It was clear that sooner or later it would happen, even if no one wanted it. The Nissan LEAF will soon be able to put the finishing touches to your active life, at least as we know it. The electric compact that revolutionized the market will not continue to be marketed given its low sales volume. The announcement didn’t surprise anyone, but it shows that in this life, being first only gives you the edge you want to have. No predecessor in sight though Nissan it has ambitious electrification plans for the coming years.
After the Carlos Goshn scandal, Nissan lived through very turbulent and strange times. In a market as important as Europe, it has gone from dominating with its SUVs to almost disappearing. The nissan and the Nissan Qashqai For years, they were undisputed sales leaders in their respective segments, but neglect of renovations took their toll. While the larger model is making a satisfying comeback, sales of the Juke are faltering as many rivals have devoured all the ground.
A very similar case is that experienced with the LEAF, which many say was a personal bet by the controversial Goshn. The former Nissan CEO knew that the future would be driven by electric cars and that’s why in 2010 he presented the first generation of the Nissan LEAF to the world.. We are talking about over a decade ago. The world was very different from today. At that time, there was no electricity on the market with a few exceptions. The LEAF was the first to be mass-produced and for years was the best-selling electric car in the world.
Many see him as the harbinger of a change that is already evident today. For 7 years the Nissan Leaf It hasn’t changed much in design or technology, but that hasn’t stopped it from racking up hundreds of thousands of units sold worldwide. In 2017, a second generation was launched in the market which extended the excellent features, but that’s where the drama happened. More electric began to push the leg, many of them with better qualities than the Japanese compact. The growing supply of competitors and Nissan’s laziness to improve its product has brought us to the present moment.
The LEAF has virtually no weight in the markets. It went from selling over half a million units in its trading life to selling virtually nothing.. The situation is untenable and at Nissan, they know there is no turning back. The LEAF is commercially dead and nothing will bring it back to life. The Nissan Ariya It’s the new jewel in the Japanese brand’s electric crown, the model that should bring the firm back to the position it should never have lost, even if it has yet to prove it.
For the years to come, Nissan has a lot of work to do. Nissan has confirmed that for its third generation, the LEAF will become an SUV, this is at least what the boss of the brand in Europe assured a few months ago. However, new rumors indicate the name may be dropped from the company’s portfolio in a bid to wipe the slate clean. In a few years we will see, and also how hard the Japanese work. 15 new electric models and solid-state batteries by 2030. Paints well.