Nissan Reports Production, Sales, Export Results for September 2007 and Past Six Months

Record September as global production grew 15.5%

TOKYO (October 29, 2007)--Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., today announced production, sales and export figures for September and the first half of fiscal 2007.

1.Production
September
Nissan’s global production grew 15.5% year-on-year to 317,024 units, marking an all-time record for the month of September.

In Japan, the Infiniti G35 sedan/G37 coupe (Skyline sedan/coupe in Japan) and the Rogue which was launched in North America in September contributed to increased production. Total domestic production grew 2.9% to 113,381 units, compared to the previous year.

Overseas production grew 23.9% year-on-year to 203,643 units, marking a record month of September.

In the US, the Nissan Altima contributed to increased production, and production grew year-on-year by 1.0%, totaling 61,207 units.

In Mexico, models such as the Nissan Sentra and the Nissan Versa (Tiida in Japan) led to increased production, and overall production rose 54.8% to 45,570 units.

In the UK, Nissan Qashqai (Dualis in Japan) contributed to a growth in production of 13.8% year-on-year to 33,190 units.

Production in Spain fell 0.3% year-on-year to 18,266 units.

Production in other regions rose 69.1% year-on-year to 45,410 units, due to increased production of the new Livina and Tiida in China, the new Frontier Navara in Thailand, and the new Grand Livina in Indonesia.
April-September
Nissan’s global production in the first half of fiscal 2007 rose 6.5% compared to the same half last year, to 1,611,496 units.

Japan production fell 10.3% year-on-year to 516,608 units.

Overseas production grew 16.7% year-on-year to 1,094,888 units, marking a record six months from April-September.

US production fell year-on-year by 3.9%, totaling 328,549 units.

In Mexico, the Sentra and the Versa (Tiida in Japan) contributed to increased production, and overall production rose 30.7% to 246,787 units.

In the UK, production grew 22.9% year-on-year to 176,382 units, due to strong Qashqai (Dualis in Japan) performance, which begun production in December 2006.

Production in Spain rose by 9.1% year-on-year, to 105,638 units.

In other regions, production increased 42.3% year-on-year to 237,532 units, led by production increases in China, Thailand, and Indonesia.
2.Sales
September
In Japan, Nissan’s registrations in September increased for the following models: the new X-Trail launched in August, the new Dualis launched in May and the Skyline; but due to the reduced sales of other models, overall sales totaled 60,101 units, down 9.5% compared to the previous year. Domestic sales of mini-vehicles were up 53.6% on the previous year to 14,012 units. Including mini-vehicles, Nissan sold 74,113 units in Japan, down 1.9% year-on-year.

The company’s share of the domestic market in September remained the same year-on-year at 18.3%, while the corresponding market share including mini-vehicles rose 1.0 percentage points to 14.8%.

Nissan sales in the US grew 6.7%* year-on-year to 94,269 units, boosted by increased sales of the Altima, Versa, and Infiniti G35 sedan/G37 coupe, marking a record month of September.

In Europe, strong performance from the Qashqai, the new X-Trail, and Navara raised Nissan sales to 62,798 units, exceeding the previous year’s results by 18.1%.

*Regarding US sales: 11.0% after equivalent adjustment for actual days of selling in September.
April-September
In the first half of fiscal 2007, the new X-Trail, the new Dualis, and Skyline recorded strong sales in Japan, but due to the reduced output of other models, overall production amounted to 266,204 units, down 8.7% compared to the previous year. Sales of mini-vehicles rose to 65,904 units, 13.2% higher than the same period over the previous year. Including mini-vehicles, Nissan’s domestic sales fell 5.0% to 332,108 units.

Nissan’s market share of registrations in Japan stood at 16.8%, up 0.1 percentage points compared with the previous year. Its market share including mini-vehicles rose 0.5 percentage points from the previous year to 13.4%.

Sales in the US grew 4.1% to 534,072 units.

In Europe, sales grew 7.1% year-on-year to 303,632 units.
3.Japan Exports
September
Nissan’s exports in September grew 14.6% to 63,817 units year-on-year.
Exports to North America rose 18.4% year-on-year to 27,882 units.
Exports to Europe declined 16.0% year-on-year to 6,286 units.
April-September
In the first half of fiscal 2007, Nissan’s exports declined 7.2% year-on-year to 275,421 units.
Shipments to North America fell 7.1% to 95,952 units.
Exports to Europe fell 2.6% year-on-year to 42,647 units.

Source: Nissan

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