NISSAN REPORTS JULY 09 SALES IN EUROPE

2009/08/06

NISSAN REPORTS JULY 09 SALES IN EUROPE

NISSAN REPORTS JULY 2009 SALES IN EUROPE

ROLLE, Switzerland (Aug 6, 2009) - Nissan in Europe has reported sales of 44,593 units in July, representing a decrease of 16.1 % from 2008. Market share has risen to 2.9%, and total European TIV was down 16.9% year on year.

“The Russian market is still in turmoil - total TIV is 62% down year on year but other economies are showing signs of stabilization, with total demand levels slowly improving, albeit at a lower level than last year” - Francois Goupil de Bouillé, Vice President - Sales for Nissan in Europe.

Key markets highlights:

·              In the UK, Germany, France Italy and Spain both volumes and market share increased versus July 2008

·              Nissan’s market share was 2.9% in line with 2008 but ahead of expectations due to strong demand for Pixo, Micra, Note and Qashqai.

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Product Highlights

·              Qashqai sales in July were the highest month in 2009, the order bank continues to grow steadily

·              Qashqai +2 also had its highest month of sales and continues to grow in the market

·              Micra sales continue to grow strongly, largely driven by scrap incentives  across most major markets

·              Pixo sales and customer orders continues to exceed expectations

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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 Jenkins 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.