High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The Nissan Qashqai, known as the Nissan Dualis in Japan and Australia, is a compact CUV (Crossover Utility Vehichle) (J-segment in Europe) produced by the Japanese car manufacturer Nissan since 2007. It replaced the off-road capable body-on-frame Mistral as its small SUV offering and its P32L automobile platform will be also used by other forthcoming Nissan crossover SUVs.