In spite of the fact it’s not performing as well as originally projected by Nissan, the Leaf is still doing pretty well both in the US and the rest of the world.
Back in 2013, it managed to sell 22,610 examples throughout the year, a record which it’s managed to beat this year, with several months to spare.
Nissan says US sales of the model are up 36 percent in 2014, undoubtedly helped by the lowered price of locally manufactured models which means it can cost as low as $22,000 after you’ve factored in the $7,500 federal tax credit.
Brendan Jones, the director of Nissan electric vehicle Sales and Infrastructure said:
“With nearly 20 electric cars or plug-in electric models on the road today, Nissan LEAF remains at the head of the class, outselling the nearest competitor by 50 percent through September. Since the initial launch in 2010 our primary goal is to bring electric vehicles to the mass market in a practical and fun-to-drive package, and we continue to deliver electric cars to more new buyers than anyone else.”
However, it’s not in the US market that the Leaf is most popular in, but in Norway where it’s constantly among the top selling cars in the country, battling it out with conventional rivals like the VW Golf.
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