Nissan Sells Massive Order of New Leaf Model
It looks like good news for the Yokohama, Japan based Nissan car manufacturer as their chief executive Carlos Ghosn has recently let the world know that they have gotten more than 13,000 orders in the United States alone for their new Leaf, an all electric car. The orders have actually exceeded the company’s ability to produce new vehicles. In order to keep up with the rise in demand, Nissan will be raising their production capacity in an attempt to keep pace with the orders. As things stand now, Ghosn says the company is able to produce only 12,000 cars by March of 2011. The cars feature zero emissions and are a major step for Nissan as it heads closer to the goal of having an entire line up of electric vehicles for the high end and economy levels of the consumer auto market. Ghosn says Nissan has experienced a surge in demand for its vehicles in neighboring China that has amounted to 60 per cent rise in demand for that market alone. If the yen weakens as many financial experts have suggested then profit in other nations could help bolster Nissan through rough times in Japan.
If Nissan plays their cards right, say industry analysts, then the company definitely stands to raise their earnings over the coming year. Consumer interest in zero emission cars continues to climb steeply as more and more governments demand restrictions on auto emissions and the cost becomes prohibitive for drivers of older model cars. The first model year for the Leaf sees Nissan hoping to sell a total of 50,000 of the vehicles.