TOKYO (Dec. 25, 2006)--Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., today announced its production, sales and export figures for November.
1.Production
Nissans global production fell year-on-year by 1.1% to 291,737 units.
Japans production of the all-new Infiniti G35 (Skyline in Japan), Tiida and Tiida Latio rose year-on-year. However, lower production of other models pushed overall domestic production down from the previous year, with output falling 4.9% to 106,163 units.
Overseas production rose year-on-year for the second month in a row, rising 1.3% to 185,574 units. US production fell year-on-year by 6.9% to 64,762 units. In Mexico, production rose significantly year-on-year, rising 18.5% to 39,529 units, due to strong sales of the all-new Sentra and Versa (Tiida in Japan).
In the UK, production rose 5.3% year-on-year to 28,009 units. Production in Spain rose 9.6% year-on-year to 22,079 units due to robust demand for light commercial vehicles, such as the Navara and Primastar. In Nissans General Overseas Markets (all markets excluding Japan, the US, and Europe), production decreased 7.0% year-on-year to 31,195 units.
2.Sales
Although sales were strong for the all-new Skyline released in November, registrations fell 14.5% to 41,850 units, dropping for the 14th straight month, amid lower sales of other models.
Despite strong sales by mini-vehicles such as the all-new Otti and Moco, Nissans domestic sales (including mini-vehicles) fell by 6.3% to 53,205 units, amid lower sales of other models. Nissans market share of registrations in Japan stood at 14.6%, down 1.4 percentage points compared with the previous year. Its market share including mini-vehicles fell 0.5 percentage points from the previous year to 11.8%.
Despite the contribution to sales growth by the all-new Versa (Tiida in Japan), all-new Altima and all-new Infiniti G35, sales in the US fell 1.6% to 76,015 units due to lower sales of other models.
In Europe, sales rose 25.3% year-on-year to 42,950 units.
3.Japan Exports
Nissans exports stood at 56,368 units which was maintained at the same level as November 2005.
Shipments to North America fell 1.0% to 23,939 units.
Exports to Europe fell 50.8% year-on-year to 3,982 units.
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