TOKYO (Mar. 28, 2007)--Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., today announced production, sales and export results for February.
1.Production
Nissan's global production in February decreased 3.1% year-on-year to 282,542 units.
In Japan, products such as the Infiniti G35 sedan (new Skyline in Japan) and Cube were positive contributors. However, overall domestic production dropped 7.5% from the year prior to 110,249 units, resulting from the reduced output of other models.
Overseas production fell 0.1% year-on-year to 172,293 units. In the US, production increased for the new Altima sedan, but due to the reduced output of other models, overall production amounted to 58,173 units, down 15.6% compared to the previous year. Production in Mexico rose 18.3% to 40,385 units, bolstered by the introduction of the Versa hatchback and Versa sedan (Tiida in Japan).
In the UK, production edged up 0.5% from the year prior to 26,736 units due to the introduction of the new Qashqai. Production in Spain climbed 14.5% to 19,776 units, amid increased output of the Navara and Primastar commercial vehicles.
In other global markets, production grew 6.7% year-on-year to 27,223 units mainly due to the introduction of the new Frontier Navara pickup truck in Thailand and the Livina Geniss minivan and Bluebird Sylphy compact sedan in China.
2.Sales
In Japan, Nissan's registrations in February dropped 11.7% year-on-year to 60,173 units. The new Skyline, launched in November, and Cube, refreshed in January, led to increased sales, but failed to offset declining sales of other models.
Including mini-vehicles, Nissan sold 77,205 units in Japan, down 7.2%. Sales of Nissan's mini-vehicles, including the new Pino and Otti, saw improvement. However, declines in other segments impacted total registrations.
The company's share of the domestic market dropped 0.6 percentage points year-on-year to 18.7%, while its corresponding market share including mini-vehicles was down 0.3 percentage points to 15.3%.
Nissan sales in the US grew 1.2% to 85,218 units, rising year-on-year for the third consecutive month, boosted by the introduction of the new Altima, new Versa, and new Infiniti G35. In Europe, Nissan's sales totaled 32,468 units, down 4.0% year-on-year.
3.Japan Exports
Nissan's exports in February fell 14.5% to 50,483 units compared to the same month in the year prior. Exports to North America rose 1.6% year-on-year to 22,723 units. Exports to Europe totaled 5,931 units, down 12.8%.
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