Nissan production, sales, and exports for December and 2023

 

January 30, 2024

 

YOKOHAMA, Japan – Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. today announced production, sales, and export figures for December 2023 and calendar year 2023.

1. Production

				Dec. 2023 (vehicles)	Year-on-year change (%)	Jan. - Dec. 2023 (vehicles)	Year-on-year change (%)	Jan. - Dec. 2022 (vehicles)
			Passenger vehicles	56,268	+5.9	647,945	+28.6	503,791
			Commercial vehicles	4,930	-14.6	70,582	+27.1	55,523
	Production in Japan			61,198	+3.9	718,527	+28.5	559,314
		US		42,194	+6.7	605,241	+12.3	538,750
		Mexico		35,791	+6.0	615,744	+57.5	390,932
		UK		25,198	+35.4	325,218	+36.5	238,249
		China		85,316	+153.6	779,756	＊-19.2	1,057,598
		Others		23,822	-34.3	399,678	-14.2	465,957
	Production outside Japan			212,321	+31.2	2,725,637	+1.3	2,691,486
Global production				273,519	+23.9	3,444,164	+5.9	3,250,800

Notes:
1) “Others” represents the combined total of production in markets including Taiwan, Thailand, South Africa, Brazil, India, Egypt, Russia, France, and Argentina (excluding complete knock-down production).
2) China production includes Dongfeng-brand passenger vehicles and light commercial vehicles.
＊ Due to the transfer of shares, LCVs produced by Dongfeng Automotive Company (DFAC) are no longer included in Nissan’s production figures from October 2022.
    Percentage increase or decrease year-on-year has also been calculated, excluding DFAC’s production figures.

 

December 2023

• Global production in December surpassed year-earlier results by 23.9%.
• Production in Japan surpassed year-earlier results by 3.9%.
• Production outside Japan surpassed year-earlier results by 31.2%.

 

January-December 2023

• Global production in the January-December period surpassed year-earlier results by 5.9%.
• Production in Japan surpassed year-earlier results by 28.5%.
• Production outside Japan surpassed year-earlier results by 1.3%.

 

2. Sales

				Dec. 2023 (vehicles)	Year-on-year change (%)	Jan. - Dec. 2023 (vehicles)	Year-on-year change (%)	Jan. - Dec. 2022 (vehicles)
			Passenger vehicles	16,444	-3.2	245,864	+4.7	234,749
			Commercial vehicles	3,255	+2.6	45,088	+21.0	37,253
		Japan (registration)		19,699	-2.3	290,952	+7.0	272,002
		Japan (minivehicles)		14,154	-1.2	189,626	+6.9	177,438
	Japan (incl. minivehicles)			33,853	-1.8	480,578	+6.9	449,440
			US	73,712	+14.9	898,795	+23.2	729,349
			Canada	5,999	+27.9	91,378	+19.6	76,411
			Mexico	24,605	+6.7	242,044	+42.6	169,787
		North America		104,379	+13.5	1,233,572	+26.3	976,678
		Europe		30,934	+8.8	343,891	+20.1	286,225
		China		98,873	+40.3	793,768	＊-16.1	1,045,197
		Others		49,689	+25.6	522,462	+11.6	468,092
	Sales outside Japan			283,875	+23.2	2,893,693	+4.2	2,776,192
Global sales				317,728	+19.9	3,374,271	+4.6	3,225,632

Notes:
1) Japan sales are categorized as passenger vehicles and commercial vehicles based on chassis.
2) China sales figures (excluding commercial vehicles) have been retail since January 2015. Year-on-year percentage change excludes commercial vehicles.
3) China sales include Dongfeng-brand passenger vehicles and light commercial vehicles.
＊Due to the transfer of shares, LCVs sold by Dongfeng Automotive Company (DFAC) are no longer included in Nissan’s sales figures from October 2022.
    Percentage increase or decrease year-on-year have also been calculated, excluding DFAC’s sales figures.

 

December 2023

• Global sales in December surpassed year-earlier results by 19.9%.
• Sales including minivehicles in Japan declined 1.8% from a year earlier.

・Sales of registered vehicles in Japan declined 2.3% from a year earlier.

・Minivehicle sales in Japan declied 1.2% from a year earlier.

• Sales outside Japan surpassed year-earlier results by 23.2%.

 

January-December 2023

• Global sales in the January-December period surpassed year-earlier results by 4.6%.
• Sales including minivehicles in Japan surpassed year-earlier results by 6.9%.

・Sales of registered vehicles in Japan surpassed year-earlier results by 7.0%.

・Minivehicle sales in Japan surpassed year-earlier results by 6.9%.

• Sales outside Japan surpassed year-earlier results by 4.2%.

 

3. Exports from Japan

				Dec. 2023 (vehicles)	Year-on-year change (%)	Jan. - Dec. 2023 (vehicles)	Year-on-year change (%)	Jan. - Dec. 2022 (vehicles)
	North America			24,282	-3.0	218,768	+30.7	167,375
	Europe			10,479	+237.5	64,079	+219.9	20,032
	Others			17,794	+52.2	151,906	+51.2	100,438
Total exports from Japan				52,555	+32.0	434,753	+51.0	287,845

Notes:
1) Exports are the total of complete build-up and complete knock-down vehicles (based on data from JAMA).
2) Export regions are based on JAMA geographic divisions. (Mexico is included in “Others.”)

 

December 2023

• Exports from Japan in December surpassed year-earlier results by 32.0%.

 

January-December 2023

• Exports from Japan in the January-December period surpassed year-earlier results by 51.0%.