Nissan on Wednesday said its net profit for the three months to June soared 36.3 percent to $1.3 billion on strong sales in North America and Europe.

Japan's number-two automaker said its quarterly net profit reached 152.8 billion yen ($1.3 billion), while operating profit jumped 58.0 percent to 193.7 billion yen.

Sales jumped 17.6 percent to 2.90 trillion yen in the period.