Nissan production, sales, and exports for April 2026

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YOKOHAMA, Japan‐Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. today, announced production, sales, and export figures for April 2026.

1. Production

  April 2026
(vehicles)
Year-on-year
change (%)
Jan.-April  2026
(vehicles)
Year-on-year
change (%)
Jan.-April  2025
(vehicles)
    Passenger vehicles 41,478 +4.8 174,620 -3.1 180,210
Commercial vehicles 4,958 +10.8 21,794 +0.5 21,692
Production in Japan 46,436 +5.4 196,414 -2.7 201,902
  US 51,821 +32.2 204,305 +18.0 173,093
Mexico 34,521 -31.4 158,872 -28.3 221,481
UK 18,603 -1.5 97,624 +6.1 92,044
China 41,373 -10.0 159,260 -2.2 162,908
Others 19,709 *-16.1 81,623 *-6.7 104,899
Production outside Japan 166,027 *-6.6 701,684 *-4.8 754,425
Global production 212,463 *-4.2 898,098 *-4.3 956,327

Notes:
1) “Others” represents the combined total of production in markets including Taiwan, Thailand, South Africa, Brazil, India, Egypt, and Argentina (excluding complete knocked-down production).
2) *Following the sale of shares in Renault Nissan Automotive India Pvt. Ltd. (RNAIPL), the figures for India now include only Nissan-produced models.
Year-on-year comparisons are made against volumes excluding Renault production.

 

  • Global production in April declined 4.2% from a year earlier.
  • Production in Japan surpassed year-earlier results by 5.4%.
  • Production outside Japan declined 6.6% from a year earlier.

 

2. Sales

  April 2026
(vehicles)
Year-on-year
change (%)
Jan.-April  2026
(vehicles)
Year-on-year
change (%)
Jan.-April  2025
(vehicles)
      Passenger vehicles 11,463 -0.8 69,851 -10.5 78,074
Commercial vehicles 2,849 -12.6 15,130 -16.1 18,043
Japan (registration) 14,312 -3.4 84,981 -11.6 96,117
Japan (minivehicles) 10,627 +11.5 68,963 +12.1 61,532
Japan (incl. minivehicles) 24,939 +2.4 153,944 -2.4 157,649
    US 79,619 +9.8 326,687 -3.8 339,629
Canada 7,870 -21.8 34,818 -13.9 40,440
Mexico 19,329 +0.3 86,813 +2.2 84,917
North America 106,924 +4.8 448,750 -3.6 465,569
Europe 17,245 -12.1 117,949 -11.2 132,822
China 32,051 -30.8 162,110 -3.3 167,630
Others 27,504 -17.7 152,994 -11.0 171,834
Sales outside Japan 183,724 -8.8 881,803 -6.0 937,855
Global sales 208,663 -7.6 1,035,747 -5.5 1,095,504

Note:
1) Japan sales are categorized as passenger vehicles and commercial vehicles based on chassis.

 

  • Global sales in April declined 7.6% from a year earlier.
  • Sales including Minivehicles in Japan surpassed year-earlier results by 2.4%.

・Sales of registered vehicles in Japan declined 3.4% from a year earlier.

・Minivehicle sales in Japan surpassed year-earlier results by 11.5%.

  • Sales outside Japan declined 8.8% from a year earlier.

 

3. Exports from Japan

  April 2026
(vehicles)
Year-on-year
change (%)
Jan.-April  2026
(vehicles)
Year-on-year
change (%)
Jan.-April  2025
(vehicles)
  North America 12,859 -7.4 51,628 +6.3 48,562
Europe 1,582 -64.9 5,333 -55.7 12,048
Others 10,163 -2.0 57,391 +9.1 52,610
Total exports from Japan 24,604 -14.5 114,352 +1.0 113,220

Notes:
1) Exports are the total of complete built-up and complete knocked-down vehicles (based on data from JAMA).
2) Export regions are based on JAMA geographic divisions. (Mexico is included in “Others.”)

 

  • Exports from Japan in April declined 14.5% from a year earlier.

 

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