Nissan is ending manufacturing of the present Leaf at its Sunderland plant this week, based on reports, because it gears as much as construct three new electrical vehicles on the manufacturing unit.

The Leaf’s substitute is an electric crossover, anticipated to be revealed later this yr forward of a 2026 manufacturing begin date. The different two vehicles would be the electrical replacements for the Nissan Qashqai and Nissan Juke.

Nissan started manufacturing of the primary Leaf at Sunderland in 2013, three years after it was launched. The present, second-generation Leaf arrived in 2017.

A Nissan spokesperson stated: “The present era of Nissan Leaf, the world’s first mass-market 100% electrical automobile, is approaching the top of its life cycle in Europe.

“Depending in the marketplace’s stock, European prospects will have the ability to place their orders till automobile shares run out.

“Nissan has already announced a new line-up of 100% electric vehicles for the European market to be produced in Sunderland plant as part of our commitment to sustainability and electrification.”

Leaf manufacturing for different markets is anticipated to proceed on the agency’s US and Japanese vegetation. European inventory, constructed at Sunderland, will doubtless be bought till the top of the yr, reviews recommend.

When the third-generation Leaf (rendered by Autocar above) arrives in 2026, Nissan predicts it should construct round 100,000 models a yr at its Sunderland plant. This ambition will likely be supported by on-site battery associate Envision AESC, which is primed to open its new battery manufacturing unit later this yr with a capability of 11GWh and will finally ramp as much as 30GWh.