Nissan North America Announces July 2005 Best Month Ever
GARDENA, Calif. Aug. 2, 2005; Nissan North America, Inc. (NNA) continues its sales momentum by reporting 107,300 total sales in July, an increase of 19.4% over last year. This month marks the best sales month in the history of Nissan North America, as well the Nissan division. In addition, it was the best July ever for the Infiniti division. Strong July sales of Nissan models including Murano, Titan, and the Infiniti M set all-time records. At the same time, Altima, Pathfinder, and Armada, as well as Infiniti models G35 Sedan, QX56, and FX achieved their best-ever July sales.NISSAN HIGHLIGHTS
Best month ever for Nissan Division
July sales for Nissan-brand vehicles of 93,905 units were up 20.5 percent
when compared to last year with 80,935 units sold
Murano (7,550 units sold) and Titan (9,114) had their best month ever;
Altima (24,865), Pathfinder (8,249), and Armada (3,909) had their best
July
Calendar year-to-date sales are up 17.3 percent with 570,202 units sold
INFINITI HIGHLIGHTS
Best July ever for Infiniti Division
Sales for Infiniti were up 12.5% percent from last July with 13,395 units
sold
The all-new M continued its strong sales momentum with 2,755 units sold
making it the best month yet
G35 Sedan (3,954 units sold), FX (2,733) and QX56 (1,294) had their best
July
Calendar year-to-date sales are up 8.1 percent with 79,819 units sold
NNA INFORMATION
It was the best month ever in NNA history with 107,300 units sold when compared to last year with 93,297 units sold. The previous monthly record was last March with 105,804 vehicles sold Calendar year-to-date sales through July are up 16.1 percent with 650,021 units sold
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NISSAN DIVISION SALES
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July July Monthly CYTD CYTD CYTD DSR
DSR
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2005 2004 % Change 2005 2004 % Change
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Nissan Division
Total 93,905 80,935 20.5% 570,202 491,410 17.3%
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Sentra 12,369 9,162 40.2% 74,686 66,927 12.8%
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Altima 24,865 22,933 12.6% 155,341 139,632 12.5%
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Maxima 6,680 7,277 -4.7% 44,193 42,884 4.2%
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350Z 2,513 2,578 1.2% 17,098 19,417 -11.0%
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Total Car 46,427 41,950 14.9% 291,318 268,860 9.6%
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Frontier 7,749 7,010 14.8% 42,229 40,696 4.9%
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Xterra 6,325 6,112 7.5% 40,732 39,278 4.9%
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Pathfinder 8,249 3,334 156.9% 46,317 16,821 178.4%
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Murano 7,550 5,593 40.2% 44,639 32,548 38.7%
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Quest 4,582 4,657 2.2% 27,255 30,448 -9.5%
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Armada 3,909 3,553 14.3% 24,550 19,716 25.9%
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Titan 9,114 8,726 8.5% 53,162 43,043 24.9%
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Total Truck 47,478 38,985 26.5% 278,884 222,550 26.7%
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North American
Produced 83,817 69,429 25.4% 507,324 422,599 21.4%
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Car 43,914 39,371 15.8% 274,220 249,418 11.2%
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Truck 39,903 30,058 37.9% 233,104 173,181 36.1%
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Import 10,088 11,506 -9.0% 62,878 68,811 -7.6%
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Car 2,513 2,579 1.2% 17,098 19,442 -11.1%
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Truck 7,575 8,927 -11.9% 45,780 49,369 -6.2%
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INFINITI DIVISION SALES
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July July Monthly CYTD CYTD CYTD DSR
DSR
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2005 2004 % Change 2005 2004 % Change
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Infiniti
Division Total 13,395 12,362 12.5% 79,819 74,672 8.1%
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I35 12 1,125 -98.9% 1,027 7,205 -85.6%
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G35 Sedan 3,954 3,921 4.7% 25,319 24,603 4.1%
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G35 Coupe 2,515 2,859 -8.6% 15,846 17,260 -7.2%
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M 2,755 292 879.8% 12,261 1,315 842.9%
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Q45 130 200 -32.5% 768 1,169 -33.6%
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QX56 1,294 1,247 7.8% 8,497 5,975 43.8%
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FX 2,733 2,717 4.5% 16,099 17,135 -5.0%
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Total Car 9,366 8,397 15.8% 55,220 51,553 8.3%
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Total Truck 4,029 3,965 5.5% 24,599 23,119 7.6%
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COMBINED NISSAN AND INFINITI SALES
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July July Monthly CYTD CYTD CYTD DSR
DSR
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2005 2004 % Change 2005 2004 % Change
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TOTAL VEHICLE 107,300 93,297 19.4% 650,021 566,082 16.1%
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Total Car 55,793 50,347 15.1% 346,538 320,413 9.4%
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Total Truck 51,507 42,950 24.5% 303,483 245,669 24.9%
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Selling Days 26 27 178 180
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NOTE: All numbers include Hawaii.
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