The presentation of the new Barcelona NV200 taxi, which took place alongside the future model to be used in New York, was attended by Xavier Trias, mayor of Barcelona, Antoni Vives, deputy mayor of Barcelona, Jordi Vila, Fleet and Commercial Vehicle general manager at Nissan Europe, and Francisco Sauco, Fleet and Commercial Vehicle manager at Nissan Iberia.

The NV200 is a new-generation compact van suited to a wide variety of uses for customers around the world. First launched in Japan and Europe in 2009, the NV200 is now available in more than 40 countries, including China, India, and Indonesia, and has sold more than 135,000 units worldwide. It has received positive feedback from customers for its spacious interior, best-in-class fuel economy, excellent driving performance, and attractive design, and was awarded the International Van of the Year 2010. Chosen by New York City as their exclusive next generation taxi, the NV200 has also been unveiled, in concept form, as a bold new vision for London's iconic ‘black cab'.

Both the Barcelona NV200 taxi and the concept for Nissan's London black cab are based on the NV200 model which is manufactured at Nissan's Zona Franca plant, a demonstration of the company's commitment to its manufacturing facilities in Barcelona and continued development and investment in advanced technologies and the creation of new models.

Following an investment of €100 million, creating more than 700 new jobs, the e-NV200 will also be built at Nissan's Zona Franca plant in Barcelona from late 2013 and then exported across the world.

Nissan's strong involvement in electric vehicles reinforces Barcelona City Council's strategy to promote sustainable mobility in the city and the metropolitan area and to make electric vehicles a major driver of economic development and competitiveness. It also reinforces the strong automobile industrial tradition in the Barcelona area of driving technological innovation and the development of mobility. The city is also making a significant commitment to deploy charging infrastructure, with over 250 public points distributed around the city, to ensure that the area is ready when citizens move towards sustainable zero emissions mobility. This market will be enhanced with the celebration in 2013 of the Electric Vehicle Symposium, the world congress industry benchmark.