Nissan Division Reports June Sales - Altima Demand Remains Strong in June
GARDENA, Calif., July 2 -- Led by solid sales of the 2002 Altima, Nissan Division reported today sales of 54,361 for the month of June. June totals declined 2.4 percent compared with year ago levels.
The award-winning Altima continued its sales momentum with June sales totaling 17,773 units, a 39.4 percent increase versus June 2001. Year-to-date Altima sales rose to 102,459 units, up 35.9 percent compared to last year.
Total truck sales for June totaled 19,717 units, a 18.3 percent decline over June 2001. Year-to-date Xterra sales rose to 40,153 units, up 2 percent compared to last year.
Combined June sales for Nissan and Infiniti divisions totaled 61,332 units, a 0.1 percent decrease versus June of last year.
Sales of Nissan's North American produced vehicles for June totaled 42,251 units, which represents 73 percent of all Nissan vehicles sold in the United States.
In North America, Nissan's operations include automotive styling, engineering, consumer and corporate financing, sales and marketing, distribution and manufacturing.
Nissan Division Sales for June 2002 Current Month Calendar Year-to-Date June June DSR % June June DSR % 2002 2001 Chg. 2002 2001 Chg. Nissan Division Total 54,361 57,868 -2.4% 334,636 316,044 +6.6% Sentra 9,214 10,505 -8.9% 54,546 51,203 +7.2% Altima 17,773 13,238 +39.4% 102,459 75,882 +35.9% Maxima 7,657 9,061 -12.2% 57,631 54,620 +6.2% Total Car 34,644 32,805 +9.7% 214,648 181,728 +18.9% Frontier 6,626 8,535 -19.4% 38,383 48,352 -20.1% Xterra 7,001 8,317 -12.6% 40,153 39,636 +2.0% Pathfinder 4,453 5,257 -12.0% 31,332 32,220 -2.1% Quest 1,637 2,954 -42.5% 10,120 14,108 -27.8% Total Truck 19,717 25,063 -18.3% 119,988 134,316 -10.1% 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.