Nissan Juke.
History of the Nissan Juke
Qazana and launch
On 11 February 2009 Nissan announced that the model would be built at its Sunderland plant in the United Kingdom during 2010, after showing it as the Qazana concept at the 2009 Geneva Motor Show. The production Juke was designed at Nissan Design Europe in London and refined at the design centre in Japan, on the Nissan B platform.
Where it was built
Sunderland supplied the European market, Australia and New Zealand, while the Oppama plant in Japan built the car for all other countries; both plants made the all-wheel-drive variant. The Purwakarta plant in Indonesia assembled the Juke for the domestic market and Thailand with 40 percent local content, front-wheel drive only. A rebadged version of the first-generation Juke was sold in China as the Infiniti ESQ.
Second generation
The second-generation Juke was revealed for Europe in September 2019 with larger dimensions on the newer Renault-Nissan CMF-B platform. That generation marked the model’s withdrawal from most markets outside Europe and Australasia, making way for the Nissan Kicks.
Design and features
- Qazana concept: the show car of 2009 that previewed the shape.
- Bold face: the split headlight design that defined the first generation.
- Sunderland build: British production for Europe from 2010.
- CMF-B platform: the second generation moved to the alliance base.
Nissan Juke versions
- Juke F15 (2010–2019): first generation, front- and all-wheel drive.
- Infiniti ESQ: a rebadged first-generation Juke for China.
- Juke second generation (2019–): larger car on the CMF-B platform.
The Juke sat above the Cube and below the Qashqai in Nissan’s crossover range. More cars are in the Nissan collection.
Video: Nissan Juke – Die neue Spezies aus Japan
Video by YouTube on YouTube.
Sources
- Nissan Juke, English Wikipedia: launch, Qazana concept, plants, second generation
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