Nissan celebrates 500,000th Leaf

Nissan has marked the production of the 500,000th Leaf in celebration of World EV Day.

The milestone was achieved at Nissan’s plant in Sunderland, England, almost a decade after the model first went on sale, the 500,000^th Leaf going to Maria Jansen in Norway.

“My husband and I chose to buy a Nissan Leaf back in 2018, and we loved it,” Jansen says.

“We’re very excited to become the proud owners of the 500,000th Nissan Leaf. This car really meets our needs with extended range and enhanced technologies.”

The UK plant has built more than 175,000 Leaf EVS since it began producing the model in 2013.

The Leaf has won accolades around the world including Car of the Year 2011 in Europe, World Car of the Year 2011, and Car of the Year Japan in 2011 and 2012.

With more than 14.8 billion clean-air kilometres driven since 2011, Leaf owners around the world have helped prevent more than 2.4 billion kilograms of CO2 emissions.

“Consumers have seen what cleaner air and reduced noise pollution feel like during lockdowns,” Nissan Europe electric passenger cars and infrastructure head Helen Perry says.

“Now more than ever, they’re looking to take positive steps towards a more sustainable future and the Nissan Leaf contributes to this effort.”

The Nissan Australia Casting Plant (NCAP) continues to produce 2.5 million metal casting annually in Victoria, including critical components to support Nissan’s global EV production requirements.

Featuring the distinctive kangaroo insignia on each part, the 94,000m2 Dandenong South facility delivers a range of aluminium die-cast components for every Nissan Leaf produced worldwide, including the model’s stator housing.

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