CRANFIELD - September 5, 2008: In the midst of the launch of the new Qashqai+2, Nissan Technical Centre Europe (NTCE) - Nissans European R proudly celebrates its 20th anniversary on Sunday 7 September 2008.

NTCE was established in July 1988 as Nissan European Technology Centre Ltd (NETC) in temporary premises on the Nissan Sunderland Plant site as part of Nissans strategy to establish Research and Development capability in the major overseas markets.

NETCs original role was to develop vehicles for the European market which were to be produced at Nissans plants in Spain and the UK (this included new model development such as Micra and Terrano II) and modifications to existing vehicles.

In November 1989 Nissan invested £31m in NETC for sites on the Cranfield University Technology Park... // Autochannel