TOKYO (Reuters) – Availability of Nissan Motor Co’s Ariya, a new electric SUV, will be delayed due to the coronavirus pandemic and a global shortage of chips, a senior executive at the carmaker said on Friday.
Nissan announced last year that it had planned to begin sales of the Ariya in Japan from mid-2021. But the rollout of the limited model in Japan has been pushed to “this winter,” executive vice president Asako Hoshino, told reporters.
Hoshino cho biết: “Doanh số bán hàng tại Hoa Kỳ và Châu Âu thường sẽ đến vào khoảng hai tháng sau đó. Cô cho biết cô hy vọng mẫu xe này sẽ được bán được khoảng hàng chục nghìn chiếc trong năm đầu tiên bán ra, với nhu cầu cao nhất ở châu Âu.
“I think in Europe, (the Ariya) will of course contribute to (the overall) unit sales,” Hoshino also said, when asked what the significance of the model is to the carmaker.
The Ariya is Nissan’s first brand-new EV in almost a decade after the Leaf hatchback, which made its mark as the world’s first mass-market electric vehicle.
The electric SUV will also be sold in China but no specific timeline has been disclosed yet.
(Reporting by Eimi Yamamitsu, Maki Shiraki)
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