Finally, there’s the Nissan Qashqai. Despite wearing the name of a Japanese manufacturer, the Qashqai was originally designed (at least in part) by a Brit and is manufactured in Sunderland. Plus, the Qashqai has been a regular at the top of the nation’s new-car sales charts for almost two decades. So, does this make it more British than a Vauxhall or MG?
Regardless, just as the UK has taken foreign cuisine to its heart, international influence has added spice and variety not only to our British brands, but also to our car industry in general.
So if you’re looking to buy British, you might need to look a little further than the badge; brands such as MG can trace little more than their logo back to Blighty. But several seemingly foreign brands, such as Toyota (with the Corolla) and the aforementioned Nissan, build their cars on British soil, benefitting from the skills of British workers while also injecting some of their own overseas flair.
Considering some of the atrocities that came out of BMC and subsequently British Leyland, maybe that’s not such a bad thing.
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