Nissan North America Announces 2005 Best August Sales
GARDENA, Calif.--Sept. 1, 2005--Nissan North America, Inc. (NNA) continues record breaking sales by reporting 92,365 total sales in August, posting a 10.6% increase over last year. This month marks the best August sales in the history of NNA as well as its Nissan division. Strong sales of Nissan models such as the Altima as well as the all-new Infiniti M achieved their best ever August sales.NISSAN HIGHLIGHTS
-- Best August ever for Nissan Division
-- August sales for Nissan-brand vehicles of 80,026 units were up 11.5 percent when compared to last year with 69,029 units sold
-- Altima (23,362 units sold) had its best August, with sales up 11.3 percent
-- Pathfinder (6,396 units sold) posted strong sales since its launch, up 146.2 percent
-- Calendar year-to-date sales are up 16.6 percent with 650,228 units sold
INFINITI HIGHLIGHTS
-- Sales for Infiniti, the luxury division of NNA, were up 5.1 percent from last August with 12,339 units sold
-- The all-new M continued its strong sales momentum with 2,623 units sold
-- Calendar year-to-date sales are up 7.7 percent with 92,158 units sold
NNA INFORMATION
-- It was the best August in NNA history with 92,365 units sold when compared to last year with 80,314 units sold
-- Calendar year-to-date sales are up 15.4 percent with 742,386 units sold
NISSAN DIVISION SALES
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August August Monthly CYTD CYTD CYTD DSR
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2005 2004 % Change 2005 2004 % Change
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Nissan Division
Total 80,026 69,029 11.5 650,228 560,439 16.6
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Sentra 10,079 7,509 29.1 84,765 74,436 14.4
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Altima 23,362 20,182 11.3 178,703 159,814 12.4
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Maxima 6,216 6,146 -2.8 50,409 49,030 3.3
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350Z 2,264 2,364 -7.9 19,362 21,781 -10.7
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Total Car 41,921 36,201 11.3 333,239 305,061 9.8
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Frontier 6,654 6,127 4.4 48,883 46,823 4.9
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Xterra 5,277 5,303 -4.3 46,009 44,581 3.7
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Pathfinder 6,396 2,498 146.2 52,713 19,319 174.2
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Murano 5,935 5,248 8.7 50,574 37,796 34.5
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Quest 3,631 3,318 5.2 30,886 33,766 -8.1
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Armada 2,784 2,871 -6.8 27,334 22,587 21.6
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Titan 7,428 7,463 -4.3 60,590 50,506 20.6
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Total Truck 38,105 32,828 11.6 316,989 255,378 24.7
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North American
Produced 71,813 58,918 17.2 579,137 481,517 20.9
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Car 39,657 33,836 12.7 313,877 283,254 11.4
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Truck 32,156 25,082 23.3 265,260 198,263 34.4
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Import 8,213 10,111 -21.9 71,091 78,922 -9.5
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Car 2,264 2,365 -8.0 19,362 21,807 -10.8
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Truck 5,949 7,746 -26.2 51,729 57,115 -9.0
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INFINITI DIVISION SALES
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August August Monthly CYTD CYTD CYTD DSR
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2005 2004 % Change 2005 2004 % Change
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Infiniti Division
Total 12,339 11,285 5.1 92,158 85,957 7.7
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I35 6 1,024 -99.4 1,033 8,229 -87.4
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G35 Sedan 3,732 3,495 2.7 29,051 28,098 3.9
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G35 Coupe 2,444 2,636 -10.8 18,290 19,896 -7.6
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M45 2,623 221 1041.2 14,884 1,536 873.8
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Q45 98 162 -41.8 866 1,331 -34.6
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QX56 1,093 1,181 -11.0 9,590 7,156 34.7
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FX 2,342 2,565 -12.2 18,441 19,700 -5.9
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Total Car 8,904 7,538 13.6 64,124 59,091 9.0
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Total Truck 3,435 3,747 -11.9 28,034 26,866 4.9
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COMBINED NISSAN AND INFINITI SALES
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August August Monthly CYTD CYTD CYTD DSR
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2005 2004 % Change 2005 2004 % Change
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TOTAL VEHICLE 92,365 80,314 10.6 742,386 646,396 15.4
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Total Car 50,825 43,739 11.7 397,363 364,152 9.7
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Total Truck 41,540 36,575 9.2 345,023 282,244 22.8
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Selling Days 26 25 204 205
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Note: All numbers include Hawaii. One (1) G20 was sold.