YOKOHAMA, Japan (February 26, 2015) - Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. today announced its production, sales and export figures for January 2015.
1. Production
Nissan's global production in January increased 2.0% year-on-year to 438,375 units, marking a record high for the month of January.
Production in Japan increased 4.1% year-on-year to 83,653 units, mainly due to an increase in production volume of the X‑Trail for export.
Production outside of Japan increased 1.6% year-on-year to 354,722 units, marking a record high for the month of January.
In the U.S., production decreased 7.4% year-on-year to 72,196 units, mainly due to the impact of a model change and other factors.
In Mexico, production increased 1.7% year-on-year to 69,269 units, marking a record high for the month of January, mainly due to an increase in production volume of the Sentra.
In the U.K., production decreased 5.4% year-on-year to 42,088 units.
In Spain, production decreased 13.3% year-on-year to 11,290 units.
In China, production increased 7.1% year-on-year to 99,387 units, mainly due to an increase in production volume of the X‑Trail.
Production in other regions was up 14.6% year-on-year to 60,492 units, mainly due to a net increase in production volume of the Rogue that is produced in South Korea for export to North America.
2. Sales
Global sales increased 9.8% year-on-year to 447,858 units, marking a record high for the month of January.
Sales in Japan, including mini-vehicles, declined 15.7% year-on-year to 56,862 units.
Vehicle registrations in Japan were down 24.6% year-on-year to 33,935 units.
Mini-vehicle sales in Japan increased 2.1% year-on-year to 22,927 units, marking a record high for the month of January, mainly due to higher demand for the DAYZ series.
Sales outside of Japan were up 14.9% year-on-year to 390,996 units, marking a record high for the month of January.
In the U.S., sales increased 15.1% year-on-year to 104,107 units, marking an all-time sales record for the month of January, mainly due to an increase in sales volume of the Sentra and Altima.
In Mexico, sales increased 26.7% year-on-year to 27,508 units, marking an all-time sales record for a single month, mainly due to higher sales volume of the new X‑Trail and the March. Nissan has been the sales leader in Mexico for 68 consecutive months.
In Europe, sales increased 24.4% year-on-year to 61,484 units, marking an all-time sales record for the month of January. This is mainly due to an increase in sales volume of the Qashqai and a net increase in sales of the new Pulsar.
In China, sales were up 22.2% year-on-year to 116,376 units, marking an all-time high for the month of January, mainly due to an increase in sales volume of the X‑Trail and the Sylphy series.
Sales in other regions decreased 3.5% year-on-year to 74,276 units.
3. Japan Exports
Nissan's exports in January increased 41.3% year-on-year to 46,273 units, mainly due to an increase in export volume of the X‑Trail.
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