Nissan Sales Plummet 21.3% in June

Despite a European auto industry that was down 5.6% for June and 6.6% for the first six months, NissanNissanJapan, 1932 > present159 models
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sales in Europe were down 21.3% to 54,115 cars. Its market share has fallen .5% in June to 3.4%. Sales from January to June were down 31.4% from the same period last year to 325,672 cars.

The lone bright spot in Nissan’s sales was the UK where sales were up 7.8% in June. However, the general UK auto market was up 13.4% in June, which means that Nissan was not keeping up with the industry average.

Nissan’s bestselling models were the QashqaiNissan QashqaiJapan, 2006 > 2014305 versions
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, JukeNissan JukeJapan, 2010 > present135 versions
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and X-TrailNissan X-Trail Gen.2Japan, 2007 > 201328 versions
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. LeafNissan LEAFJapan, 2009 > present29 versions
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sales were up 74% in June. The refreshed MicraNissan Micra Gen.4Japan, 2010 > 201645 versions
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also went on sale in June.

"There is no doubt that the second half of the year will continue to pose challenges for all manufacturers, but I'm confident in the strength of our model line-up. In Bratislava we have recently shown to media and our dealers the all-new Note and revised Micra, which are destined to boost our performance for the rest of 2013,” said Nissan head of sales in Europe Guillaume Cartier.

European Auto Sales Fall to Lowest Level Since 1996 in June