Nissan production, sales, export results for March 2007 and the twelve months ending March 31, 2007

Nissan's global production in March decreased 9.8% year-on-year to 308,729 units. In Japan, products such as the Infiniti G35 sedan (new Skyline in Japan), Teana and Cube were positive contributors. However, the reduced output of other models has impacted net production.

Overseas production fell 3.2% year-on-year to 199,147 units.

In the US, overall production totaled to 65,382 units, down 14.1% compared to the previous year, despite the recorded increase in the production of the new Altima.

In the UK, net production fell 1.9% from the previous year to 31,478 units, despite positive contributions from the Qashqai. Buoyed by the robust sales of the Navara and Primastar commercial vehicles, production in Spain climbed 7.7% year-on-year to 22,255 units.

In other global markets, production grew 11.5% year-on-year to 40,749 units, due to products such as the new Frontier Navara pickup truck in Thailand and the Livina Geniss minivan, Tiida and Bluebird Sylphy compact sedan in China.

Global production for March 2007 and the 12 months ending March 31, 2007 decreased by 6.8% year-on-year to 3,205,496 units.
Domestic production totaled 1,191,937 units, down 12.7%. The new Skyline and refreshed Presage models saw increase in production but net production was down due to the reduced outputs of other models.

Overseas production fell 2.9% year-on-year to 2,013,559 units.

US production fell 11.4% year-on-year to 716,211 units. In Mexico, increased production of the new Versa hatchback and Versa sedan (Tiida in Japan) boosted production 13.0% year-on-year to 427,917 units.

In the UK, both the new Qashqai and Note were positive contributors, although overall production dropped 4.6% from the previous year to 302,634 units, resulting from the reduced output of other models. Production in Spain climbed 4.1% year-on-year to 213,479 units, supported by robust sales of the Navara pickup truck.

In other global markets, overall production recorded a drop of 2.9% from the previous year to 353,318 units, with the exception of China and South Africa which saw increased production.

In Japan, Nissan's registrations in March dropped 15.6% year-on-year to 87,385 units. The new Skyline, launched in November, and Presage increased sales, but failed to offset declining sales of other models. The company's share of the domestic market dropped 0.7 percentage points year-on-year to 17.9%.
Including mini-vehicles, Nissan sold 111,847 units in Japan, down 10.2% from the previous year, despite strong sales of the new Pino and Otti. Market share including mini-vehicles was down 0.3 percentage points year-on-year to 14.6%.

Nissan sales in the US grew 7.8% to 111,119 units, rising year-on-year for the fourth consecutive month, boosted by sales of the new Altima, new Versa, and new Infiniti G35.

In Europe, Nissan's sales totaled 56,563 units, down 2.4% year-on-year. The new Qashqai, launched in January 2007, recorded strong sales of 10,474 units.

Nissan's domestic registrations in March 2007 and the 12 months ending March 31, 2007 fell 17.0% from the previous year to 596,119 units. Nissan's share of domestic registrations was 16.6%, down 1.8 percentage points year-on-year.

Nissan's domestic sales, including mini-vehicles, decreased 12.1% year-on-year to 739,925 units. Sales of the mini-vehicles range including the new Moco, Otti and Pino increased, but failed to offset falling registrations of other models. Nissan's share of the domestic market, including mini-vehicles for March 2007 and the 12 months ending March 31, 2007, was 13.2%, down 1.2 percentage points.

US sales were down 3.7% year-on-year, to 1,035,003 units. Positive results from the new Versa, Murano and new Infiniti G35 sedan contributed to total sales exceeding the one-million mark for the third consecutive year.

In Europe, sales increased 0.7% year-on-year to 534,945 units.

Nissan's exports in March fell 20.3% to 48,580 units compared to the same month in the previous year. Exports to North America dropped 40.4% to 15,297 units. Exports to Europe totaled 8,478 units, up 16.8%.

Nissan's exports for March 2007 and the 12 months ending March 31, 2007 decreased 8.4% year-on-year to 617,384 units. Exports to North America dropped 7.1% from the previous year to 238,034 units. Exports to Europe fell 16.6% from the year prior to 76,978 units.