Mitsuboshi to supply instrument panels for Leaf

Nagoya-based automotive-component maker Mitsuboshi Kaseihin Co. Ltd. said that it would start the supply of all the instrument panels required for the domestic production of Nissan Leaf, Nissan Motor’s new electric car, in September. The panel, which features an advanced design with twin digital meters suitable for electric vehicles, is in the final stage of performance evaluation and will be manufactured at its plant in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture. Nissan is to begin this fall the production of about 50,000 units of Leaf, which is slated for market rollout in December, at its Oppama plant in Japan. (June 14, 2010)