NISSAN REPORTS SEPTEMBER SALES IN EUROPE
ROLLE, Switzerland (October 8th, 2008) - Nissan has reported 59,359 sales in Europe in September representing a decrease of 5.5% year on year. A total of 490,193 units have been sold since January 2008, up by 16% compared to the previous year.
Francois Goupil de Bouille, vice president for sales for Nissan in Europe commented, “September saw some unpleasant declines in volume across the industry in Europe. For Nissan however, Qashqai’s third shift ramp-up at the Sunderland plant in the UK is starting to ease the flow of Qashqai sales across all markets. In addition, the 16% year on year growth is being supported by other models such as Micra and Tiida, softening the impact of the current economic crisis.”
Key highlights
- The Micra and Note are performing well on a year-to-date basis (73,075 units -1.5% and 73,775 units +6.5% respectively) at a time when the models are mid-way through their life cycle.
- Nissan’s Qashqai order bank is starting to ease following the ramp-up of the third shift at its Sunderland plant in the UK. Nissan in Italy, for example, saw a 5% increase versus the same month last year with 5,137 units of which Qashqai saw a 50% increase year on year.
- Tiida continues to outperform expectations with 3,369 units sold in September which is performing well in Eastern European markets.
TOP 10 COUNTRIES FOR SEPTEMBER 2008
|
September 2008 |
Variation vs September 2007 |
Russia |
15,078 |
51.5% |
UK |
13,225 |
-26.8% |
Italy |
5,137 |
5.0% |
Germany |
4,694 |
-13.4% |
France |
4,648 |
-8.9% |
Spain (inc Cnr) |
3,194 |
-23.4% |
Ukraine |
1,821 |
66.0% |
Belgium/Lux |
1,435 |
4.5% |
Greece |
1,227 |
32.1% |
Holland |
1,179 |
-35.4% |
TOP 10 MODELS FOR SEPTEMBER 2008
|
September 2008 |
Variation vs September 2007 |
Qashqai |
17,964 |
30.6% |
Micra |
10,050 |
-12.0% |
Note |
9,423 |
-11.7% |
X-Trail |
4,585 |
-27.8％ |
Tiida |
3,369 |
433.1% |
Navara |
2,612 |
-57.9% |
Almera Classic |
2,201 |
-0.3% |
New Teana |
1,471 |
|
Primastar |
1,144 |
-29.9% |
Pathfinder |
1,094 |
-52.0% |
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.