Sales Results Worldwide 2003
Renault and Nissan's combined automobile sales reached 5.3 million
Renault and Nissan announced today that the two companies sold a combined 5,357,315 units in 2003, up 4.2% over 2002. Nissan and Renault sold a total of 2,968,357 and 2,388,958 vehicles, respectively. The Renault-Nissan Allianceglobal market share came to 9.3% (4.1% for the Renault group and 5.2% for Nissan), ranking the Alliance among the world's leading global automakers.
The Renault group sold 111,431 vehicles under the Renault Samsung Motors nameplate (down 4.8%) and 68,627 Dacia-branded vehicles (up 18.8%).
Commercial cooperation within the Alliance bolstered the performance of Renault and Nissan in many regions of the world and helped both automakers expand operations in new markets.
Worldwide Sales
|
|
2003 |
2002 |
Change |
|
Renault Group |
2,388,958 |
2,404,977 |
-0.7% |
|
- Renault |
2,208,900 |
2,230,103 |
-1.0% |
|
- Renault Samsung Motors |
111,431 |
117,085 |
-4.8% |
|
- Dacia |
68,627 |
57,789 |
+18.8% |
|
Nissan Group |
2,968,357 |
2,735,932 |
+8.5% |
|
Renault-Nissan Alliance |
5,357,315 |
5,140,909 |
+4.2% |
Sales in Western Europe
|
|
2003 |
2002 |
Change |
|
Renault |
1,806,443 |
1,870,344 |
-3.4% |
|
France |
708,401 |
762,893 |
-7.1% |
|
Germany |
224,860 |
226,725 |
-0.8% |
|
Italy |
184,428 |
184,949 |
-0.3% |
|
Spain |
212,339 |
202,266 |
+5.0% |
|
U.K. |
210,366 |
215,431 |
-2.4% |
|
Nissan |
489,680 |
432,130 |
+13.3% |
|
France |
47,059 |
35,800 |
+31.4% |
|
Germany |
70,050 |
64,269 |
+9.0% |
|
Italy |
78,075 |
59,616 |
+31.0% |
|
Spain |
62,229 |
56,525 |
+10.1% |
|
U.K. |
114,641 |
106,583 |
+7.6% |
|
Renault-Nissan Alliance |
2,296,123 |
2,302,474 |
-0.3% |
|
France |
755,460 |
798,693 |
-5.4% |
|
Germany |
294,910 |
290,994 |
+1.3% |
|
Italy |
262,503 |
244,565 |
+7.3% |
|
Spain |
274,568 |
258,791 |
+6.1% |
|
U.K. |
325,007 |
322,014 |
+0.9% |
Sales in Central and Eastern Europe
|
|
2003 |
2002 |
Change |
|
Renault |
261,102 |
200,186 |
+30.4% |
|
Romania |
68,037 |
61,845 |
+10.0% |
|
Turkey |
58,721 |
21,944 |
+167.6% |
|
Nissan |
54,610 |
43,557 |
+25.4% |
|
Romania |
866 |
798 |
+8.5% |
|
Turkey |
6,025 |
4,133 |
+45.8% |
|
Renault-Nissan Alliance |
315,712 |
243,743 |
+29.5% |
|
Romania |
68,903 |
62,643 |
+10.0% |
|
Turkey |
64,746 |
26,077 |
+148.3% |
Sales in Middle East and Africa
|
|
2003 |
2002 |
Change |
|
Renault |
69,735 |
68,406 |
+1.9% |
|
Nissan |
146,571 |
153,360 |
-4.4% |
|
Renault-Nissan Alliance |
216,306 |
221,766 |
-2.5% |
Sales in Japan
|
|
2003 |
2002 |
Change |
|
Renault |
2,274 |
2,414 |
-5.8% |
|
Nissan |
825,094 |
773,726 |
+6.6% |
|
Renault-Nissan Alliance |
827,368 |
776,140 |
+6.6% |
Sales in Asia and Pacific
|
|
2003 |
2002 |
Change |
|
Renault |
121,484 |
132,067 |
-8.0% |
|
China |
1,786 |
3,075 |
-41.9% |
|
South Korea |
110,307 |
116,793 |
-5.6% |
|
Nissan |
321,672 |
271,445 |
+18.5% |
|
China |
95,062 |
68,078 |
+39.6% |
|
South Korea |
25 |
1 |
+2,400.0% |
|
Renault-Nissan Alliance |
443,156 |
403,512 |
+9.8% |
|
China |
96,848 |
71,153 |
+36.1% |
|
South Korea |
110,332 |
116,794 |
-5.5% |
Sales in Latin and South America
|
|
2003 |
2002 |
Change |
|
Renault |
127,920 |
131,560 |
-2.8% |
|
Nissan |
266,715 |
257,528 |
+3.6% |
|
Renault-Nissan Alliance |
394,635 |
389,088 |
+1.4% |
Sales in North America
|
|
2003 |
2002 |
Change |
|
Nissan |
864,015 |
804,186 |
+7.4% |
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