Correct. The Leaf has been profitable since early ’13 from what I can tell. I’ve done the math and there is no way Nissan has been losing money on this car. Production costs do not exceed $12.5k (US) -No way. read more
Green Car Reports spoke to Nissan about these battery costs, and found that the automaker actually loses money on selling the replacement battery for the Leaf at the current price. Jeff Kuhlman, Nissan's vice president of global communications said, "Nissan makes zero margin on the replacement program. read more