YOKOHAMA, Japan—Nissan Motor Co. recently produced its 500,000th LEAF, the world’s first mass-market 100 percent electric car. The milestone was achieved at Nissan’s plant in Sunderland, England, almost a decade after the model first went on sale. The vehicle is also assembled at Nissan plants in Smyrna, TN, and Kanagawa, Japan.
The first LEAF rolled off the assembly line in 2010 and the 400,000th vehicle was produced in March 2019.