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Nissan: Electrified Vehicles to Account for 25% of Sales in Asia by 2022
Nissan Motor Co., which is expanding the availability of electrified models throughout Asia-Oceania, expects that such vehicles will account for one-fourth of its sales in the region by 2022.
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Nissan Motor Co., which is expanding the availability of electrified models throughout Asia-Oceania, expects that such vehicles will account for one-fourth of its sales in the region by 2022.
As part of the rollout, Nissan plans to localize the assembly and production of some EV components in southeast Asia. The plan is part of the carmaker’s previously announced M.O.V.E initiative that targets growing global sales of EVs and hybrids to 1 million units by 2022.
More than 400,000 all-electric Leafs have been sold worldwide since the sedan was launched in 2010. Europe, Japan and the U.S. have accounted for the bulk of these sales to date. This year, Nissan introduced the Leaf in Australia, New Zealand, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Singapore, South Korea and Thailand. Availability in Indonesia and the Philippines is due to be added in 2020.
Nissan launched an all-electric version of its Sylphy compact car in China last year. The vehicle shares a platform and its electric architecture with the Leaf.
Nissan also is starting sales of e-Power hybrids in southeast Asia, beginning this year in Singapore with the e-Power Serena crossover vehicle. The e-Power system uses a small gasoline engine to power an electric motor that drives the wheels. Nissan debuted the technology in the 2017 Note hatchback in Japan.RELATED CONTENT
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