Nissan LEAF & ARIYA Sales Collapse in USA

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Continuing the trend for the US EV market, Nissan’s EV sales almost completely collapsed in the first quarter year over year.

The Nissan LEAF, which should be selling like hotcakes given how much value for money it now offers, achieved only 668 US sales last quarter, down 71.2% from the 2,323 sales it scored in the first quarter of 2025.

The Nissan ARIYA did even worse. It dropped from 4,148 deliveries in Q1 2025 to 56 deliveries in Q1 2026. That’s a 98.6% decline. Of course, the ARIYA has been dropped from the market, but that’s even more reason to think the LEAF, now a crossover, would have done better.

The US EV market has apparently been decimated by the ending of the $7,500 US EV tax credit. Even though that was predicted to some extent, it’s shocking to see how much it has hurt. After all, the EVs are the market should still be super competitive and popular among consumers. EV markets in countries around the world are rising fast, even in places with no incentives. The case for EVs has gotten much stronger. Yet, US consumers have all but turned their back on the electric market.

Perhaps EV sales trends will turn around a bit in the second quarter due to the war on Iran and high gas prices. Though, based on recent trends, it’s hard to have hope for the US market. And, after all, we did elect bankruptcy king, convicted rapist, impeached insurrectionist Donald Trump twice. How dumb do you have to be to do that?…