The one millionth Juke rolled off the production line at Nissan’s Sunderland (www.nissan-europe.com) plant last month.

Senior vice-president Kevin Fitzpatrick said: “Reaching the one million milestone is a fantastic achievement for any model.

“Eight years ago, we had never seen anything like the Juke; it created an entirely new segment and brought a distinctive look to the market.

“Today, we have one million customers, and Juke remains the segment leader.”

Juke was the second crossover vehicle to be built at the Sunderland plant, following the pioneering Qashqai, which went into production in 2006.

More than three million Qashqai vehicles have now been built in Sunderland, and a brand-new Juke is built at the
plant every 105sec.