Production of the all new Nissan Leaf, the next generation of the world's best-selling electric vehicle, is officially underway for European customers. With the first new Leafs now rolling off the line at Nissan's plant in Sunderland, U.K., the countdown has now started to the first customers receiving their vehicles in February.

Embodying Nissan's Intelligent Mobility vision and already winning international awards for innovation and technology, this new model has been reinvented to offer greater range, dynamic design, advanced driver assistance technologies and enhanced connectivity.

Kevin Fitzpatrick, Nissan Europe Divisional Vice President for Manufacturing, said, "Nissan led the way in introducing electric vehicles to Europe in 2011, and every year since then, it's been clear that more and more customers share our vision for the future of driving. We're excited to start production in Sunderland and to bring the new Nissan Leaf to European markets from February."