Renault to build Nissan’s electric Micra
The Nissan Micra has been available with a combustion engine since 1982. Production of the fifth generation ended in 2022, but at the time, Nissan promised a comeback as an all-electric vehicle. And now the time has come. The small car is set to celebrate its premiere this year. Like the R5, the small electric car will be based on Renault’s AmpR Small platform. And Renault will also build the car for its partner Nissan at the ElectriCity, the factory of Renault’s subsidiary Ampere in Douai, France.
That means Renault CEO Luca de Meo can finally name the first external customer to use his new electric car platform, after talks with Volkswagen failed in May 2024. In February 2025, Luca de Meo then invited other manufacturers to make use of the electric Renault R5 platform for low-cost compact electric cars.
Information about the electric Nissan Micra is still scarce. The company only states that the vehicle was designed by Nissan Design Europe in London and that it plans two battery variants with 40 and 52 kWh. That is identical to the Renault R5, which initially launched with a 52 kWh battery and a WLTP range of 410 kilometres – and a price tag of 32,900 euros in Germany. A 40 kWh variant with a range of around 300 kilometres will hit the road later this year. It will start at 24,990 euros. As a teaser photo suggests, the Nissan Micra will also have a special distinguishing feature in the form of hinted-at round headlights at the front.
In addition to the electric Micra, the Japanese manufacturer has announced two further all-electric models. Firstly, the Nissan Leaf, launched as an electric vehicle in 2010, will enter its third generation this year, after production of the second generation of the vehicle in Sunderland, UK, was discontinued in March 2024. As announced at the time, the new Leaf will also be built at the Sunderland plant, which has since been modernised. In its third generation, the new Leaf now has a striking aerodynamic design and is based on the Nissan CMF-EV platform, which it shares with the Nissan Ariya.
The third new electric model will be the Nissan Juke. Like the Micra, which started out as an ICE, the third generation will be the first to hit European roads with an all-electric motor. The basis is the Hyper Punk concept car, which was presented at the Japan Mobility Show in October 2023. The market launch of the all-electric Nissan Juke is scheduled for 2026.
“The renewal of Nissan’s European line-up is the realisation of our strong plan to enhance and electrify our range in Europe,” says Leon Dorssers, Regional Senior Vice President of Sales & Marketing at Nissan AMIEO. “All the new models will share common Nissan DNA: striking design, technical innovation and intuitive technology – a combination of qualities which we are confident will attract new buyers to Nissan, as well as continuing to appeal to existing customers who already love how Nissan vehicles enrich their daily lives.”
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