2011 Nissan Leaf

2011 Nissan Leaf

2011 Nissan Leaf

Yokohama, Nissan Motor Company, Friday (3 / 12) celebrates the official launch of products as well as electric cars debut, Nissan Leaf. This product is to fulfill orders from buyers in Japan and North America.
“Today is awaited (Leaf inaugural product launch) came as well. Curtain new era for the automobile industry has been open, “said Toshiyuki Shiga, Nissan’s chief operating officer was quoted as saying by the Associated Press on Friday (3 / 12).
Since October 22 and began producing Oppama Leaf in the city – a city in southwest of Tokyo. At that moment, ordering this car has reached 26 thousand units, with details of 6,000 units in Japan and 20 thousand units in North America.
Reservations continue to flow. In fact, so many reservations Nissan has closed the booking until March 2011. This was done because of limited production capacity at the Nissan plant.Shiga said in Japan, Leaf dibanderol 3.76 million yen, or approximately USD 405 million. However, because this car get car buying environmentally friendly subsidies from the government land which amounted to 780 thousand yen or approximately USD 83 million, the buyer is paying 2, 98 million yen or approximately USD 322 million.
The manufacturer is hoping to sell the Leaf in the United States at a price of U.S. $ 33,600 or approximately USD 302.4 million. Because some states in the country Abang Sam’s tax reduction policy for the purchase of an electric car for U.S. $ 7,500 or approximately USD 67.5 million.
Sales in Europe will begin in 2012.