Cell manufacturer
AESC
operating
The Leaf's maker, and its yield problems forced Nissan to halve Leaf production in late 2025.
At a glance
- Country. Japan, now Envision controlled
- Founded. 2007 as a Nissan and NEC joint venture. Envision took control in 2018
- Format. Pouch, and a new 46120 cylindrical cell
- Status. Expanding in Europe, halted in America.
Chemistry
Cell format
Pouch, and a new 46120 cylindrical cell.
In the United States
One halted site and one unknown.
Recalls and safety
None found.
Vehicles using their cells
- confirmed
- Nissan Leaf, all generations
- confirmed
- BMW iX5, with a new cylindrical cell from July 2026
- confirmed
- Renault 5 E-Tech from Douai
Confirmed means an automaker or supplier statement, a filing, or a recall document named it. Reported means press or analyst claim only. Several automakers dual source, so one model can carry cells from more than one maker.
Plants
- operating
- Sunderland Englandoperating, second plant opened December 2025
- operating since June 2025
- Douai Franceoperating since June 2025
- halted June 2025 and still h
- Florence South Carolinahalted June 2025 and still halted in July 2026, more than a billion dollars already spent. AESC was sued for 26.2 million dollars in unpaid contractor fees
- status unverified
- Bowling Green Kentuckystatus unverified
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