TOKYO (Aug. 28, 2006)--Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., today announced production, sales, and export figures for July 2006.
1. Production
Nissans global production fell for the seventh straight month year-on-year, falling 6.8% to 260,143 units.
Japan production of the Bluebird Sylphy sedan, Wingroad compact wagon, Presage minivan and March compact car rose year-on-year. But lower production of other models pushed overall domestic production down for the seventh straight month, with output falling 11.4% to 108,643 units.
Overseas production totaled 151,500 units, down 3.3% year-on-year. US production marked its first year-on-year increase in nine months, rising 1.0% to 47,846 units, thanks in part to the remodeled Maxima sedan which went on sale in July. In Mexico, production rose year-on-year for the third straight month, increasing 24.7% to 33,190 units following the start of production of the Tiida compact car (Versa in the US).
In the UK, production fell 21.2% year-on-year to 24,099 units. Production in Spain decreased 9.9% year-on-year to 18,149 units.
In Nissans General Overseas Markets (all markets excluding Japan, the US, and Europe), production decreased 11.4% year-on-year to 28,216 units.
2. Sales
Bluebird Sylphy, Wingroad, and the Presage all recorded higher sales in Japan in July compared with last year. But Nissans total registrations fell 20.2% to 56,277 units, dropping for the tenth straight month, amid lower sales of other models. Including mini-vehicles, Nissans domestic sales fell 19.3% to 67,216 units, also recording a year-on-year decrease for the tenth straight month.
Nissans market share of registrations in Japan stood at 17.7%, down 2.4 percentage points compared with the previous year. Its market share including mini-vehicles fell 2.4 percentage points from the previous year to 13.7%.
Despite a robust start of the new Versa compact car (Tiida in Japan) introduced in June in the US, overall sales in that market dropped 19.5% to 86,408 units amid weaker demand for other models. Sales were lower for a fifth straight month.
In Europe, sales fell 10.3% year-on-year to 44,306 units.
3. Japan Exports
Nissans exports declined 8.1% to 50,839 units in July. Shipments to North America fell 20.2% to 15,452 units. Exports to Europe fell 17.9% year-on-year to 8,137 units, with local production of the Navara pickup in Spain resulting in fewer exports of pickups from Japan.
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