• Sales higher amid rising sales in the United States and Western Europe
• Alliance sales, including AVTOVAZ, account for one in 10 cars sold worldwide
• Alliance remains global leader in zero-emission vehicles; EV sales up 24 percent

The Nissan LEAF has crossed the 25,000-sales milestone in the US, reinforcing the hatchback’s position as the world’s best-selling electric vehicle.

CEO Carlos Ghosn says localization and lower costs will be key to Nissan’s leadership in China’s emerging electric car market. Ghosn, speaking at Kansai University amid a gathering of Nissan LEAF owners and students, told the Global Media Center that with China’s 2 million electric car goal for 2020, Nissan will do everything possible to be the EV leader.

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We have received many questions on the Alliance blog about the “new alliance of Renault-Nissan with Daimler” and whether this would be a new opportunity for Renault to enter the US market.