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Nissan Sales Report Reveals Consistent Sales
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NISSAN MAINTAINS CONSISTENT 2012 SALES PERFORMANCE IN INDIA
Bangalore, India (April 02, 2013) - Nissan today reported its annual sales figures in India for the financial year ending March 2013, registering 11% year-on-year increase. In total Nissan sold 36,975 vehicles in 2012 against 33,270 units in 2011.
Nissan's flagship model, the mid-size Sunny sedan, accounted for 24,011 units while the premium compact Micra sold 11,454 units. Evalia - the urban-class utility vehicle introduced in October 2012 - achieved 1,396 sales.
The company's diverse model range, including the Teana, X-Trail SUV and 370z sports car comprised the remaining sales.
Commenting on the annual sales figures, Mr. Kenichiro Yomura, Managing Director & CEO, Nissan Motor India Pvt. Ltd. said, "Given the operating environment, this is a good performance."
"We have maintained our sales momentum in India and continue to scale up our operations in line with our long term strategic goals for the market. We have also significantly expanded our dealer network to 95 over the last twelve months, underlining our future, long-term commitment to India making the Nissan brand accessible to more and more people."
Mr. Nitish Tipnis, Director - Sales & Marketing, Hover Automotive India (the National Sales Company for Nissan India) added, "We have continued to grow in spite of a market slowdown only because of our strong customer focus, which has allowed us to keep our sales targets consistent. We will continue to bring our customers even more excitement in the marketplace throughout the next fiscal year with the introduction of a new and exciting product range to meet customer needs. This will be reinforced with our philosophy of providing unmatched customer service."
About Nissan Motor India Pvt. Ltd
Nissan Motor India Private Ltd. (NMIPL) is a 100% subsidiary of Nissan Motor Co. Ltd. Japan. The company was incorporated in 2005 and offers innovative and exciting products across hatchback, sports, SUV and sedan segments in India. Nissan together with its global alliance partner Renault set up a manufacturing plant and a Research & Development Centre near Chennai. Nissan has appointed Hover Automotive India Pvt. Ltd. as a sole distributor for India to handle sales and marketing, dealer development, customer relationship,management and after sales. NMIPL registered sales of 33,270 units in FY 2011. For more information, visit www.nissan.in
About Hover Automotive India
Hover Automotive India (HAI) is the national sales company (NSC) of Nissan Motor Co. Ltd (NML), Japan acting as the sole and exclusive distributor for managing the marketing, sales, after-sales service, training & dealer development functions for the entire territory of India. HAI functions as an independent company to accelerate the sales and build customer touch points across India for the Nissan brand of vehicles.
HAI was formed by three global entrepreneurs. Mr. Moez Mangalji, proprietor of global hospitality chain Westmont Group, Mr. G.M. Singh, founder and Chairman of the Mumbai based GMS group and Mr. Kevin Whalen, founding member of the US based fortune 500 company ‘Group One Automotive.' Together, these eminent entrepreneurs form HAI's board of directors and bring with them world class expertise of aligning with global brands to deliver unmatched speed to market and unparalleled customer service. For more details visit: www.hai.net.in
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