Nissan introduced its 2022 enterprise outcomes, and the automaker had a tough yr. World gross sales fell 20.7 % to almost 3.23 million automobiles versus 4.06 million in 2021.
The numbers fell in each main area for the corporate. Gross sales in Japan have been solely down 0.5 %. Nevertheless, the determine fell 25.4 % in america and 23.8 % for North America as a complete. The numbers in Europe slipped by 23.1 %, and China skilled a 22.1 % lower. The desk beneath exhibits the worldwide gross sales figures:
In simply the US, the Rogue was Nissan’s bestseller for 2022. The corporate moved 186,480 of them for the yr, which was down 34.7 % from 285,602 examples in 2021.
Nissan additionally constructed fewer automobiles worldwide in 2022. The corporate produced round 3.25 million cars, which was down 9.4 % from 2021. The factories in Japan made 12.6 % extra merchandise, however the ones elsewhere on the planet had a 12.9 % decline. The desk beneath exhibits this information.
Wanting towards the longer term, Nissan will unveil an electrical automobile idea on February 1 at 8 PM EST (February 2 at 1 AM GMT). Judging from the teaser, it can probably be a real-world model of the Max-Out from earlier renderings. The automobile imagines a roadster with eye-catching styling.
Nissan will even revise its pickup lineup within the US quickly. The fullsized Titan goes away, probably earlier than the top of the yr, and there isn’t any substitute within the product technique. As well as, the corporate is investigating whether or not to construct a midsized electrical truck.
In 2022, the corporate took out a mortgage for the equal of about $1.44 billion to fund “zero emission mobility investments.” The Nissan Sustainable Finance Framework is dealing with learn how to disperse the cash. The initiatives embrace clear manufacturing, battery improvement, autonomous driving tech, charging, new automobiles, and extra.