NISSAN REPORTS JULY SALES IN EUROPE
ROLLE, Switzerland (August 5th, 2008) - Nissan has reported 53,162 sales in Europe in July representing an increase of 11% year on year. A total of 393,965 units have been sold since January 2008, up by 22% compared to the previous year.
Nissan is experiencing strong growth with sales over 20% ahead of last year; coming from both Eastern & Western Europe despite strong economic headwinds.
Simon Thomas, SVP sales and marketing for Nissan in Europe commented, “This increase is due to a number of strong model performances. In particular, Qashqai continues to be very strong and we are still unable to supply to demand despite significant production increases. Also, our year on year sales increase for X-Trail is a great result in the current market situation. Improving performances of Note, Tiida and Micra have also made a significant contribution to Nissan’s growth so far this year.”
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Having recently celebrated its 25th anniversary, the Micra sold 6,900 units in July - a credible performance despite fierce competition in the B-segment.
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The X-Trail continues to outperform its predecessor with 4,832 units sold in July.
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The demand for Qashqai continues with 17,514 units sold in July, up 42% against last year.
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The Tiida model sold 4,021 units in July and has sold almost 30,000 units since January.
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Russia, Portugal and the Netherlands saw strong performances in July with 14,630 units (+40%), 946 units (+42%) and 1,237 units (+25%) respectively compared to the previous year.
TOP 10 COUNTRIES FOR JULY 2008
| | July 2008 | Variation vs July 2007 |
| Russia | 14,630 | +40% |
| UK | 5,897 | -6% |
| Italy | 5,363 | +22% |
| Spain (inc Cnr) | 3,954 | -32% |
| Germany | 3,821 | -8% |
| France | 3,456 | +2% |
| Ukraine | 1,620 | +65% |
| Greece | 1,548 | +28% |
| Ireland | 1,327 | +5% |
| Netherlands | 1,237 | +25% |
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.