AR reports, Ukrinform reports, General Manager Makoto Uchida stated this.

He added that by fiscal year 2030, the cost of electric models will be almost the same as gasoline models, and global sales will increase by one million vehicles during this period.

The company plans to launch 30 new models, 16 of which are electric cars, in the next three years. Nissan plans to launch 34 electric vehicle models between fiscal 2024 and fiscal 2030; Thus, by fiscal year 2026, 40% of the global supply will consist of electric cars, and by the end of the decade, this rate will be 60%.

Uchida added that Nissan’s new EVs, plug-ins and hybrid offerings will expand across all global markets, including the US, Europe, Japan, the rest of Asia, Australia and Africa.

Nissan will begin working with suppliers during the development phase to reduce costs, streamline production by adding robotics and artificial intelligence, and also enable sharing of model components. The company has also promised innovations in autonomous cars to make driving safer.

Nissan will leverage its worldwide partnerships, including an alliance with smaller Japanese manufacturer Mitsubishi Motors Corp., China’s Dongfeng Nissan and French automaker Renault.

Nissan, Japan’s No. 2 automaker, was one of the first companies to transition to electric vehicles, launching the Leaf electric car in late 2010. In recent years, Japanese automakers have fallen behind American Chinese manufacturers such as Tesla and BYD.

Last year Nissan Motor Co. It has sold almost 3.4 million cars worldwide; This is approximately 5% more than the previous year.

As reported by Ukrinform, two leading Japanese automakers, Honda and Nissan, have agreed to work together on the development of electric vehicles and what they call “smart mobility.”