The company's electrification and emissions reduction efforts support the aims of the U.N. Paris Agreement toward carbon neutrality by 2050.
The 2021 Nissan Leaf is available in two versions, Leaf and the extended-range Leaf Plus.
The company expects sales of its EVs and hybrid models to be more than 1 million units a year by the end of fiscal 2023.
This year, the auto industry will produce 88.8 million vehicles, about a 6% decrease since last year. German manufacturers can expect steeper job cuts in 2020, according to an auto industry lobbying group.
The agreement is designed to bring together the strengths of each party and expand expertise by assessing market opportunities, working together to research commercial, legal and regulatory issues related to driverless transportation-as-a-service offerings in France and Japan.