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By Scott Doggett September 15, 2011
Nissan Motor Co. has received permission from Beijing to sell its Leaf (above) battery-electric vehicle (BEV) in China and is prepared to do so, the head of the company's Chinese venture said Wednesday. Speaking with reporters at Nissan's headquarters in Yokohama, Japan, Kimiyasu Nakamura, president of Dongfeng Motor Co., said Nissan will be the first to import an electric vehicle to China. However, Nakamura did not say when the imports will begin. Nissan, Japan's second-largest automaker, currently builds the sleek four-door hatchback in Oppama, Japan, and plans to add output in Tennessee and the U.K. "If sales numbers of the Leaf go up, we may discuss producing the Leaf in China," Nakamura said.
Nissan began selling the Leaf last December and had sold about 11,000 Leafs globally as of mid-July, according to company statement. The carmaker plans to introduce seven additional electric models by fiscal 2016 and is targeting sales of 1.5 million electric vehicles over the next six years along with its French partner, Renault SA. "The Leaf does not hit the Chinese market's sweet spot now, in terms of price, but that will change as unit sales grow," Nakamura said. He said the company's long-term goal would be manufacturing the Leaf in China. China is Nissan's largest market, where it has a 6.2 percent share. Nissan, which also plans to launch a lower-priced electric vehicle designed for the Chinese market, is targeting annual sales in China of 2.3 million units in 2015, up from 1.3 million last year.
Nissan announced earlier this week that it would soon start selling the Leaf in Sweden. European deliveries of the all-electric model have already begun in the U.K., The Netherlands, Ireland, Portugal and France. Order books have also opened in Switzerland, Spain and Belgium with customers in those markets expected to start receiving their cars shortly. Norway and Denmark have announced sales will start in autumn. The first deliveries in Sweden are expected to start at the first quarter of 2012.
Scott Doggett: is an AutoObserver.com Associate Editor.
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