Nissan Reports June 2014 Sales for Asia and Oceania

HONG KONG, July 18, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Nissan announced today total Asia and Oceania sales for June of 23,110 units, a 13.7 percent decline from a year earlier.

June highlights:

• Nissan market share grew 1.6 percent in Thailand versus prior year amid slowing domestic demand. Thailand remains a key strategic market for Nissan and the all-new NP300 Navara, the first global premiere model in the country, has already garnered much positive feedback.
• Navara (2,280 units) and Dualis (1,630 units) continued to push sales in Australia.
• Sales in other A&O markets have shown robust growth:
  • Korea set a second-best historical monthly sales record, with a 196 percent increase compared to last year, thanks to the strong momentum of Altima and Infiniti Q50.
  • Singapore gained 119 percent year-on-year growth with the popular LCV line-up of Urvan, Cabstar and NV200. 
  • Hong Kong reported a 31 percent rise over last year, driven by Serena and Elgrand.

About Nissan Motor Co.

Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., Japan's second-largest automotive company, is headquartered in Yokohama, Japan, and is part of the Renault-Nissan Alliance. Operating with more than 244,500 employees globally, Nissan sold almost 5.2 million vehicles and generated revenue of 10.5 trillion yen (USD 105 billion) in fiscal 2013. Nissan delivers a comprehensive range of more than 60 models under the Nissan, Infiniti and Datsun brands. In 2010, Nissan introduced the Nissan LEAF, and continues to lead in zero-emission mobility. The LEAF, the first mass-market, pure-electric vehicle launched globally, is now the best-selling EV in history with almost 50 percent share of the zero-emission vehicle segment.

Media Contacts:

Nissan Global Co., Ltd.
Communications - China, Asia and Oceania
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