Sunderland achieves Leaf landmark
Nissan has reached an electric milestone at its plant in Sunderland.
It has announced that production of its 100% electric Leaf has overtaken the Bluebird. It produced 187,178 Bluebirds between 1986 to 1990, while the factory has now manufactured 195,380 Leafs.
Alan Johnson, vice president manufacturing at Nissan Sunderland Plant, said: “Bluebird was an iconic model for the plant and evokes fond memories among all Nissan enthusiasts. Leaf volumes overtaking Bluebird shows how dramatically our manufacturing innovation, skills and processes have evolved as we drive towards electrification.
“It is a landmark – but there are many more to come for our team at the plant as our electrified line up grows.”
The company recently announced plans for a major expansion to renewable energy generation at the site, UK with a proposed 20MW solar farm extension. If approved, the 37,000-panel extension would result in 20% of the plant’s energy coming from all onsite renewables, enough to build every single zero-emission Nissan LEAF sold in Europe.
