Nissan Leaf deliveries have slowed due to a technical glitch with the car’s computer and the effects of Japan’s earthquake and tsunami.
Nissan Leaf deliveries have slowed due to a technical glitch with the car’s computer and the effects of Japan’s earthquake and tsunami.
Officials say Northwest deliveries of the electric car will increase in the next few weeks.
“It’s a challenge distributing the car,” said Tim Gallagher, spokesman for Nissan. “We’ve been trying to be very transparent.”
Joel Fowler, electric vehicle manager at Tonkin Wilsonville Nissan — the site of Oregon’s first Nissan Leaf delivery — said he knows of 33 Nissan Leaf deliveries in Oregon, 18 of them from his home dealership. He estimates he still has 110 customers still waiting for delivery.
“Most people have been patient,” Fowler said. “How can you complain about not getting your car when you see what the people in Japan have been going through?”
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