Tokyo -- Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., today released production, sales and export results for January. Global production and overseas production were at a record for the month.
Production
Nissan's global production in January totaled 292,254 units, up 17.2% from the same month a year earlier.
In Japan, production jumped 20.0% compared with the previous year to 136,276 units due to strong sales of new models introduced since last September. Production was also boosted by the X‑TRAIL, which increased 53.3% to 15,086 units.
Overseas production climbed 14.9% to 155,978 units. In the US, production jumped 30.3% to 73,441 units due to strong demand of such models as the Altima, the new Frontier and the new Pathfinder. Production in Mexico increased 14.5% to 29,983 units due to strong sales of the Sentra.
In the UK, slower sales of the Micra (March in Japan) led year-on-year production to fall 16.4% to 24,462 units. Production in Spain fell slightly 1.1% to 10,105 units.
Sales
Nissan domestic registrations in January rose 9.8% compared with a year earlier to 61,058 units, boosted by strong sales of new models introduced since last September. The Tiida brand, including the Tiida Latio model, had particularly strong sales at 9,705 units, making it the second best-selling passenger car in Japan in January.
Nissan's share of the domestic registered vehicle market grew 3.0 percentage points to 23.4%.
Including minivehicles, Nissan's domestic sales in January rose 14.2% to 68,464 units, while its market share grew 2.7 percentage points to 17.5%. Nissan's minivehicle sales were led by sales of the Moco, which increased 116.4% to 5,663 units.
In the US, sales increased 6.1% to 76,584 units, a record for the month of January. Nissan brand sales rose 8.1% to 67,871 units led by the new Pathfinder, Murano and Armada. Meanwhile, sales at the Infiniti luxury division fell 7.2% to 8,713 units.
In Canada, Nissan's sales increased 27.7% to 4,020 units. Mexico sales grew 3.0% to 18,063 units.
In Europe, slower sales of the Micra pushed sales down 7.1% to 37,543 units.
Japan Exports
Nissan's exports in January decreased 8.5% from the same month a year ago to 52,078 units. Shipments to North America fell 23.3% to 16,528 units after production of the new Pathfinder was shifted to the US.
Exports to Europe rose 1.0% to 10,165 units.
Meanwhile, exports to Latin America climbed 27.8% to 5,373 units. Exports to Oceania jumped 40.9% to 6,245 units led by an increase in exports of the Pulsar and Navara to Australia. Exports to Asian markets fell 26.0% to 6,341 units.
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