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Nissan Production, Sales, and Export Results For January 2006


February 2006
 Filed under: NISSAN Car News | NISSAN Headlines
TOKYO (Feb. 24, 2006)--Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., today announced production, sales and export results for January.
1. Production

Nissan produced 259,889 vehicles worldwide in January, down 12.5% year-on-year.

In Japan, production fell 27.8% year-on-year to 98,458 vehicles, due mainly to reduced output of the Cube compact car and the X-TRAIL SUV, as well as pickup trucks for export.

Overseas production rose 0.4% year-on-year to 161,431 vehicles.

US production fell 9.6% year-on-year, to 66,386 vehicles, with lower output of the Titan pickup truck offsetting a rise in output of the Pathfinder SUV.

Output in Mexico grew by 8.0%, to 32,395 vehicles, supported by higher production of the Sentra compact sedan.

In the UK, production shrank by 4.6%, to 23,346 vehicles, amid lower output of the Almera compact hatchback.

Production in Spain was up substantially, by 47.1% to 14,869 vehicles, following the start of local production of the Pathfinder SUV and Navara pickup truck last year.

In general overseas markets, which exclude Japan, the US and Europe, production increased 7.1% to 24,435 vehicles. In China, output increased 59.0% to 15,297 vehicles due to the start of local production of the Tiida compact sedan and hatchback last year.

2. Sales

In Japan, Nissan's registrations in January amounted to 52,227 vehicles, down 14.5% year-on-year. Sales were lower compared with last year when sales were supported by the introduction of a string of new models including the Lafesta minivan and the Tiida and Tiida Latio compact cars. Nissan's share of the newly registered vehicle market amounted to 20.1%, down 3.3 percentage points year-on-year.

Including minivehicles, Nissan's domestic January sales totaled 60,872 cars, down 11.1%. The company's share of that market came to 15.4%, down 2.1 percentage points year-on-year.

Nissan sold 75,891 vehicles in the US in January, down 0.9% year-on-year. Nissan channels sold 67,834 vehicles, down just 0.1%. While sales of the Armada large SUV and Quest minivan were lower compared with a year ago, sales of the Sentra compact sedan and the Murano SUV rose. Infiniti channels sold fewer FX SUVs and G35 sedans (Skyline in Japan), pushing sales down 7.5% year-on-year to 8,057 vehicles. Sales in Canada fell 4.7% to 3,831 vehicles. Mexico sales grew 2.5% to 18,517 vehicles.

Sales in Europe amounted to 31,522 vehicles, down 16.1% year-on-year, on slower sales of the Almera compact hatchback and Primera mid-sized car, despite steady sales growth for the new Pathfinder SUV and new Navara pickup truck.

3. Exports

Nissan exported 51,062 vehicles from Japan in January, down 2.0% year-on-year.

Of those, 24,323 vehicles went to North America, up 47.2%, largely due to the popularity of the Murano SUV and M45 luxury sedan (Fuga in Japan).

Exports to Europe totaled 6,158 vehicles, down 39.4% due to the start of local production of the Navara in Spain last year, which reduced exports of pickup trucks.

Exports to the Middle East expanded by 11.5% year-on-year, to 6,646 vehicles, thanks to the startup of Tiida shipments. Fewer exports of pickup trucks cut overall exports to the rest of Asia by 27.1% year-on-year, to 4,620 vehicles.

Source: Nissan

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