Infiniti Reports Best August Sales in History
GARDENA, Calif., Sept. 4 -- Infiniti, the luxury division of Nissan North America, Inc., today reported its best August sales in history with sales of 8,451 units, accounting for a 32.1 percent increase versus August of last year.A key contributor to this record month was the G35 sport sedan, which reported sales of 3,708 units making August its best sales month to date. Since the G35 went on sale March 11, Infiniti has achieved five record sales months including March (8,628 units), April (7,741 units), May (7,633 units), July (7,535 units) and now August (8,451 units).
Rounding out the Infiniti lineup, I35 posted sales of 2,399 units, QX4 posted sales of 1,751 units, Q45 posted sales of 490 units and G20 posted sales of 103 units (please see the sales chart on the following page for more details).
Nissan's combined U.S. sales for August, including Nissan and Infiniti divisions, totaled 73,403 units, accounting for a 19.8 percent increase versus August 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 August 2002 Current Month Calendar Year-to-Date August August DSR % August August DSR % 2002 2001 Chg. 2002 2001 Chg. Infiniti Division Total 8,451 6,170 +32.1 56,976 47,059 +20.5 G20 103 1,112 -91.1 5,707 7,672 -26.0 I35/I30 2,399 2,785 -16.9 18,305 22,777 -20.0 G35 3,708 N/A N/A 18,854 N/A N/A Q45 490 474 -0.3 2,786 4,173 -33.6 QX4 1,751 1,799 -6.1 11,323 12,437 -9.4 Selling Days 28 27 206 205 Contact: Eric Booth, Infiniti Public Relations, 310/771-3014 (Or visit the Infiniti Online News Bureau at www.infinitinews.com) NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC. Sales Report - August 2002 Month-End Results Cur. Year DSR % CYTD Year DSR % Month Ago +/- Total Ago +/- Nissan North America, Inc. -Total 73,403 59,075 19.8 511,310 467,316 8.9 Selling Days 28 27 206 205 Nissan Division Total Sales 64,952 52,905 18.4 454,334 420,257 7.6 NORTH AMERICA (Memo) - Car 30,421 19,985 46.8 214,470 166,582 28.1 - Truck 18,437 17,556 1.3 122,709 137,910 -11.5 - Total North America 48,858 37,541 25.5 337,179 304,492 10.2 IMPORT - Car 10,432 8,595 17.0 75,549 71,647 4.9 - Truck 5,662 6,769 -19.3 41,606 44,118 -6.2 - Total Import 16,094 15,364 1.0 117,155 115,765 0.7 - Total Car 40,853 28,580 37.8 290,019 238,229 21.1 - Total Truck 24,099 24,325 -4.5 164,315 182,028 -10.2 - (Hawaii)* 538 371 3,881 3,296 Infiniti Division Total Sales 8,451 6,170 32.1 56,976 47,059 20.5 - Total Car 6,700 4,371 47.8 45,653 34,622 31.2 - Total Truck 1,751 1,799 -6.1 11,323 12,437 -9.4 - (Hawaii)* 34 32 265 195 TOTAL IMPORT - Car 17,132 12,966 27.4 121,202 106,269 13.5 - Truck 7,413 8,568 -16.6 52,929 56,555 -6.9 - Total Import 24,545 21,534 9.9 174,131 162,824 6.4 TOTAL SALES - Car 47,553 32,951 39.2 335,672 272,851 22.4 - Truck 25,850 26,124 -4.6 175,638 194,465 -10.1 - Total Sales 73,403 59,075 19.8 511,310 467,316 8.9 ALL NUMBERS INCLUDE HAWAII *Hawaii is broken out separately for information only.