Nissan CEO Carlos Ghosn Admits Leaf EV will Fall Way Short of its 2012 Sales Target
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Nissan CEO Carlos Ghosn Admits Leaf EV will Fall Way Short of its 2012 Sales Target



Last March, during the New York Auto Show, Carlos Ghosn, the CEO of the Renault-Nissan alliance, told reporters that Nissan’s all-electric Leaf compact would double its 2011 sales this year.

Given that the Japanese carmaker shifted 9,679 units in 2011, the target was around 20,000 units for 2012. “We’re not worried about it”, said Ghosn. “I feel very good about this objective.”

In October, the Leaf sold 1,579 units, an increase of 86 percent compared to the same month last year. This was also its best month in 2012. Ghosn was right about feeling good, right?

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