Sector: Cars
The all-electric Nissan Leaf has just been awarded European Car of the Year for 2011. It’s the first time the award has gone to an electric vehicle this year.
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| Nissan Leaf |
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| Nissan Leaf |
Judging the award were 57 automotive journalists from 23 different European countries. They rated the Nissan Leaf highly giving it 257 points.
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| The Alfa Romeo Giulietta |
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| The Alfa Romeo Giulietta |
Coming in second place was the Alfa Romeo Giulietta with 248 points.
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| The Opel Meriva |
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| The Opel Meriva |
The Opel/Vauxhall Meriva coming in third place with 244 points.
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| Ford C-Max/Grand C-Max |
Nissan, of course, was thrilled to win the award, which CEO Carlos Ghosn said, “recognizes the pioneering zero-emission Nissan Leaf as competitive to conventional cars in terms of safety, performance, spaciousness and handling.”
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| Volvo S60 and V60 |
Other finalists included, the Ford C-Max/Grand C-Max which was awarded 224 points, the Citroen C3/DS3 – awarded 175 points, the Volvo S60 and V60 – awarded 145 points, and the Dacia Duster which was awarded 132 points.
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| Citroen C3/DS3 |
It’s the 47th year the award ceremony has taken place, with Nissan last picking up the award in 1993 with its Nissan Micra.
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| Dacia Duster |
Nissan plans to produce 250,000 Leafs per year, and will go on sale in the Japanese and US markets in December joining the European market.
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