Nissan North America Announces Best May Sales Ever
GARDENA, Calif. June 1, 2005; Nissan North America, Inc. (NNA) reported 93,519 total sales in May, an increase of 15.5% over last year. This month marks the best May sales in the history of Nissan North America, as well as the Nissan division. In addition, Nissan models Altima, Murano, Armada and Titan and the Infiniti M achieved their best ever May sales.NISSAN HIGHLIGHTS
-- Best May ever for Nissan Division
-- May sales for Nissan-brand vehicles of 82,440 units were up 16.6 percent when compared to last year with 76,570 units sold
-- Altima (23,900 units sold), Murano (6,188 units sold), Armada (3,534 units sold) and Titan (7,441 units sold) had their best May
-- Calendar year-to-date sales are up 17.3 percent with 395,139 units sold
INFINITI HIGHLIGHTS
-- Sales for Infiniti were up 7.7 percent from last May with 11,079 units sold
-- The M continues its strong sales momentum with 2,170 units sold
-- Calendar year-to-date sales are up 6.1 percent with 54,801 units sold
NNA INFORMATION
-- It was the best May in NNA history with 93,519 units sold when compared to last year with 87,713 units sold
-- Calendar year-to-date sales are up 15.8 percent with 449,940 units sold
In North America, NNA's operations include automotive styling, engineering, consumer and corporate financing, sales and marketing, distribution and manufacturing. More information on NNA and the complete line of Nissan and Infiniti vehicles can be found online at www.nissannews.com or by contacting the corporate media line at 310-771-5631.
NISSAN DIVISION SALES
May May Monthly CYTD CYTD CYTD DSR
2005 2004 DSR 2005 2004 % Change
% Change
Nissan Division
Total 82,440 76,570 16.6 395,139 342,227 17.3
Sentra 11,876 9,979 28.9 50,299 48,566 5.2
Altima 23,900 20,558 25.9 108,237 99,183 10.9
Maxima 6,140 7,347 -9.5 31,875 28,972 11.8
350Z 2,588 3,203 -12.5 12,065 14,469 -15.3
Total Car 44,504 41,087 17.3 202,476 191,190 7.6
Frontier 5,104 7,450 -25.8 28,965 27,522 6.9
Xterra 5,313 5,965 -3.5 29,344 28,467 4.7
Pathfinder 6,071 2,253 191.9 31,448 11,136 186.9
Murano 6,188 5,004 34.0 30,640 22,806 36.5
Quest 4,285 4,501 3.1 18,393 21,151 -11.7
Armada 3,534 3,074 24.5 17,390 13,244 33.4
Titan 7,441 7,236 11.4 36,483 26,711 38.8
Total Truck 37,936 35,483 15.8 192,663 151,037 29.6
North American
Produced 73,616 66,107 20.6 351,357 293,796 21.5
Car 41,916 37,881 19.9 190,411 176,701 9.5
Truck 31,700 28,226 21.7 160,946 117,095 39.6
Import 8,824 10,463 -8.6 43,782 48,431 -8.2
Car 2,588 3,206 -12.5 12,065 14,489 -15.4
Truck 6,236 7,257 -6.9 31,717 33,942 -5.1
INFINITI DIVISION SALES
May May Monthly CYTD CYTD CYTD DSR
2005 2004 DSR 2005 2004 % Change
% Change
Infiniti Division
Total 11,079 11,143 7.7 54,801 52,450 6.1
I35 49 1,076 -95.1 991 5,204 -80.7
G35 Sedan 3,030 3,394 -3.3 18,309 17,358 7.2
G35 Coupe 2,236 2,732 -11.3 10,873 12,283 -10.1
M45 2,170 177 1228.2 7,026 913 681.8
Q45 78 126 -32.9 562 838 -31.9
QX56 1,150 1,240 0.5 6,065 3,610 70.7
FX 2,365 2,398 6.8 10,975 12,235 -8.9
Total Car 7,563 7,505 9.2 37,760 36,596 4.8
Total Truck 3,516 3,638 4.7 17,041 15,854 9.2
COMBINED NISSAN AND INFINITI SALES
May May Monthly CYTD CYTD CYTD DSR
2005 2004 DSR 2005 2004 % Change
% Change
TOTAL VEHICLE 93,519 87,713 15.5 449,940 394,677 15.8
Total Car 52,067 48,592 16.1 240,236 227,786 7.1
Total Truck 41,452 39,121 14.8 209,704 166,891 27.6
Selling Days 24 26 126 128
All numbers include Hawaii. One (1) QX4 Sold. Percent changes based on
DSR.