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It has been known for a while now that Nissan is struggling with the Leaf’s slow rollout. The demand for the all-electric vehicle is so high that the Japanese maker has been forced to stop receiving new orders and concentrate on filling existing ones. However, projected production figures show that the company will only assemble 10,000 units until March 31, while it has already received 27,000 orders from the U.S., Japan and Europe. Read more »
- Vw Adds Extra Shifts To Meet European Demand For New Golf Mk7
Volkswagen says the European market launch of its seventh-generation Golf is exceeding all expectations and that it is struggling to meet demand after having received more than 100,000 orders for the compact model, which is currently available in three-...
- Nissan Leaf Ev To Make North American Debut At La Show In November
North American consumers will get a chance to see Nissan's series production LEAF for the first time up close at the Los Angeles Auto Show on December 4th. Nissan said that it will begin taking U.S. orders for the fully-electric compact hatchback...
- Toyota Revs Up Production Of New Prius To Meet Increased Demand In Japan
Higher-than-expected demand in Japan has 'forced' Toyota to ramp up production of its third-generation Prius Hybrid. Toyota spokesman Hideaki Homma, told Bloomberg news that the company has increased production to 50,000 Prius hybrids a month...
- Fiat Raises Annual Production For 500 Minicar To 200,000 Units
For the second time in a few months, Fiat has hiked production of its ultra successful 500 minicar in order to meet increasing European demand. In a conference call with analysts, Fiat Group’s CEO Sergio Marchionne revealed that production of the...
- Nissan To Expand Qashqai / Dualis Production In Japan
The unexpected success of Nissan’s compact crossover in Europe -58,051 units since the Qashqai’s market launch in February ’07, has led the Japanese firm to the decision to add new capacity at its Kyushu plant in Japan to meet increased...
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Nissan Cannot Meet Demand for New Leaf EV, Production Shortages to Last Longer than Expected
It has been known for a while now that Nissan is struggling with the Leaf’s slow rollout. The demand for the all-electric vehicle is so high that the Japanese maker has been forced to stop receiving new orders and concentrate on filling existing ones. However, projected production figures show that the company will only assemble 10,000 units until March 31, while it has already received 27,000 orders from the U.S., Japan and Europe. Read more »
- Vw Adds Extra Shifts To Meet European Demand For New Golf Mk7
Volkswagen says the European market launch of its seventh-generation Golf is exceeding all expectations and that it is struggling to meet demand after having received more than 100,000 orders for the compact model, which is currently available in three-...
- Nissan Leaf Ev To Make North American Debut At La Show In November
North American consumers will get a chance to see Nissan's series production LEAF for the first time up close at the Los Angeles Auto Show on December 4th. Nissan said that it will begin taking U.S. orders for the fully-electric compact hatchback...
- Toyota Revs Up Production Of New Prius To Meet Increased Demand In Japan
Higher-than-expected demand in Japan has 'forced' Toyota to ramp up production of its third-generation Prius Hybrid. Toyota spokesman Hideaki Homma, told Bloomberg news that the company has increased production to 50,000 Prius hybrids a month...
- Fiat Raises Annual Production For 500 Minicar To 200,000 Units
For the second time in a few months, Fiat has hiked production of its ultra successful 500 minicar in order to meet increasing European demand. In a conference call with analysts, Fiat Group’s CEO Sergio Marchionne revealed that production of the...
- Nissan To Expand Qashqai / Dualis Production In Japan
The unexpected success of Nissan’s compact crossover in Europe -58,051 units since the Qashqai’s market launch in February ’07, has led the Japanese firm to the decision to add new capacity at its Kyushu plant in Japan to meet increased...