TOKYO (July 26, 2007)--Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., today announced its production, sales and export results for June 2007 and for the first half of calendar year 2007 (January-June period).
1.Production
June
Nissan’s global production in June fell 0.3% year-on-year to 275,651 units.
In Japan, total domestic production fell 17.9% from the year prior to 89,111 units. Production of the Infiniti G35 (Skyline in Japan) and the March both increased but was offset by reduced production in other models.
Overseas production rose 11.2% year-on-year to 186,540 units.
In the US, despite increased production from Altima model, overall production fell by 11.2% year-on-year to 47,142 units.
In Mexico, models such as the Versa (Tiida in Japan) and Sentra helped to increase production by 18.7% year-on-year to 42,216 units.
In the UK, the new Qashqai (Dualis in Japan) contributed to a growth in production of 12.6% year-on-year to 32,491 units.
In Spain, increased production of products including the Navara pickup truck pushed figures up 6.3% to 20,739 units.
Production in other regions rose 42.6% year-on-year to 43,952 units, mainly due to increased production of the Frontier Navara in Thailand, the Livina and Bluebird Sylphy in China.
First half: January-June period
Nissan’s global production in January-June rose 0.1% year-on-year to 1,646,932 units.
In Japan, domestic production fell 14.3% year-on-year to 541,678 units.
Overseas production rose 9.1% year-on-year to 1,105,254 units.
In the US, production fell 7.9% year-on-year to 343, 944 units.
In Mexico, the Versa (Tiida in Japan) has boosted production up to 250,079 units, resulting in a year-on-year rise of 26.1%.
In the UK, the strong performance of the Qashqai (Dualis in Japan), which begun production in December 2006, has increased production up to 173,241 units, a year-on-year rise of 8.4%.
In Spain, production rose 10.9% year-on-year to 117, 742 units.
In other regions, improvements in Thailand and China saw production rise by 25.8% year-on-year to 220,248 units.
2.Sales
June
In Japan, Nissan’s registrations in June dropped 6.3% year-on-year to 51,031 units. The refreshed March, new Dualis launched in May, and Skyline saw strong sales, but failed to offset declining sales seen in the other models. However, domestic sales of mini-vehicles were up 8.2% on the previous year to 11,831 units. Including mini-vehicles, Nissan sold 62,862 units in Japan, down 3.9% year-on-year.
The company’s share of the domestic market rose 0.9 percentage points year-on-year to 17.5%, while the corresponding market share including mini-vehicles rose 0.8 percentage points to 13.6%.
Nissan sales in the US grew 22.7%* year-on-year to 92,213 units, boosted by increased sales of the Sentra, Versa, and Infiniti G35 sedan.
In Europe, strong performance from Qashqai, Note and Navara helped boost Nissan sales to 58,116 units, exceeding the previous year’s results by 2.9%.
*18.2% after equivalent adjustment for actual days of selling in June.
First half: January-June period
In Japan, Nissan’s registrations in January-June fell 13.2% year-on-year to 308,037 units. The new Dualis and the Skyline saw strong sales, but failed to offset declining sales of other models. Sales of mini-vehicles rose 13.0% over the previous year to 84,626 units following the introduction of the new Pino. Including mini-vehicles, Nissan sold 392,663 units in Japan, down 8.6% year-on-year.
The company’s share of the domestic market for registered vehicles fell 0.5 percentage points year-on-year to 17.2%, while the corresponding market share including mini-vehicles fell 0.2 percentage points to 13.8%.
Nissan sales in the US grew 4.6% year-on-year to 535,380 units.
Nissan sales in Europe fell 0.1% year-on-year to 274,601 units.
3.Japan Exports
June
Nissan’s exports in June fell 4.2% to 50,062 units year-on-year.
Exports to North America fell 6.4% year-on-year to 16,765 units.
Exports to Europe rose 30.9% year-on-year to 10,859 units due to the introduction of the new X‑Trail.
First half: January-June period
Exports in January-June fell 16.8% to 262,390 units year-on-year.
Exports to North America fell 23.2% year-on-year to 95,182 units.
Exports to Europe fell 3.9% year-on-year to 39,779 units.
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