Head of the Nissan-Renault alliance, Carlos Ghosn, revealed future plans during a press conference at the Geneva Auto Show on Wednesday, suggesting that he expects Leaf’s production capacity to reach 500,000 units globally no latter than 2012.
Nissan is already reporting 56,000 orders for the vehicle in the United States, and they plan to start taking orders soon in Japan and Europe. So far, the French government has shown interest in 100,000 units of the Leaf.
The carmaker predicts that … (read more)