Nissan becomes first car manufacturer to sell one MILLION crossover vehicles in UK 11 Feb 2021, 0:02 NISSAN has become the first car manufacturer to sell ONE MILLION crossover vehicles in the UK - with more than 90 per cent built on British soil. Crossovers, which combine SUVs and family hatchback traits, have experienced mass growth over the past decade, with Nissan manufacturing the Qashqai, Juke and X-Trail models. 1 Nissan has become the first car manufacturer to sell ONE MILLION crossover vehicles in the UKCredit: David Shepherd 07831 586 258 The car manufacturer, which operates the UK’s biggest car factory in Sunderland, reached the one million sales figure in just 14 years.