Nissan Leaf from China

The Nissan Leaf will be in China to see the light of day.

According to a Chinese website is Nissan in talks with its Chinese joint venture partner Dongfeng Motor Group Corporation on the construction of a Leaf plant in the Asian country.

Should the project proceed, it would be a hefty investment of both groups are necessary. The amount required is estimated at $ 250 million. According to The Detroit News would annually 10,000 EVs of the band can roll, a number that after 2015 up to 50,000.

Both China and Nissan Leaf, an additional factory conveniently can be. Nissan has its sales forecasts are not met, and a factory in the largest market in the world, the best ever sales figures in the right direction to push.

China has set itself the target of 2020 five million electric cars sold, but the actual figures remain still far from away.