BEIJING (October 10, 2022) – Nissan in China sold 92,071 units in September, including 80,564 passenger vehicle (PV) units across the Nissan + Venucia + INFINITI brands, and 11,507 light commercial vehicle (LCV) units for Dongfeng Automobile Co., Ltd. (DFAC) and Zhengzhou Nissan (ZNA), a 11.8%, 6.2%, and 38.0% decline year on year, respectively. 

Nissan’s PV and LCV sales in China reached 837,864 vehicles from January to September of the year, a 17.8% decline year on year, resulting from continued external headwinds, including industrywide parts and chip shortages, and pandemic disruptions.

Note: Nissan announces rounded flash results to the media.

Nissan reports retail sales for PV and wholesale sales for LCV

Shohei Yamazaki, senior vice president of Nissan, chairman of the Management Committee for China and president of Dongfeng Motor Ltd. (DFL) said the slow recovery because of prolonged headwinds has indicated that the business environment will remain uncertain for the rest of the year, even with improvement in parts supply and the overall pandemic situation across the country, and a series of government incentives to stimulate auto consumption. 

“We look forward to seeing continued recovery of our business after the successful launch of our iconic electric SUV – Nissan Ariya - and the new Altima MC in September, through the end of the year and beyond,” he said.

He said introduction of Nissan’s e-POWER Sylphy and Ariya electric crossover, together with Venucia D60EV and T60EV, will accelerate the company’s electrification strategy in the market.

1/Highlights

< Nissan scope (PV + LCV + CBU) >

   •    92,071 vehicles were sold in September under the Nissan scope.

< DFL-PV (Nissan + Venucia + INFINITI*): Part of Nissan scope >

   •    The sales volume of Dongfeng Nissan (including Nissan, Venucia and INFINITI brands) in September reached 80,564 units. The sales volume of the Nissan brand reached 70,016 units in September. The Venucia brand sold 10,142 vehicles, a 114.3% increase year on year, a 33% increase month on month.

   •    Dongfeng Nissan sold 703,977 vehicles in the first nine months of the year. Nissan sold 626,048 units while Venucia sold 72,473 units, an increase of 42.4% year on year. 

< Nissan’s LCV (Dongfeng Automobile Co. Ltd and Zhengzhou Nissan):Part of Nissan scope >

   •    Nissan’s LCV sales in China stood at 11,507 vehicles in September. DFAC’s September sales reached 8,180 vehicles, while Zhengzhou Nissan’s September sales stood at 3,327 vehicles.

   •    LCV business (DFAC + ZNA) sold 133,887 units from January to September, a 26.1% decline year on year.

2/Product topics

   •    Dongfeng Nissan’s performance in September was driven by its sedan and SUV series across the Nissan, Venucia, and INFINITI brands.

        ➢  As for Nissan Sedans, Altima sold 14,447 units in September, and yearto-date sales reached 119,133 units. The Sylphy series sold 35,926 units in September. 

        ➢  As for SUVs, the Qashqai sold 13,005 units in September. 

        ➢  Venucia’s September sales were boosted mainly by the Venucia V-online (3,542 vehicles), and D60 series (5,927 vehicles). The Venucia D60EV sold 5,430 units, an 543% increase year on year. The electrified product line (D60EV and T60EV) sold a total of 5,633 vehicles.

        ➢  INFINITI’s September sales were driven mainly by the QX50, Q50L, and all-new QX60 and QX55.

   •    DFAC sold 98,887 vehicles from January to September, including 11,908 NEVs and 6,251 units for export.

   •    Zhengzhou Nissan’s September sales continued to be driven by its pickup and SUV businesses, including Nissan Navara and the Dongfeng Rich-brand pickup series (2,426).

* INFINITI sales include both CBU and local production