Corona shocks Nissan and BMW in America .. disappointing numbers

Car sales in the third quarter of this year in the United States of America were subjected to a strong shock as a result of the outbreak of the new Corona virus, and the most prominent victims of the pandemic were Japanese Nissan and German BMW, while Honda succeeded in improving its sales despite the repercussions of the virus on the American economy .

Japanese Nissan sales are collapsing

The Japanese auto group “Nissan” said that its sales in the United States in the third quarter of the year amounted to 221,150 units, a decline of 32.4% over what it was the previous year.

Nissan Versa sales increased by 24% in the third quarter, to 10,466 units, and GT-R car sales increased by 14%, with 113 units sold. Sales of “Kicks” cars increased by 9% to reach 19,478 units.

The third quarter of 2020 saw 77 sales days, compared to 76 sales days last year.

BMW is a victim of Corona

The German luxury car manufacturer BMW announced today, Friday, that its sales in North America during the third quarter ending on the 30th of September 2020 reached 78,634 cars, a decrease of 15.7% compared to 93,295 cars in the corresponding period last year. .

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The number of cars sold bearing the original “BMW” mark reached about 69,670 cars during the third quarter, a decrease of 16.2% compared to 83,003 cars in the same period in 2019.

BMW – North America sold 9,064 Mini cars over the third quarter, a decrease of 11.9% compared to the corresponding quarter of 2019.

Honda sales increase

Honda America, a subsidiary of the Japanese auto giant, Honda Motor, announced an increase in its sales during the month of September by 11.5% to 127,058 cars, compared to 113,925 cars in the same month of 2019.

The number of American Honda passenger cars sold last month to 47,462 cars, compared to 47,459 cars in September last year.

The company’s truck sales increased by 20.4% last month on an annual basis, to 66,655 trucks.