The Nissan LEAF, set to be discontinued before 2025

Until very recently, the best-selling electric car in the world was the Nissan LEAF. Now the trend has changed, but it remains one of the most popular vehicles powered by an electric motor. That is why the news that Nissan plans to discontinue the model and withdraw it from the market around the middle of this decade surprises us. This means that within two or three years it will no longer be on the market.

The Japanese manufacturer’s plans do not involve giving the model a new generation to replace the current one. Instead, they will simply remove the model from their range. The LEAF’s successor will not be a compact; the signals sent by the brand suggest they will opt for an SUV or crossover body.

At present, production of the Nissan LEAF is taking place in three plants. The first is in Japan, while the United Kingdom assembles the units destined for Europe, and the last is located in the United States, for cars destined for the American continent.

All of this is, for the moment, a rumour that is spreading and looks likely to become reality. This rumour speaks of a crossover that will be manufactured at the Sunderland plant, in the United Kingdom, starting in 2025. This model will be based on the CMF-EV platform.

Thus the fate of the Nissan LEAF is similar to that of the Mercedes-Benz EQC, which also has its withdrawal date set. The drop in sales may be a fairly logical reason for withdrawing the model instead of giving it a new chance in the market.

A popular electric car

The first generation of the Nissan LEAF arrived in 2010 and was the first electric car designed to become an electrically driven vehicle for the general public. For several years this worked, but competition is now much larger and it may not be as attractive as it was until now.

That said, Nissan is pressing ahead with its strategy to have several fully electric models on the market and expects to have 15 fully electric models by 2030. For now, we may be left without one of the most popular models, one with the best track record. Will its successor live up to what this model offered?

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