Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. today announced production, sales and export figures for March and the 12 months ended March 31, 2008.
- Production
- March
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Nissan’s global production in March increased 1.2% year-on-year to 312,449 units.
Export models from Japan such as Rogue, X-Trail, Dualis and Tiida
boosted domestic production to 139,420 units, exceeding the previous
year by 27.2%.
Overseas production dropped 13.1% year-on-year to 173,029 units.
In the U.S., production fell 26.9% year-on-year to 47,776 units.
In Mexico, production decreased 40.9% year-on-year to 23,223 units.
In the U.K., the Qashqai (Dualis in Japan) and Note led to a rise in production of 2.3% to 32,187 units.
Production in Spain dropped 30.1% year-on-year to 15,564 units compared to the same month in the prior year.
Production in other regions rose 33.2% year-on-year to 54,279 units
due to demand for the Livina series in China, Indonesia, Malaysia,
Taiwan and South Africa. Increased production of the Frontier Navara in
Thailand and Bluebird Sylphy in China also contributed to the improved
performance.
- Fiscal Year 2007
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Global production for the 12 months ended March 31, 2008 grew 9.6%
year-on-year to 3,513,159 units, marking a record production year.
New products such as the Rogue and Infiniti EX as well as the
Skyline and X-Trail contributed to increased production at plants in
Japan. Total domestic production rose 6.0% to 1,263,333 units compared
to the previous year.
Overseas production reached a record of 2,249,826 units, up 11.7% year-on-year.
In the U.S., production fell 4.1% year-on-year to 687,032 units.
In Mexico, the Tiida contributed to a production growth of 8.5% year-on-year to 464,257 units.
In the U.K., production increased significantly by 23.6% to 374,076 units due to strong demand for the Qashqai.
Production in Spain rose 2.9% year-on-year to 219,607 units.
Other global markets saw significant production increase, up 42.9%
to 504,854 units compared to previous year, boosted by demand in China,
Thailand and Indonesia.
- Sales
- March
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In Japan, Nissan’s vehicle registrations in March grew 2.0%
year-on-year to 89,171 units. The Dualis, X-Trail, Note and Tiida were
positive contributors to the sales increase. Domestic sales of
mini-vehicles were down 14.2% from the previous year to 20,992 units.
Including mini-vehicles, Nissan sold 110,163 units in Japan, down 1.5%
year-on-year.
The company’s share of the domestic market registrations in March
was up 1.0 percentage point year-on-year to 18.9%, while the
corresponding market share including mini-vehicles rose 0.5 percentage
points to 15.1%.
Sales of new vehicles in the U.S. fell 3.8%* year-on-year to 106,921
units.New products such as Rogue and Infiniti G37 coupe (Skyline coupe
in Japan) sold well in their introductory year.
In Europe, strong performance of the Qashqai, X-Trail and Tiida
raised Nissan sales to 80,236 units, exceeding the previous year by
41.9%.
*US sales: 3.6% after equivalent adjustment for actual days of selling in March.
- Fiscal Year 2007
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In Japan, Nissan’s vehicle registrations for the 12 months ended
March 31, 2008 decreased 2.8% to 579,420 units. Domestic sales of
mini-vehicles dropped 1.4% to 141,725 units year-on-year. Including
mini-vehicles, Nissan sold 721,145 units in Japan, down 2.5% over the
prior year.
Nissan’s share of the domestic market for the fiscal year 2007 grew
0.3 percentage points over the pervious year to 16.9%, while its
corresponding market share including mini-vehicles was up 0.4
percentage points to 13.6%.
U.S. sales were up 2.3% year-on-year to 1,059,002 units, surpassing the one-million mark for the fourth consecutive year.
In Europe, growth in Russia and positive results from the Qashqai
led to increase in sales by 19.0% year-on-year to 636,460 units.
- Exports from Japan
- March
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Nissan’s exports in March increased 52.0% to 73,825 units compared to the previous year.
Exports to North America grew 84.0% year-on-year to 28,145 units.
Exports to Europe rose 0.9% to 8,555 units compared to the prior year.
- Fiscal Year 2007
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Nissan’s exports for the fiscal year 2007 increased 17.5% year-on-year to 725,525 units.
Exports to North America rose 23.4% to 293,646 units compared to the previous year.
Exports to Europe grew 11.6% to 85,907 units year-on-year.

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