Infiniti Reports June Sales Sales Up 23.2 Percent Versus Last Year
GARDENA, Calif., July 2 -- Infiniti, the luxury division of Nissan North America, Inc., today reported sales of 6,971 units, a 23.2 percent increase versus last year.
A key contributor to this increase was the new 2003 G35 sport sedan, which reported sales of 3,044 units.
Rounding out the Infiniti lineup, I35 posted sales of 1,911 units, QX4 posted sales of 1,281 units, G20 posted sales of 503 units and Q45 posted sales of 232 units. Please see the sales chart on the following page for more details.
While Infiniti sales are increasing, incentive spending is decreasing. Infiniti's incentive spending is down 34 percent from last year. Nissan's combined U.S. sales for June, including Nissan and Infiniti divisions, totaled 61,332 units, accounting for a slight decrease of 0.1 percent versus June of last year.
Infiniti is supported by a network of 158 dealers throughout North America and offers a range of luxury vehicles including the Infiniti QX4 luxury sport utility vehicle, G20 sedan, G35 sport sedan, I35 luxury performance sedan and flagship Q45 performance luxury sedan. For more information on the complete line of Infiniti luxury vehicles and the Total Ownership Experience (TOE) philosophy, visit Infiniti on the Web at www.infiniti.com .
Note: All numbers include Hawaii. Percentage changes based on DSR.
Infiniti Division Sales for June 2002 Current Month Calendar Year-to-Date June June DSR % June June DSR % 2002 2001 Chg. 2002 2001 Chg. Infiniti Division Total 6,971 5,876 +23.2 40,990 35,472 +16.3 G20 503 1,112 -53.0 5,328 5,546 -3.3 I35/I30 1,911 2,692 -26.3 13,865 17,432 -19.9 G35 3,044 N/A N/A 11,775 N/A N/A Q45 232 543 -55.6 1,908 3,250 -40.9 QX4 1,281 1,529 -13.0 8,113 9,244 -11.7 Selling Days 26 27 153 154 NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC. Sales Report - June 2002 Month-End Results Cur. Year DSR % CYTD Year DSR % Month Ago +/- Total Ago +/- Nissan North America, Inc. - Total 61,332 63,744 -0.1 375,626 351,516 7.6 Selling Days 26 27 153 154 Nissan Division Total Sales 54,361 57,868 -2.4 334,636 316,044 6.6 NORTH AMERICA (Memo) - Car 26,987 23,744 18.0 157,006 127,086 24.4 - Truck 15,264 19,806 -20.0 88,656 102,096 -12.6 - Total North America 42,251 43,550 0.7 245,662 229,182 7.9 IMPORT - Car 7,657 9,061 -12.2 57,642 54,642 6.2 - Truck 4,453 5,257 -12.0 31,332 32,220 -2.1 - Total Import 12,110 14,318 -12.2 88,974 86,862 3.1 - Total Car 34,644 32,805 9.7 214,648 181,728 18.9 - Total Truck 19,717 25,063 -18.3 119,988 134,316 -10.1 - (Hawaii)* 496 431 2,961 2,583 Infiniti Division Total Sales 6,971 5,876 23.2 40,990 35,472 16.3 - Total Car 5,690 4,347 35.9 32,877 26,228 26.2 - Total Truck 1,281 1,529 -13.0 8,113 9,244 -11.7 - (Hawaii)* 31 29 188 145 TOTAL IMPORT - Car 13,347 13,408 3.4 90,519 80,870 12.7 - Truck 5,734 6,786 -12.3 39,445 41,464 -4.2 - Total Import 19,081 20,194 -1.9 129,964 122,334 6.9 TOTAL SALES - Car 40,334 37,152 12.7 247,525 207,956 19.8 - Truck 20,998 26,592 -18.0 128,101 143,560 -10.2 - Total Sales 61,332 63,744 -0.1 375,626 351,516 7.6 ALL NUMBERS INCLUDE HAWAII *Hawaii is broken out separately for information only.