TOKYO (February 25, 2009) - Nissan Motor Co.,Ltd., today announced its sales, production and export results for January 2009.
- Production
2008 saw global vehicle demand decline sharply due to the global financial and economic crisis. In response, Nissan has made a series of production adjustments in order to manage inventory levels and ensure a balanced production supply.
Nissan's global production in January decreased 54.0% year-on-year to 145,286 units.
Production in Japan decreased 59.0% year-on-year to 47,477 units.
Production outside of Japan decreased 51.2% year-on-year to 97,809 units.
In the U.S., production decreased 70.7% year-on-year to 18,741 units.
In Mexico, production decreased 30.3% year-on-year to 26,975 units.
In the U.K., production decreased 54.4% year-on-year to 15,836 units.
In Spain, production decreased 89.4% year-on-year to 2,177 units.
Production in the General Overseas Markets (GOM) decreased 19.8% year-on-year to 34,080 units despite increased demand in China for the Teana and X‑TRAIL.
- Sales
Global sales decreased 26.6% to 227,769 units compared to the previous year.
In Japan, Nissan's vehicle registrations in January decreased 31.1% year-on-year to 30,785 units. Nissan's share of the domestic market registrations in January was down 0.8 percentage points year-on-year to 17.7%.
Domestic sales of mini-vehicles were up 2.7% from the previous year to 10,983 units due to increased demand for KIX mini-SUV.
Including mini-vehicles, Nissan sold 41,768 units in Japan, down 24.6% year-on-year. Market share was down 0.9 percentage points year-on-year to 13.8%.
Nissan sales in the U.S. decreased 29.7% year-on-year to 53,884 units. Market share was up 0.9 percentage points year-on-year to 8.2% marking a record high for January. By brand, market share for Infiniti was 1.1%, marking a record high for a single month.
In Europe, sales decreased 27.3% year-on-year to 36,735 units. Market share was up 0.2 percentage points year-on-year to 3.2%.
Sales in the GOM regions were down 23.4% from the previous year to 77,968 units.
- Japan Exports
Nissan's exports in January decreased 62.1% year-on-year to 27,578 units.
Exports to North America decreased 84.7% year-on-year to 5,824 units.
Exports to Europe decreased 70.4% year-on-year to 1,552 units.
Exports to Middle East increased 0.7% year-on-year to 10,779 units.
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