Nissan North America Reports August Sales
GARDENA, Calif.--Sept. 3, 2003--Nissan North America, Inc. (NNA) reported August total sales of 80,820 for its Nissan and Infiniti divisions, a 14.2 percent increase versus August of last year. NNA reports selling 526,023 units calendar year-to-date, a 3.4 percent increase from last year at this time.NISSAN HIGHLIGHTS
-- August sales for Nissan-brand vehicles are up 8.3 percent when compared to last August, with 67,832 units sold
-- Calendar year-to-date sales for Nissan-brand vehicles are down 1.2 percent with 446,690 units sold
INFINITI HIGHLIGHTS
-- Sales for Infiniti, the luxury division of NNA, increased 59.4 percent from last August, with 12,988 units sold
-- Infiniti sales are up 39.9 percent calendar year-to-date, totaling 79,333 units
NNA INFORMATION
-- Combined August sales for Nissan and Infiniti totaled 80,820 units, a 14.2 percent increase from last August
-- Sales of NNA's North American-produced vehicles for August totaled 54,329 representing 92.4 percent of all NNA vehicles sold in the United States
-- Calendar year-to-date sales for NNA products total 526,023 units, up 3.4 percent
NISSAN DIVISION SALES
August August Monthly CYTD CYTD CYTD DSR
DSR
2003 2002 % Change 2003 2002 % Change
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Nissan Division
Total 67,832 64,952 8.3 446,690 454,334 -1.2
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Sentra 8,298 10,796 -20.3 62,778 74,967 -15.9
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Altima 19,180 19,625 1.4 138,401 139,502 -0.3
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Maxima 8,456 9,195 -4.6 62,961 74,298 -14.8
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350Z 3,775 1,237 216.5 26,351 1,239 2037.2
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Total Car 39,709 40,853 0.8 290,630 290,019 0.7
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Frontier 7,613 7,988 -1.2 42,859 53,119 -18.9
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Xterra 6,750 8,489 -17.5 44,431 55,876 -20.1
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Pathfinder 3,450 5,662 -36.8 24,130 41,606 -41.7
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Murano 6,188 N/A N/A 36,406 N/A N/A
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Quest 4,122 1,960 118.1 8,234 13,714 -39.7
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Total Truck 28,123 24,099 21.0 156,060 164,315 -4.6
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North American
Produced 54,329 48,858 15.3 333,555 337,179 -0.6
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Car 35,844 30,421 22.2 238,031 214,470 11.5
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Truck 18,485 18,437 4.0 95,524 122,709 -21.8
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Import 13,503 16,094 -13.0 113,135 117,155 -3.0
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Car 3,865 10,432 -61.6 52,599 75,549 -30.0
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Truck 9,638 5,662 76.5 60,536 41,606 46.2
INFINITI DIVISION SALES
August August Monthly CYTD CYTD CYTD DSR
DSR
2003 2002 % Change 2003 2002 % Change
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Infiniti
Division Total 12,988 8,451 59.4 79,333 56,976 39.9
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I35 1,582 2,399 -31.6 10,032 18,305 -44.9
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G35 Sport Sedan 4,092 3,708 14.4 24,230 18,855 29.1
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G35 Sport Coupe 3,182 N/A N/A 19,424 N/A N/A
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M45 556 N/A N/A 3,040 N/A N/A
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Q45 259 490 -45.2 1,632 2,786 -41.1
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QX4 192 1,751 -88.6 4,852 11,323 -56.9
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FX45 3,125 N/A N/A 16,113 N/A N/A
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Total Car 9,671 6,700 49.7 58,368 45,653 28.5
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Total Truck 3,317 1,751 96.5 20,965 11,323 86.1
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All Infiniti vehicles are imported.
COMBINED NISSAN AND INFINITI SALES
August August Monthly CYTD CYTD CYTD DSR
DSR
2003 2002 % Change 2003 2002 % Change
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TOTAL VEHICLE 80,820 73,403 14.2 526,023 511,310 3.4
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Total Car 49,380 47,553 7.7 348,998 335,672 4.5
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Total Truck 31,440 25,850 26.1 177,025 175,638 1.3
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Selling Days 27 28 205 206
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All numbers include Hawaii. Percent changes based on DSR.