NISSAN REPORTS OCTOBER SALES IN EUROPE
ROLLE, Switzerland (November 4th, 2008) - Nissan has reported 40,629 sales in Europe in October representing a decrease of 19% year on year. A total of 530,822 units have been sold since January 2008, up by 12% compared to the previous year.
Francois Goupil de Bouille, vice president for sales for Nissan in Europe commented, “Despite another challenging month across Europe, Nissan maintained sales performances in some key markets such as Italy and France and saw growth in the Ukraine and Belgium. Overall in the short term, we foresee little improvement and market conditions will remain very difficult.”
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The Ukraine and Belgium saw strong performances in October with 1,700 units (+40%) and 1,560 units (+24%) sold respectively compared to last year.
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France and Italy managed to maintain their sales performance in another challenging month for the industry with 3,773 units (-4%) and 4,660 units (-5%) sold respectively compared to the previous year.
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Despite the decline in the markets, Qashqai sales remained in line with last year with 13,925 units sold this month.
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Following the successful launch of Teana in Russia, Ukraine and Kazakhstan, the model sold 1,024 units this month, up 50% compared to the previous model last year.
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Nissan’s premium brand Infiniti sold 1,130 units in October following its official launch in western Europe compared to 530 units the previous year.
TOP 10 COUNTRIES FOR OCTOBER 2008
| | October 2008 | Variation vs October 2007 |
| Russia | 9,537 | -20% |
| Italy | 4,660 | -5% |
| France | 3,773 | -4% |
| UK | 3,726 | -38% |
| Spain (inc Cnr) | 3,188 | -32% |
| Germany | 2,832 | -23% |
| Ukraine | 1,700 | +40% |
| Belgium/Lux | 1,560 | +24% |
| Greece | 1,068 | -9% |
| Holland | 986 | -31% |
TOP 10 MODELS FOR OCTOBER 2008
| | October 2008 | Variation vs October 2007 |
| Qashqai | 13,925 | -0.5% |
| Micra | 5,184 | -11% |
| Note | 4,289 | -38% |
| X-Trail | 3,184 | -36% |
| Tiida | 2,135 | -24% |
| Navara | 1,869 | -55% |
| Qashqai+2 | 1,484 | - |
| Almera Classic | 1,458 | -48% |
| New Teana | 1,024 | - |
| Cabstar | 929 | -36% |
About Nissan in Europe
Nissan employs around 12,000 people in its European design, research and development, manufacturing, logistics, and sales and marketing operations. In calendar year 2007, the company sold 570,513 vehicles across 40 markets in Western and Eastern Europe including Russia. Furthermore, the company produced a total of 576,632 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
Penny Szczepaniak Corporate Communications, Nissan Europe SAS +33 1 30 13 57 87
E-mail: pszczepaniak@nissan-europe.com
Isabelle Huet Corporate Communications, Nissan Europe SAS +33 1 30 13 56 44
E-mail: ihuet@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.
