Tokyo -- Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. today announced its production, domestic sales and export results for December 2000 and CY2000.
1. Production, domestic sales and exports results for December 2000
1. Nissan's domestic production in December 2000 was up 2.1% to 104,847 units, the first year-on-year increase in 6 months. Nissan's overseas production in December 2000 was up 10.2% to 84,084 units, the 17th consecutive year-on-year increase. As a result, Nissan's global production came to 188,931 units, up 5.5%, representing the 11th consecutive year-on-year increase.
2. Nissan's domestic sales in December 2000 were 50,162 units, up 1.8%, representing the first year-on-year increase in 2 months. Nissan's domestic market share in December was 15.6%, down 1.1 points from the level of December, 1999.
3. Nissan's exports in December 2000 declined by 13.1% to 48,159 units, marking the 4th consecutive year-on-year decrease.
2. Production, domestic sales and exports results for CY2000
(from January to December, 2000)
1. Nissan's domestic production in CY2000 totaled 1,324,427 units, down 4.4% from CY1999, marking the third consecutive year-on-year decrease. Nissan's overseas production in CY2000 was up 29.7% to 1,280,728 units, representing the first year-on-year increase in three years. Nissan's production in all of its overseas plants increased from CY1999. Nissan's global production in CY2000 totaled 2,605,155 units, up 9.8% from the previous year, marking the first year-on-year increase in three years.
2. Nissan's domestic sales in CY2000 decreased 5.7% over the previous year to 729,739 units, marking the 4th consecutive year-on-year decrease. Nissan's market share in CY2000 was 17.8%, down 1.6 points from that of CY1999.
3. Nissan exported 615,315 units in CY2000, down 6.0% from the previous year, marking the second consecutive year-on-year decrease.
| Dec. 2000 |
Year- on-year Change |
Jan. - Dec. 2000 |
Year- on-year Change |
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| Vehicle Production in Japan | 104,847 | +2.1% | 1,324,427 | -4.4% | ||||
| Passenger cars | 91,644 | +1.7% | 1,141,461 | -5.6% | ||||
| Commercial vehicles | 13,203 | +5.0% | 182,966 | +4.3% | ||||
| Domestic Sales* | 50,162 | +1.8% | 729,739 | -5.7% | ||||
| Passenger cars | 32,355 | -9.1% | 502,911 | -11.5% | ||||
| Commercial vehicles | 17,807 | +30.0% | 226,828 | +10.4% | ||||
| Vehicle Exports from Japan | 48,159 | -13.1% | 615,315 | -6.0% | ||||
| Passenger cars | 41,748 | -12.4% | 523,037 | -5.0% | ||||
| Commercial vehicles | 6,411 | -17.0% | 92,278 | -10.9% | ||||
| Global Production | 188,931 | +5.5% | 2,605,155 | +9.8% | ||||
| Japanese Domestic | 104,847 | +2.1% | 1,324,427 | -4.4% | ||||
| Overseas** | 84,084 | +10.2% | 1,280,728 | +29.7% | ||||
* Japanese domestic sales include vehicles imported from Nissan's manufacturing companies overseas.
** Overseas production includes units made at local factories supplied with Nissan KD sets and KD parts
from Japan, but it excludes vehicles assembled on a complete knock-down (CKD) basis.
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