It’s Not All Doom And Gloom – Nissan Are Doing Well

In what is actually a bit of a local success story, I’m pleased to report that it’s not all doom and gloom in the motor industry.  In fact, Nissan has reported some outstanding sales results for June, 2009, with figures up 9% over the same period from last year!  Nissan is proudly the top Japanese brand for passenger sales, but, and arguably more importantly for my region, 83% of cars sold last month were produced at the Nissan factory in Sunderland.

It’s arguably not surprising that Nissan are seeing such success, after all they produce everything from the mighty (and recently reported on) Godzilla of cars – the GT-R, all the way through to the incredibly easy to drive Nissan Micra.  There’s a few family cars in between, including the excellent Qashqai and the versatile note.

Nissan’s UK MD, Paul Willcox comments: “Everyone here at Nissan is proud to be one of the few brands to have made positive growth in June. It’s been one of the toughest periods for new car sales we’ve ever known, but we are in a better position than most with high quality, popular models built here in the UK offering exactly what customers are looking for.”