Nissan has announced that the successor to the Micra will be all-electric and built on a shared CMF B-EV platform with Renault and Mitsubishi under their new 2030 Alliance roadmap.

Nissan’s new compact EV is being designed inhouse and engineered and manufactured by Renault on the Alliance CMF B-EV platform

Details of the new compact EV, including name and launch date, are yet to be announced but the Alliance has announced that the platform will launch from 2024. Also being used to underpin the reborn Renault 5 revealed at the start of 2021, it provides up to 249 (400km) of range. The brands also promise outstanding aerodynamic performance, helping to reduce cost by 33% and power consumption by more than 10% compared to the current Renault Zoe.

One of five common platforms being used by the Alliance for EVs, the CMF B-EV platform enables all three carmakers to keep models distinct and bespoke, as demonstrated by Nissan’s teaser image.

Nissan chief operating officer Ashwani Gupta said: “This is a great example of the Alliance’s ‘smart differentiation’ approach. Succeeding our iconic Micra, I am sure this new model will provide further excitement to our customers in Europe.”

And while Nissan’s new entry-level model will be designed inhouse, it will be engineered and manufactured by Renault at its ElectriCity facility in France, based on the Alliance’s cooperation business model, announced 18 months ago.

Plans for the ElectriCity electric car production hub in northern France were revealed by Renault in June 2021 as part of its future electric strategy. It groups together the three plants of Douai, Maubeuge and Ruitz, as well as a strong ecosystem of supplier facilities, and has been chosen for its location “in the heart of European BEV demand”.

Nissan’s new compact EV expands the brand’s portfolio of vehicles manufactured by Renault in France, which include the LCV range, notably the new Townstar small electric van.

Other new Nissan vehicles and technologies arriving soon including the Ariya, a new EV crossover and its e-Power hybrid technology arriving in Europe in the new Qashqai and X-Trail.