Aug. 26, 2004 - Tokyo, Japan - Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., today announced production, sales and export results for July 2004.
Production
Nissan's global production in July came to 274,392 units, up 6.5% compared with the same month last year helped by rising overseas production.
Domestic production fell 3.5% to 134,201 units due to reduced demand for the March launched in March 2002.
Overseas production rose 18.3% to 140,191 units. Production in the U.S. grew 16.8% to 48,685 units, propelled by the strong performance of the Altima sedan and the full-size Titan pickup truck. Production in Mexico rose 15.1% to 26,081 units. In the U.K., production advanced 13.7% to 32,059 units, while output in Spain increased 49.3% to 16,198 units.
Sales
Nissan's domestic sales registrations fell 13.8% in July compared with a year ago to 67,847 units led by falling sales of the March and Elgrand. Nissan's share of the registered car market in Japan fell 2.6 percentage points to 18.7%. Domestic sales, including minicars, fell 7.1% to 75,265 units. Nissan's share of the market, however, rose 1.0 percentage point to 14.4% compared with last year.
In the U.S., Nissan's sales advanced 36.0% to 93,297 units with both the Nissan and Infiniti brand posting substantial gains. Nissan brand sales rose 40.1% to 80,935 units thanks to the Altima and the Murano crossover sport-utility vehicle. Infiniti sales increased 14.3% to 12,362 units.
In Canada, July sales totaled 6,264 units, an increase of 3.8%. Sales in Mexico, however, fell 6.8% to18,652 units. Sales in Europe also fell dropping 1.8% to 44,830 units amid lower sales of the Micra.
Exports from Japan
Nissan's exports rose 22.7% to 68,719 units in July compared with the same month a year ago. Exports to North America rose 35.5% to 25,477 units helped by increased shipments of the Murano and the Infiniti G35 (Skyline in Japan). Shipments to Europe surged 72.8% to 14,464 units due to strong demand for the X‑TRAIL sport-utility vehicle.
Elsewhere, shipments to Latin America climbed 16.2% to 5,304 units, while exports to Oceania rose 29.0% to 5,601 units.