Figures released by the Society of the Irish Motor Industry (SIMI), show the all new Nissan Qashqai Range as the most popular car of choice in Ireland this in March.

Despite only coming onto the market at the end of January the brand new Nissan Qashqai is proving once again to be a very popular choice with Irish consumers. To date, Nissan have sold 2,057 new Qashqai’s, accounting for 4.12% of the total car market.

Commenting on Nissan Qashqai’s success, James McCarthy, Chief Executive of Nissan Ireland, said: “We are delighted that the new Nissan Qashqai is once again proving to be one of the most popular cars on the market.  The previous model pioneered a whole new type of car and surpassed all expectations, selling over 20,000 units to Irish customers since it was originally launched in 2007.  It was hard to see how this level of success could be maintained with an ever-increasing set of competitors following in its footsteps - until we saw the all new model late last year.

"Incredibly the all new 2014 Nissan Qashqai has once again laid down the gauntlet in terms of style, technology, driving excitement and most importantly value for money and we’re very confident that the Nissan Qashqai will remain one of Ireland’s most popular cars for many years to come”.