Nissan to drive in Leaf EV in India later this year

Japanese auto major Nissan Motor Co Tuesday said it will launch its electric car Leaf in India this year as it seeks to take the lead in electric vehicles (EV) drive in the country.

The company is also looking at other eco-friendly technologies such as its e-Power vehicles and hybrids for the country.

"Leaf is a proof-point (that) we want to bring in India because this is a direction of leadership in EV, we have in the world," Nissan Motor Co Senior Vice President and Chairman of management committee for Africa, Middle East and India Peyman Kargar told reporters here during an interaction.

He further said besides the Leaf, Nissan also has plans to bring other electric vehicles to India in future.

"We want to have this solution (Leaf) in our portfolio and in the product line up. It will not be the only electric vehicle in (our) India plan," Kargar said, adding "we are not calculating how many numbers to sell".

Nissan sold around 3.5 lakh units of Leaf globally in 2018.

Elaborating on sales strategy for the Leaf, Nissan India Operations President Thomas Kuehl said, "It is very clear when we come with the Leaf it will come at a special price point only in the metro cities."