Japanese carmaker Nissan is now ranked as the number two Asian automotive brand in the Americas– after an incredible year that saw it record 1,561,230 vehicle sales across its Nissan and Infiniti brands.
Already established as Japan’s second largest carmaker, Nissan is now set to invest heavily on furthering its ambitions in the region. It will invest up to $2.0billion in a manufacturing complex in Aguascalientes, Mexico, which will complement two existing factories in the country – and is scheduled to begin operations in 2013.
Incredibly, the company’s sales growth was consistent across all of the geographic regions of the Americas – although it was the US, Mexico and Brazil that posted the largest gains.
Compared to last year, Nissan and Infiniti vehicles enjoyed 229,000 more sales – that’s up 17.2 per cent compared to 2010.
Toyotameanwhile, retains the leading position among Asian carmakers in the region – it sold 1.85million units during the year. Honda is in third place with 1.29million units; followed by Hyundai with 1.03million units; and Kia with 659,000 sales.
