Nissan reveals new European range including Sunderland-built Leaf and Juke – and a comeback for the Micra

Automotive giant Nissan has shown images of the third generation Leaf model which is due to go into production at Sunderland later this year.

The Japanese car maker has also announced it is reviving the Micra name for a new all-electric supermini to be launched this year, though that model will be designed in London and built in France. Meanwhile engineers are still working on a new, all-electric Juke – which will follow the Leaf onto production lines at Sunderland and which completes the refresh of Nissan’s European range.

Nissan claims to have been the first to produce mass-market electric vehicles when the original Leaf was introduced in 2010. Its third generation update comes with a new aerodynamic shape and is developed on the manufacturer’s CMF-EV platform, which it shares with larger stablemate Ariya.

The second new vehicle to be launched in Europe in 2025 also represents the return of a historic nameplate, LEAF – a badge associated with the pioneering EV which started the mass-market electric vehicle revolution when it was introduced in 2010.

Leon Dorssers, regional senior vice president, sales and marketing, Nissan AMIEO (Africa, Middle-East, India, Europe & Oceania) region, said: “The renewal of Nissan’s European line-up is the realisation of our bold plan to electrify our range in Europe. All the new models will share common Nissan DNA: striking design, technical innovation and intuitive technology – a combination of qualities which we are confident will attract new buyers to Nissan, as well as continuing to appeal to existing customers who already love how Nissan vehicles enrich their daily lives.”

David Moss, senior vice president, region research and development, AMIEO, said: “As well as welcoming the return of the Micra as an EV and the third generation of our revolutionary LEAF, we’ve made significant steps with one of our most popular technologies. Having reinvented the hybrid with introduction of e-POWER by making it quieter and more responsive than a traditional hybrid, the forthcoming updates to e-POWER will make it even more efficient, more refined and closer overall to a pure EV-driving experience. It will remain the powertrain of choice for buyers who love the feel of driving electric, but don’t want to recharge.”

Changes to Nissan’s European showroom line-up come as incoming chief executive Ivan Espinosa says he is determined to speed-up decision making at the manufacturer. Mr Espinosa takes over from embattled Makoto Uchida, who has led the company through a turbulent time of falling sales, financial worries and collapsed merger talks with Honda.

Speaking to reporters at Nissan Technical Center on the outskirts of Tokyo, Mr Espinosa, who has two decades of experience at Nissan Motor Corp that the company’s corporate culture is “lacking empathy” and has to change. The Mexican, who has been chief planning officer at the company, said new models could be developed in 37 months.

Source: https://www.business-live.co.uk/manufacturing/nissan-reveals-new-european-range-31283816

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