DaveinOlyWA said:
2016 releases will be based on how fast the 2015's leave the lot.
I doubt that.
2015 LEAF dealer inventory is already below optimal (~60 days sales) and Nissan seems to have managed the 2015 MY wind-down well enough to avoid any
fire sale.
The 2015 LEAF doesn't even make the
Top Battery Electric Car Deals This Month list:
http://www.carsdirect.com/deals-articles/best-green-car-deals
As reported there, it Looks like you can lease an E Golf at a slightly lower cost, and a "2015 FIAT 500e an effective lease cost of just $225 per month,
(is) $41 less than a Nissan LEAF".
Since Nissan reportedly has been manufacturing the 2016 LEAF for a few months now, if their is a delay in the introductions beyond "Fall", I think there is probably another reason for the delay, unknown to us at the moment.