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The above post is missing one very important factor, the Nissan Note.
The Note carries alot of the former Almera/Primera followers and is the simple no-nonsense member of the Nissan family.
Look at the demographic of he Nissan Note buyers, Nissan has to be careful it does not wipe out a rather large following by failing to offer a practical, simple small/medium size car.
There is a debate underway at Nissan if the new Note will fall into the same category as the Juke and Qashai and appeal to a younger audience, or will it be able to maintain the 'simple, practical, makes sense' customers of the current Note.
One important thing to consider regarding the Sandero, a sales rep from a large Renault dealer reckons the Duster will out sell the Sandero even if the Sandero starts at £5999.
They strongly believe with enough interest from business and the general public to back it up, that once the Duster is available 'off the shelf', it will be a huge seller.
You also need to remember, alot of the parts and certainly the drive train and engines are already proven and readily available in Europe.
This was not the case when Hyundai, Kia, Daewoo, etc first came to the UK.
You also need to consider the Sandero and Duster parts will be 'cheap' in terms of price compared to Hyundai,Kia and Daewoo/Chevrolet, in the case of Hyundai and Kia they have some of the highest main dealer part prices around.
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