Beijing (ZXZC)- In June 2023, major Japanese automaker Nissan Motor saw its China monthly sales climb up month over month. 

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According to the automaker, Nissan Motor sold 69,139 vehicles in June, which edged up 4.6% from the previous month. In the first six months of the year, the automaker’s cumulative sales volume amounted to 358,509 vehicles, dropping 24.4% year over year.

In the past month, Dongfeng Nissan (including Nissan, Venucia, and INFINITI brands) saw its monthly sales reach 64,794 vehicles, which hiked 3.4% from a month ago. Among the Dongfeng Nissan passenger vehicles sold in the past month, 59,096 units were under the Nissan brand, indicating a month-on-month increase of 3.8%.

At the same time, Nissan’s light commercial vehicle joint venture in China, Zhengzhou Nissan, recorded a monthly sales volume of 4,345 vehicles last month, representing a 5.9% growth from the earlier year and a 33.1% jump from the previous month.

In addition, Dongfeng Nissan's Venucia brand announced that it would officially put its V-Online DD-i hybrid model onto the market on July 8. The pre-sale price for the new model has already been disclosed, ranging from 130,000 yuan to 142,000 yuan. 

Positioned as a compact SUV, the V-Online DD-i marks the debut of Venucia's DD-i hybrid technology, combining the benefits of plug-in hybrid powertrain. With an 18.4 kWh battery, the model features a battery-only range of 110 km and a maximum combined range of 1,132 km.