Veteran Nissan Engineer Honored with Prestigious Automotive Industry Award

27.06.2024
  • David Moss from Nissan Technical Centre Europe honored with the prestigious Mundy Award for his contributions to automotive engineering
  • Award acknowledges his role in developing the groundbreaking Nissan Qashqai
  • Moss, now Senior Vice President for Research & Development, joined Nissan in 1989 and has overseen all three generations of the Qashqai since its debut in 2007

A highly respected engineer at Nissan’s research and development division has received one of the auto industry’s top honors.

David Moss, Senior Vice President for R&D across Africa, Middle East, India, Europe and Oceania regions at Nissan, was awarded the Mundy Award for Engineering by Autocar. This accolade highlights his pivotal role in developing the UK-favorite Nissan Qashqai since its launch in 2007.

Mark Tisshaw, editor of Autocar stated, “Congratulations to David Moss on winning the Mundy Award for Engineering at the 2024 Autocar Awards. The competition is always tough; David should be very proud.”

“This award primarily recognizes work on Qashqai but also reflects David’s extensive expertise and leadership qualities,” added Tisshaw.

Moss was chosen largely due to his significant contribution to creating and evolving British-built Qashqai models. Over four million units have been produced since its introduction.

“Receiving this award is a huge honor,” said David Moss during the ceremony. “I see it as recognition not just of my efforts but those of many talented colleagues who helped develop great cars like our flagship Qashqai.”

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