To those of you looking to pick up a Nissan Leaf in 2011 who had the foresight to put down a $99 reservation deposit, well done. You’re the only ones who will be owning a Nissan Leaf in 2011 on account of Nissan’s recent official statement that they are all sold out.
Nissan CEO Carlos Ghosn just announced that order reservations for the Leaf electric car in the U.S. has met Nissan’s capacity for the year at 13,000.
Priced at $32,780, the little electric car is making great strides into the marketplace for a vehicle that has been almost completely untested by the media and public.
Since the $99 deposits are fully refundable though it still remains to be seen how many of those actually turn into full blown Leaf purchases.
Nissan is confident in the electric car market and will be continuing to invest in production in the U.S. and Europe over the course of the next few years.
June 4th, 2010 at 11:08 am
Your Heading is misleading since the Nissan production year is not the same as the calendar year. Nissan’s production year ends on March 31. So the correct information is that all Leafs that will be produced by March 31, 2010 are sold. But many additional Leaf cars will be produced during the remaining 9 months of 2011.