Tokyo -- Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., today announced production, sales and export results for October.
Production
Global production in October totaled 286,081 units, up 0.5% from the same month a year ago.
Overseas production rose 5.2% from the previous year to 164,426 units. Production in the U.S. rose 13.9% to 71,959 units due to strong sales of the Altima sedan and the Titan full-sized pickup truck. Production in Mexico rose 10.7% to 32,902 units. In the UK, production dropped 17.1% to 26,600 units due to a decline in sales of the Micra (March in Japan). Production in Spain rose 19.3% to 14,761 units.
In Japan, production in October fell 5.2% to 121,655 units amid lower sales of the March and Cube.
Sales
Japan registrations in October fell 4.7% from the same month last year to 53,127 units amid lower sales of the March, Cube and Presage. However, demand for new models, such as the Murano and Tiida, was strong.
Nissan's market share of domestic registrations in October rose 0.4 percentage point from the previous year to 18.2%.
Domestic sales in October, including minivehicles, fell 2.9% to 58,782 units. Nissan's market share, including the minivehicle segment, rose 0.7 percentage point to 13.8%.
US sales in October rose 27.3% from a year earlier to 86,599 units. Nissan channel sales jumped 30.2% to 75,440 units amid strong sales of the Altima, Maxima and Titan. Infiniti channel sales rose 10.5% from the previous year to 11,159 units aided by strong sales of the Infiniti G35 (Skyline in Japan).
October sales in Canada dropped 1.8% to 6,064 units, while sales in Mexico rose 4.4% to 18,857 units.
Sales in Europe fell 10.8% from the previous year to 44,289 units. Sales of the Micra declined 26.2% to 13,737 units, but sales of the X‑TRAIL rose 7.5% to 5,255 units.
Exports from Japan
Nissan's exports in October fell 9.3% from a year ago to 59,538 units.
Exports to North America fell 19.4% to 19,130 units due to reduced Infiniti G35 shipments, while exports to Asia dropped 45.5% to 5,826 units.
Exports to Europe increased 15.2% to 13,112 units due to strong sales of the X‑TRAIL. Exports to Central and Southern America rose 38.7% to 6,428 units and exports to Oceania increased 54.0% to 5,894 units.
