Nissan North America Reports February Sales
GARDENA, Calif.--March 3, 2003--Nissan North America, Inc. (NNA) reported February total sales of 51,225 units for its Nissan and Infiniti divisions, a 12.2 percent decrease versus February of last year. <p>INFINITI HIGHLIGHTS <ul><li>Infiniti, the luxury division of NNA, saw its best February ever with sales of 7,933 units<li>Infiniti sales are up 57.7 percent from last February as a result of an expanding product line including the G35 Sedan, G35 Coupe, M45, and FX45.<li>The all new 2003 Infiniti FX45 SUV completed its first full month with sales of 1,575 units </ul> <p>NISSAN HIGHLIGHTS <ul><li>Nissan-brand sales for February totaled 43,292 units, an 18.8 percent decrease from last February<li>Altima continues strong sales in the mid-size sedan segment with 14,216 units sold, a 3.8 percent decrease in calendar year-to-date sales from the previous year </ul> <p>NNA INFORMATION <ul><li>Combined February sales for Nissan and Infiniti totaled 51,225 units, a 12.2 percent decrease versus last year<li>Sales of NNA's North American-produced vehicles for February totaled 30,254, representing 52.3 percent of all NNA vehicles sold in the United States </ul> <p>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 <a href="http://www.nissannews.com">www.nissannews.com</a> or by contacting the corporate media line at 310-771-5631. <pre> INFINITI DIVISION SALES
February February Monthly CYTD CYTD CYTD DSR DSR 2003 2002 % Change 2003 2002 % Change Infiniti Division Total 7,933 5,032 57.7% 15,626 10,017 56.0% I35/I30 1,135 2,539 -55.3% 2,305 5,108 -54.9% G35 Sport Coupe 1,429 0 N/A 3,698 0 N/A G35 Sport Sedan 2,411 0 N/A 4,885 0 N/A M45 359 0 N/A 679 0 N/A Q45 203 314 -35.4% 437 663 -34.1% QX4 820 1,181 -30.6% 1,712 2,298 -25.5% FX45 1,575 0 N/A 1,901 0 N/A Total Car 5,538 3,851 43.8% 12,013 7,719 55.6% Total Truck 2,395 1,181 102.8% 3,613 2,298 57.2%
All Infiniti vehicles are imported.
NISSAN DIVISION SALES
February February Monthly CYTD CYTD CYTD DSR DSR 2003 2002 % Change 2003 2002 % Change Nissan Division Total 43,292 53,296 -18.8% 90,808 102,845 -11.7% Sentra 6,751 8,922 -24.3% 14,332 16,932 -15.4% Altima 14,216 14,771 -3.8% 29,641 28,453 4.2% Maxima 4,336 10,356 -58.1% 9,545 19,598 -51.3% 350Z 2,724 0 N/A 6,296 0 N/A Total Car 28,045 34,061 -17.7% 59,856 64,995 -7.9% Frontier 4,381 5,930 -26.1% 8,778 11,250 -22.0% Murano 3,347 0 N/A 6,081 0 N/A Xterra 4,208 6,476 -35.0% 9,058 12,922 -29.9% Pathfinder 2,613 5,150 -49.3% 5,553 10,442 -46.8% Quest 698 1,679 -58.4% 1,482 3,236 -54.2% Total Truck 15,247 19,235 -20.7% 30,952 37,850 -18.2% North American Produced 30,254 37,779 -19.9% 63,291 72,794 -13.1% Car 20,967 23,694 -11.5% 43,973 45,386 -3.1% Truck 9,287 14,085 -34.1% 19,318 27,408 -29.5% Import 13,038 15,517 -16.0% 27,517 30,051 -8.4% Car 7,078 10,367 -31.7% 15,883 19,609 -19.0% Truck 5,960 5,150 15.7% 11,634 10,442 11.4%
COMBINED NISSAN AND INFINITI SALES
February February Monthly CYTD CYTD CYTD DSR DSR 2003 2002 % Change 2003 2002 % Change TOTAL VEHICLE 51,225 58,328 -12.2% 106,434 112,862 -5.7% Total Car 33,583 37,913 -11.4% 71,869 72,714 -1.2% Total Truck 17,642 20,416 -13.6% 34,565 40,148 -13.9% Selling Days 24 24 49 49 </pre><p>Note: All numbers include Hawaii. Percent changes based on DSR. <br clear=all>