Beijing (ZXZC)- In February, Nissan Motor saw its monthly sales grow slightly from a year ago in China, with sales from its commercial vehicle sector jumping over 25% year over year.

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In the second month of 2022, Nissan Motor sold a total of 77,494 vehicles in China, edging up 2.5% year on year. The automaker explained that aside from the scattered COVID breakouts, and the crimped raw material supply, the company’s sales were also challenged by the Chinese New Year holiday.

During the first two months of 2022, the cumulative sales volume of Nissan Motor in China, amounted to 210,961 vehicles, down 4.9% year on year.

In February, Nissan Motor’s passenger vehicle joint venture, Dongfeng Motor Co. & Ltd. (DFL), sold 63,688 vehicles (including Nissan, Venucia, and Infiniti brands), notching down 1.5% from a year ago. The cumulative sales volume of DFL amounted to 175,021 vehicles this year, dropping 8% compared to the earlier year.

The light commercial vehicle sector of the group (including Dongfeng Automobile Co. & Ltd. and Zhengzhou Nissan) celebrated a 25.7% year-on-year jump in its February sales with 13,806 vehicles sold. During the two months of 2022, Nissan sold a total of 35,940 commercial vehicles, increasing 13.8% from the previous year.