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

	2015	2014
March sales (units)	31,026	25,529
Year-to-date sales (units)	46,247	37,808
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 4^th 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 4^th best-selling car in the UK in March and the 5^th best-selling car for the year-to-date

Key Nissan Models	March 2015	March 2014
Qashqai	12,210	8,388
Juke	7,225	6,536
X-Trail	1,747	423
LEAF	1,254	630
Total Nissan car sales	31,026	25,529

• 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