Nissan, Mitsubishi, NMKV hit 50k-production milestone for mini EV

nissan sakura mitsubishi ek x ev

Nissan Motor Company Limited Mitsubishi Motors Corporation, and NMKV Co., Ltd. (NMKV) has reached the 50,000-unit production milestone almost a year after they started producing miniature electric vehicles.

KEY TAKEAWAYS

  • What Nissan and Mitsubishi electric cars were able to breach the 50,000-unit production milestone?

    The two models that recently breached the 50,000-unit production mark were the Nissan Sakura and Mitsubishi eK X EV.
  • Where are the two electric mini vehicles produced?

    The two models are produced at Mitsubishi Motors' Mizushima Plant in Okayama Prefecture, Japan.
  • In a statement, Nissan said that the 50,000 mini EV examples — produced at Mitsubishi Motors' Mizushima Plant in Okayama Prefecture, Japan — are the Sakura and Mitsubishi eK X EV.

    nissan sakura

    Per Nissan, the two models are a new generation of mini vehicles that are planned, developed, and managed by NMKV, a joint venture between Nissan and Mitsubishi Motors.

    The two nameplates have received numerous accolades such as the 2022-2023 Japan Car of the Year award, RJC Car of the Year award, and Japan Automotive Hall of Fame (JAHFA) Car of the Year award.

    Mitsubishi eK X EV

    Further, Nissan said that the company and its partner Mitsubishi achieved high-quality and cost-competitive production “by combining Nissan's cutting-edge EV production technologies with the EV-mini vehicle production technologies that Mitsubishi Motors developed through production of the i-MiEV, the world's first mass-produced electric vehicle, and the Minicab MiEV.”

    Through NMKV, Nissan and Mitsubishi Motors will continue to further enhance the Sakura and eK X EV as products and deliver them to even more customers in Japan.

    Photos from Nissan, Mitsubishi

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