![]() Nissan LEAF has already written its name into the history books with the 500,000th LEAF recently produced in Sunderland. The first car off the line, Bluebird Job 1, is the centerpiece of a local museum display commemorating the significance of that first vehicle. ![]() The number of staff employed at the Sunderland plant has grown from 430 in 1986 to 6,000, with 19 staff who started in ‘86 still working today on Nissan LEAF. Switching from wheel nuts and carburetors to electrical architecture and cyber security, Nissan's unrelenting commitment to quality has not changed. "LEAF overtaking Bluebird is a landmark – but there are many more to come for our team at the plant as our electrified line up grows." "LEAF volumes overtaking Bluebird shows how dramatically our manufacturing innovation, skills and processes have evolved as we drive towards electrification. Now, 35 years later, the outstanding improvement in manufacturing technology has reduced the production time to 10 hours for the Nissan LEAF and 195,380 units have been manufactured.Īlan Johnson, Vice President Manufacturing, at Nissan Sunderland Plant, said: "Bluebird was an iconic model for the plant and evokes fond memories among all Nissan enthusiasts. When production ramped up it took over 22 hours for each Bluebird to be build. The production of Bluebird totaled 187,178 units from 1986 to 1990. ![]() Live scoring is available at, UK (March 23, 2021) – Nissan's drive towards carbon neutrality is continuing at pace after the 100% electric LEAF overtook Bluebird production at the company's plant in Sunderland. The New Mexico State Aggie Invitational concludes tomorrow with a 9:30 a.m. “But I know tomorrow will be even better.” “As a team, I’m proud of the way we came back,” said Ihm. The pair is tied for 46th after climbing 14 spots up the leaderboard following their first round. Glesne’s second round was highlighted by 14 holes at or below par, while Suarez made par on 10 holes and added birdies on holes one, two and 16. Rounding out the Hawkeyes are freshman Kristin Glesne and sophomore Elisa Suarez, who both carded a 75 (+3) in their second round. The sophomore is tied for 26th with one round left to play. Her round was highlighted by 10 holes at par and birdies on holes four, 11, 12 and 16. Sophomore Jessica Ip posted a 75 (+3) for a two-round score of 150 (+6). “I had a bad double early on, but I stayed patient and just tried to give myself good opportunities to make some birdies.” “After a rough start to the tournament yesterday, I really wanted to put together a solid round,” said Ihm. The senior moved up the leaderboard an impressive 28 spots and is currently tied for 15th. Ihm’s round was highlighted by five birdies on holes two, four, seven, eight and 17. She currently sits in 12th place after climbing 14 spots up the leaderboard. Sindlinger made par on 13 holes while adding birdies on holes 14, 15 and 16. ![]() Junior Jessie Sindlinger and senior Amy Ihm paced the Hawkeyes in the second round, both firing a one-under-par 71. We are looking forward to putting it all together tomorrow for a strong finish.” “We got off to a strong start today and gained some strong momentum. “It was good to see the team come back today,” said UI head coach Megan Menzel. The Hawkeyes posted a second-round 292 (+3) on Tuesday to move up four sports on the leaderboard. The University of Iowa women’s golf team is in seventh place through 36 holes at the New Mexico State Invitational.
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