TOKYO (Sept. 25, 2006)--Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., today announced production, sales and export figures for August 2006.
1. Production
Nissans global production fell for the eighth straight month year-on-year, falling 8.9% to 230,692 units.
Japan production of the Bluebird Sylphy sedan and Wingroad compact wagon rose year-on-year. But lower production of other models pushed overall domestic production down for the eighth straight month, with output falling 15.2% to 79,161 units.
Overseas production fell for the fifth straight month year-on-year, falling 5.3% to 151,531 units. US production fell year-on-year by 3.5% to 71,078 units.
In Mexico, production fell 4.6% to 34,814 units, due to adjustments accompanying the changeover to the 2007 Sentra model.
In the UK, production fell 28.1% year-on-year to 12,571 units.
Production in Spain rose for the first time in two months, increasing 78.1% year-on-year to 6,973 units, helped by the Navara pickup, Primaster van and Pathfinder SUV.
In Nissans General Overseas Market (all markets excluding Japan, the US, and Europe), production decreased 8.0% year-on-year to 26,095 units.
2. Sales
Wingroad, Bluebird Sylphy and other models recorded higher sales in Japan in August compared with last year. But Nissans total registrations fell 20.1% to 37,933 units, dropping for the eleventh straight month, amid lower sales of other models. Including minivehicles, Nissans domestic sales fell 16.6% to 45,831 units, also recording a year-on-year decrease for the eleventh straight month.
Nissan's market share of registrations in Japan stood at 16.3%, down 2.9 percentage points compared with the previous year. Its market share including minivehicles fell 2.2 percentage points from the previous year to 12.8%.
Sales in the US dropped 2.7% to 89,848 units, down for a sixth straight month. Nissan Murano SUV achieved record sales in August. Sales of the new Versa compact car (Tiida in Japan), as well as the Maxima sedan, which underwent minor changes in July, were also robust.
In Europe, sales fell 3.8% year-on-year to 34,485 units.
3. Japan Exports
Nissans exports declined 4.3% to 45,780 units in August, down for a fifth straight month. Shipments to North America fell 1.3% to 12,593 units. Exports to Europe fell 12.9% year-on-year to 6,988 units.
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