With its Nissan LEAF electric car just around the corner, the Japanese manufacturer has made a bold prediction about vehicle sales this year.
Nissan has stated it expects auto sales to reach 70million units this year with China continuing to lead the new car market. China became Nissan’s second largest market last year.
Dr Andy Palmer, senior vice president and executive committee member of Nissan Motor Company, commented that sales of Nissan’s luxury brand Infiniti in China hit 5,113 units in the first half year – that’s more than double compared to a year earlier. Sales for the whole year could now exceed 10,000 units, second only to the US market.
In 2009, global auto sales only totalled 60.99million units according to the International Organisation of Motor Vehicle Manufacturers with the global economic downturn partly to blame.
