Production
Nissan’s global production grew 16.3 percent year-on-year to 341,036 units, marking an all-time record for the month of October.
In Japan, the Infiniti G35 sedan, G37 coupe (Skyline sedan/Skyline coupe in Japan) and the new Rogue, recently launched in North America, contributed to increased production. Total domestic production grew 10.9 percent to 112,698 units over the previous year.
Overseas production grew 19.1 percent year-on-year to 228,338 units, marking a record production month for plants outside of Japan.
In the United States, the Altima contributed to increased production growing year-on-year by 3.8 percent, totaling 75,313 units.
In Mexico, the Versa (Tiida in Japan) led to increase production with overall production rising 14.2 percent to 51,145 units.
In the United Kingdom, Qashqai (Dualis in Japan) contributed to a production growth of 21.3 percent year-on-year to 35,447 units.
Production in Spain rose 0.8 percent year-on-year to 21,872 units.
Production in other regions rose 90.1 percent year-on-year to 44,561 units, mainly due to demand for the Livina in China, the Frontier Navara in Thailand, and the Grand Livina in Indonesia, as well as increased production of the Tiida and Bluebird Sylphy in China.
Sales
In Japan, Nissan’s registrations in October remained flat, with overall sales of 39,415 units, down 0.1 percent year-on-year. Domestic sales of mini-vehicles were down 18.7 percent on the previous year to 10,046 units. Including mini-vehicles, Nissan sold 49,461 units in Japan, down 4.5 percent year-on-year.
The company’s share of the domestic market registrations in October was down 0.3 percentage points year-on-year to 14.6 percent, while the corresponding market share including mini-vehicles fell 0.4 percentage points to 12.2 percent.
Sales of new vehicles in the U.S. grew 13.1 percent* year-on-year to 84,947 units, boosted by increased sales of the new Rogue crossover, Altima, and Infiniti G35 sedan/G37 coupe.
In Europe, continued strong performance from the Qashqai, X-Trail, and Navara helped boost Nissan sales to 50,048 units, exceeding the prior year by 21.9 percent.
*U.S. sales: 8.8 percent after equivalent adjustment for actual days of selling in October.
Japan Exports
Nissan’s exports in October rose 17.5 percent to 69,167 units year-on-year. Exports to North America rose 33.5 percent year-on-year to 32,451 units. Exports to Europe declined 8.7 percent year-on-year to 6,394 units.
