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Friday, 10 April 2015

UK MARCH SALES - NISSAN - Nissan grows by nearly a quarter over the same period last year.

20152014
March sales (units)31,02625,529
Year-to-date sales (units)46,24737,808
Market share (March)6.3%5.5%

Nissan announced today passenger car sales for March of more than 31,000 units, an increase of 22% compared to last year, representing a market share of 6.3% in the month.





March highlights:

  • Nissan sets new record in the UK as car sales top 31,000, the highest monthly volume in its history
  • Nissan moves up the rankings to become 4th largest UK manufacturer for the year-to-date
  • March sales cement Nissan as the EV market leader, with LEAF sales exceeding 1,250 
  • Nissan’s crossover range  - Qashqai, Juke and X-Trail – posted record sales in March
  • The British-built Qashqai climbed up the rankings becoming the 4th best-selling car in the UK in March and the 5th best-selling car for the year-to-date
Key Nissan ModelsMarch 2015March 2014
Qashqai12,2108,388
Juke7,2256,536
X-Trail1,747423
LEAF1,254630
Total Nissan car sales31,02625,529
  • Nissan Sunderland Plant produces the Nissan Qashqai, Note and Juke and the 100% electric Nissan LEAF
  • Production of lithium-ion batteries for electric vehicles began in 2012
  • Total plant volume since 1986 stands at more than eight million units with 80 per cent of production exported to 100 markets worldwide
  • Total investment made and announced since then is over £3.5 billion
  • 500,238 units were produced at Sunderland plant in 2014
  • In 2014, one in three cars built in the UK was a Nissan.
  • Sunderland Plant currently employs more than 6,700 people
  • Nissan's European Design Centre is located in Paddington, London and employs around 65 people
  • Nissan's European Technical Centre is based in Cranfield, Bedfordshire and employs around 1,000 people
  • Nissan’s sales and marketing headquarters in Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire employs around 190 people

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