Sold in China as imported cars for many years, the Nissan X-Trail, one of the purest Nissan SUVs, will be locally produced in China in October, and the Chinese-made X-Trail SUV will go on sale by the end of this year priced at 200,000 yuan ($29,300) to 250,000 yuan, reported China Business News today.

The Nissan X-Trail to be built in China is the second-generation X-Trail model which debuted at the 2007 Geneva Motor Show. It is a new slightly bigger edition, now 4630 mm long, introduced to global markets in 2007 based on the new Nissan/Renault Alliance C-platform platform, with the much improved dimensions, chassis, and engine technology. Exterior and interior decorations will take on a new look as well.

The China-made Nissan X-Trail SUV is likely to have three variants: the standard, luxury and Navigation versions. All of them will be equipped with the 2.5-liter four-cylinder gasoline engine as the 2008 Nissan X-Trail made and sold in other countries.

In the Chinese market, the locally-made Nissan X-Trail SUV will have Honda CRV as its main rival, especially in the pricing. The dynamic, muscular sporty features are expected to win Nissan X-Trail many male customers in China.