Nissan celebrates 500,000th LEAF production milestone

Nissan has reached the global production of its 500,000th LEAF, a milestone that was reached at Nissan's Sunderland plant, which has built more than 175,000 LEAF cars since it began producing the model in 2013.

The 500,000th LEAF was delivered to its new owner, Maria Jansen, in Norway.

“My husband and I chose to buy a Nissan LEAF back in 2018, and we loved it,” Jansen said. “We’re very excited to become the proud owners of the 500,000th Nissan LEAF. This car really meets our needs with extended range and enhanced technologies.”

With more than 14.8 billion clean-air kilometers driven since 2010, LEAF owners around the world have helped prevent more than 2.4 billion kilograms of CO2 emissions, Nissan says.

“Consumers have seen what cleaner air and reduced noise pollution feel like during lockdowns,” said Helen Perry, head of electric passenger cars and infrastructure at Nissan Europe. “Now more than ever, they’re looking to take positive steps towards a more sustainable future and the Nissan LEAF contributes to this efforts.”