NISSAN REPORTS APRIL SALES IN EUROPE
ROLLE, Switzerland (May 6th, 2009) - Nissan in Europe has reported 37,980sales in April, representing a decrease of 16% year on year.
“Overall we are not seeing any improvement year on year in the European market. Some markets like Germany increased due to continued scrapping schemes but this is offset by deterioration in Spain and Russia. Our sales performance is in line with expectations and some key countries such as Russia, Italy, UK and Spain have improved their market share year on year. ”, said Francois Goupil de Bouillé, Vice President - Sales for Nissan in Europe.
Key markets highlights:
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Provisional market shares in Russia (5.4%), Spain (4.3%), UK (3.9%) and Italy (2.6%) have increased year on year
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TIV is down 24% which is in line with the trend of the last 6 months
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Scrap incentives continue to stimulate the market in Germany up 17%
TOP 10 COUNTRIES FOR APRIL 2009
| | April 2009 | Variation Vs April 2008 |
| Russia | 7626 | -41,8% |
| UK | 5680 | 9,3% |
| Italy | 5070 | 22,0% |
| Germany | 4439 | 8,8% |
| France | 3299 | 32,3% |
| Spain | 2368 | -35,2% |
| Belgium/Luxembourg | 1053 | 8,6% |
| Greece | 872 | -51,7% |
| Poland | 803 | 6,5% |
| Holland | 570 | -14,9% |
Product Highlights
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Micra sales increased by 4.4% compared to 2008
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Qashqai sales were up 20% year on year
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4x4 sales remain challenging
TOP 10 PRODUCTS FOR APRIL 2009
| | April 2009 | Variation Vs April 2008 |
| Qashqai | 12463 | +21% |
| Micra | 6120 | +4% |
| Note | 3945 | -39% |
| Qashqai +2 | 3275 | 0,0% |
| X Trail | 2275 | -56% |
| Tiida | 1536 | -60% |
| Almera Classic | 1362 | -55% |
| Navara | 1021 | -65% |
| Primastar | 800 | -23% |
| New Teana | 705 | 0,0% |
About Nissan in Europe
Nissan employs around 13,500 people in its European design, research and development, manufacturing, logistics, and sales and marketing operations. In calendar year 2008, the company sold 601,647 vehicles across 40 markets in Western and Eastern Europe including Russia. Furthermore, the company produced a total of 539,580 vehicles in its Spanish and British plants. For more information, please go to www.nissaneurope-newsbureau.com
For further information on all markets, please contact Nissan Corporate Communications - Europe.
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CONTACT
Isabelle Huet Corporate Communications, Nissan Europe SAS +33 130 135 644
E-mail: ihuet@nissan-europe.com
Sara Legouge Corporate Communications, Nissan International SA +41 218 225 913
E-mail: slegouge@nissan-europe.com
Editor’s Notes:
(*) The sales figures quoted are retail sales figures for a large European scope covering all of Nissan Europe’s markets including the UK, Germany, Spain, Italy, France, Holland, Switzerland, Austria, Belgium, Luxembourg, Portugal, Greece, Ireland, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Iceland, Cyprus, Malta, Poland, Czech Republic, Croatia, Slovenia, Slovakia, Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria, the Baltic States, Ukraine, Russia, Kazakhstan, Turkey, Israel and the French Overseas Territories.
These figures are not to be confused with the figures published by the ACEA who report registration figures and do not cover such a broad European scope as Nissan.
The market shares provided are based on the provisional Total Industry Volume (TIV) figures.
