updates :56,000 Dualis/Qashqai sold
56,000 Dualis/Qashqai SUV vehicles globally since Feb 2007
Nissan Motor Co, said it has sold over
56,000 units of its Dualis/Qashqai sports utility vehicle globally since its launch in Europe in February with
10,163 units in Japan since the model's debut here on May 23. At the launch of the Dualis (JDM), Nissan said it was targeting average monthly sales of 2,000 units in Japan until around mid-2008.
In Europe, where Nissan rolled out the Qashqai (EU) in February, the company has sold an estimated
46,000 units. Its sales target for the model in Europe is not available.
Earlier, Nissan said with the added output from Qashqai in the UK, the company was able to boost its overall output in April by 4.6 percent year-on-year to 239,592 vehicles.
Source:
Nissan Motor sells over 56,000 Dualis SUV vehicles globally since Feb - Forbes.com 6Jul2007
additional info about Qashqai:
QASHQAI DANCE
The Qashqai are a Turkic tribe who live in the environs of Shiraz, a city famous for roses, situated near the ancient Persian capital of Persepolis. The Qashqai speak a Turkic dialect and are semi-nomadic living in villages around Shiraz in Fars province. Categories of Qashqai dance are, raqs-e dastmal, (scarf dance), raqs-e haft dastmal (dance of seven scarves), Ashrafi, Buir Ahmadi, etc. Women's dances are done either in a circle or in other patterns including free style. When pivoting, the dancer steps on one foot and pushes off with the ball of the other which gives the skirts the appearance of bouncing somewhat. The stepping progresses to a small leap-step-step, which can be a travelling step. The dancers hold small scarves in each hand and wave them in time to the music sometimes leaning from side to side. The scarves are waved in front of the dancer, at the sides, overhead, or the dancer may choose to rest one hand on the hip or on her shoulder near the neck while the other hand waves the scarf. The dancer may turn while alternately waving scarves up and down, overhead, or in front. In some styles the dancer stops with the music, kneeling or squatting on the floor and shaking the scarves with small vigorous shakes while raising from the floor, or turning into the kneeling position. Men's movements may also include waving or shaking scarves. The footwork ranges from simple walking, stepping turns, to leap-cross steps and step kick or lift patterns while shaking the scarves alternately overhead or side to side.
Qashai tribeswomen wear many skirts at one time, some are made of a lacy fabric woven with metallic threads. They often have a ruffle on the bottom of about three inches in width and the skirt is made with as many as 10 yards of fabric gathered at the waist, this gives the skirts an extremely full appearance. Over the skirts the women wear a straight long chemise which is split on the sides, and a short jacket of velvet or the same metallic fabric as the skirt. The chahar qad, or long head-shawl, can be fastened under the chin and is held in place by a silken head band of cinched fabric tied once in back, both in lively colors such as gold or maroon. The dancer can wear flat Persian style slippers. The woman's hairstyle often determines her marital status. One hat style worn by the Qashqai men is a felt design with flaps which can be pulled down over the ears, but this is rarely done. Another more rare Shirazi cap which represents old style Persian would not have the flaps, a look common to city people. Long straight loose pajama style drawstring pants and a shirt worn outside the pants, coming a little below the waist, are also common. A vest or a long loose-fitting cloak, often in dark brown, and folded in front held closed with a kamarband, or cummerbund, is worn firmly wrapped and tucked in at the waist. The men's shoes are woven white cloth with thin leather soles, the back of the shoe is often worn under the heel so the foot slides in like a backless slipper.
Music for Qashqai dance is played on a shrill oboe called sorna, and a drum played with sticks. The rhythm is 6/8 and the melodic phrases are repeated over and over again with stops during which the drum continues a free rhythm roll until the sorna starts playing again
http://www.easternartists.com/DANCE%201%20Iran.html
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