NISSAN REPORTS APRIL 08 SALES IN EUROPE
ROLLE, Switzerland (May 15th, 2008) - Nissan has reported 45,250 sales in Europe in April, representing a decrease of 5.7% year on year. A total of 229,634 units have been sold to date this year, up 38% on the previous year.
Key highlights
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Nissan’s 4x4 line-up collectively gained 700 units (+7%) over last year with its Pathfinder, X-TRAIL, Patrol, Navara and Murano models, despite industry challenges.
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Russia and the Ukraine performed strongly with 13,096 (+13%) and 1,709 units (+77%) respectively.
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Infiniti has sold 2,274 units year to date, up 108% versus the same period last year in Russia and the Ukraine, as it prepares for its European launch later this year.
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In April, the Qasqhai compact cross-over model sold 10,313 units in April, up 12.1% versus last year. The order bank remains in excess of 60,000 units.
TOP 10 COUNTRIES FOR APRIL 2008
| | April 2008 | Variation vs April 2007 |
| Russia | 13 096 | 13% |
| UK | 5 199 | -20% |
| Italy | 4 156 | -3% |
| Germany | 4 080 | 3% |
| Spain | 3 657 | -14% |
| France | 2 494 | -34% |
| Greece | 1 805 | 18% |
| Ukraine | 1 709 | 77% |
| Belgium | 970 | -1% |
| Poland | 754 | 4% |
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.