2005 ANNUAL REPORT - Renault

Production: a 9.4% increase in calendar
year 2005
Nissan's global production in 2005 increased 9.4%
year-on-year to 3,508,005 units.
In Japan, production increased 0.8% to 1,451,212 units.
Robust sales of new models introduced in fiscal year
2004 offset slower sales of existing models and exports.
Overseas production climbed 16.3% to 2,056,793 units,
reaching the 2 million mark for the first time ever.
Production in the US rose 10.8% to 835,946 units
helped by continued strong sales of the Altima midsized
sedan and increased sales of the Pathfinder SUV.
In Mexico, production increased 11.5% to 362,591 units
due to strong demand for the Sentra compact sedan
and other models.
In Europe, output in the UK fell 1.4% to 315,297 units.
In Spain, the Pathfinder SUV and the Navara pickup
truck boosted output 35.5% to 193,604 units.
Production in General Overseas Markets (GOM) jumped
54.8% to 349,355 units with production in China alone
rising 160.7% to 186,744 units due to strong demand
for the Teana luxury sedan and the Tiida sedan
and hatchback.
Sales: a strong rise in US sales
in calendar year 2005
In Japan, Nissan's registrations in 2005 rose 2.2%
to 759,725 units due to strong sales of new models
released in the latter half of fiscal year 2004. Nissan's
share of the domestic registered vehicle market
amounted to 19.3%, up 0.5 percentage points.
Including minivehicles, Nissan's domestic sales rose
4.8% to 866,157 units. The company's share of the market
increased 0.7 percentage points to 14.8%.
In the US, sales climbed 9.2% to a record 1,076,670 units,
the first time for calendar sales to reach the 1 million
mark. Nissan brand sales rose 10% to 940,269 units
supported by strong sales of the Altima mid-sized sedan
and Pathfinder SUV. Sales at the Infiniti luxury division
rose 4.1% to 136,401 units, boosted by strong sales
of the M45 luxury sedan (Fuga in Japan).
In Canada, Nissan's sales rose 2.2% to 70,983 units,
while sales in Mexico remained largely unchanged
at 234,932 units.
In Europe, sales fell 0.6% to 540,945 units although
demand was strong for newly launched models,
including the Pathfinder SUV and the Navara pickup truck.
The Renault-Nissan
Alliance
Nissan sales topped the 1 million mark in the US in 2005,
buoyed by the popular Altima sedan.
Nissan Value-Up
The Nissan Value-Up business plan has three commitments relating
to profitability, growth and return on investment.The commitments are:
· to maintain the top level of operating profit margin among global
automakers for each of the three years of the plan;
· to achieve global sales of 4.2 million units, measured in fiscal year
2008; and
· to achieve a 20% return on invested capital on average over
the course of the plan, excluding cash on hand.
Under the plan, Nissan will expand its worldwide presence, and Infiniti
will be launched as a global tier-one luxury brand. Furthermore,
through the end of fiscal year 2007, 28 all-new Nissan and Infiniti
models will be launched globally.
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