On June 22th, Nissan announced that as of the end of last month, they has sold over six million Micras. “The Micra’s drivability, fantastic reliability and superb handling have been well received, striking a chord with customers in over 70 countries around the world,” said Yosuke Iwasa, Nissan’s global chief marketing manager for the Micra program.
The 2011 Micra is distributed in the market from March, 2010. After which it started arriving in China and India. The new generation Micra was a bit more european because it was assembled in the UK. Currently, assembly line of the Nissan Micra is also located in Thailand, India, China and Mexico.
“Six million units sold tell us the Micra has a track record of success. With over 28 years’ experience producing compact cars, we want our customers to enjoy the maximum value of the new Nissan Micra together with its new technologies. With the newly-developed V-platform shared between two new models being produced, reduced vehicle weight and new aerodynamics have contributed to fuel economy performance that is among the best in its class," Tsuyoshi Kobayashi, the Micra’s chief vehicle engineer, commented.
“Six million units sold tell us the Micra has a track record of success. With over 28 years’ experience producing compact cars, we want our customers to enjoy the maximum value of the new Nissan Micra together with its new technologies. With the newly-developed V-platform shared between two new models being produced, reduced vehicle weight and new aerodynamics have contributed to fuel economy performance that is among the best in its class," Tsuyoshi Kobayashi, the Micra’s chief vehicle engineer, commented.
