The ad reminds customers that the Nissan Leaf has been on sale since 2010, at a significantly less expensive price than the anticipated Model 3. Nissan asks the public, "Why wait when you can ...

Two more ads were also banned: one for Nissan and one for Fiat Chrysler. Both were deemed to encourage reckless driving and speeding, following complaints from viewers, filed with the ASA.

Nissan and some other big brands have suspended advertising campaigns on Facebook after ads were apparently displayed next to offensive content on the site.

The ads appear in Friday’s New York Times, Los Angeles Times, USA Today and The Wall Street Journal, reminding consumers that Nissan has been mass-producing the all-electric Leaf since 2010.