{"id":194106,"date":"2026-09-17T12:31:01","date_gmt":"2026-09-17T10:31:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newmobility.news\/?p=194106"},"modified":"2026-09-17T05:17:36","modified_gmt":"2026-09-17T03:17:36","slug":"nissan-kicks-off-the-popular-kicks-in-europe-to-battle-the-chinese","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newmobility.news\/nl\/2026\/09\/17\/nissan-kicks-off-the-popular-kicks-in-europe-to-battle-the-chinese\/","title":{"rendered":"Nissan lanceert de populaire Kicks in Europa om de concurrentie met de Chinezen aan te gaan"},"content":{"rendered":"Sinds de introductie tien jaar geleden zijn er in 70 landen 1,8 miljoen exemplaren van verkocht. Toch heeft het model nooit de Europese markt bereikt. Tot nu toe. Nissan gaat de Kicks in het Verenigd Koninkrijk bouwen om de leemte op te vullen die ontstaat door het verdwijnen van de Juke met verbrandingsmotor. 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