Nissan North America Announces October Sales
GARDENA, Calif.--Nov. 1, 2005--Nissan North America, Inc. (NNA) reported 72,279 total sales in October, posting a 13.3 decrease over last year. The Infiniti Division posted a 7.3 decrease in sales while the all-new Infiniti M posted strong sales and had its best October ever.NISSAN HIGHLIGHTS
-- October sales for Nissan-brand vehicles of 62,317 units were down 14.2 percent when compared to last year with 75,440 units sold
-- Pathfinder (4,918 units sold) posted strong sales with sales up 58.7 percent.
-- Calendar year-to-date sales are up 13.5 percent with 795,023 units sold
INFINITI HIGHLIGHTS
-- Sales for Infiniti were down 7.3 percent from last October with 9,962 units sold
-- The all-new M continued its strong sales momentum with 2,231 units sold
-- Calendar year-to-date sales are up 6.3 percent with 113,182 units sold
NNA INFORMATION
-- Calendar year-to-date sales are up 12.5 percent with 908,205 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
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Monthly
October October DSR CYTD CYTD CYTD DSR
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2005 2004 % Change 2005 2004 % Change
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Nissan Division
Total 62,317 75,440 -14.2 795,023 706,006 13.5
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Sentra 7,832 9,341 -12.9 103,769 90,515 15.5
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Altima 16,624 18,819 -8.3 221,769 199,917 11.8
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Maxima 5,002 7,925 -34.5 64,056 64,411 0.2
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350Z 1,842 2,332 -18.0 23,167 26,271 -11.1
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Total Car 31,300 38,417 -15.4 412,762 381,114 9.2
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Frontier 5,854 6,595 -7.8 61,272 59,415 3.9
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Xterra 5,271 5,672 -3.5 56,370 55,386 2.6
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Pathfinder 4,918 3,219 58.7 62,719 24,706 155.9
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Murano 4,534 5,682 -17.1 60,414 48,509 25.5
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Quest 1,858 3,449 -44.1 35,506 40,370 -11.4
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Armada 2,479 3,354 -23.2 32,272 29,045 12.0
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Titan 6,103 9,052 -30.0 73,708 67,461 10.1
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Total Truck 31,017 37,023 -13.0 382,261 324,892 18.6
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North American
Produced 55,934 65,363 -11.1 710,260 607,649 17.8
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Car 29,458 36,085 -15.2 389,594 354,816 10.7
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Truck 26,476 29,278 -6.1 320,666 252,833 27.8
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Import 6,383 10,077 -34.2 84,763 98,357 -13.1
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Car 1,842 2,332 -18.0 23,168 26,298 -11.2
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Truck 4,541 7,745 -39.1 61,595 72,059 -13.9
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INFINITI DIVISION SALES
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Monthly
October October DSR CYTD CYTD CYTD DSR
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2005 2004 % Change 2005 2004 % Change
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Infiniti Division
Total 9,962 11,159 -7.3 113,182 107,339 6.3
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I35 1 943 -99.9 1,040 10,219 -89.7
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G35 Sedan 2,885 3,188 -6.0 35,415 34,415 3.7
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G35 Coupe 1,823 2,258 -16.2 22,106 24,342 -8.5
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M45 2,231 157 1375.7 19,466 1,855 957.6
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Q45 66 194 -64.7 1,014 1,725 -40.8
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QX56 1,133 1,323 -11.1 11,936 9,744 23.5
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FX 1,823 3,096 -38.9 22,202 25,028 -10.6
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Total Car 7,006 6,740 7.9 79,041 72,557 9.8
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Total Truck 2,956 4,419 -30.5 34,141 34,782 -1.1
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COMBINED NISSAN AND INFINITI SALES
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Monthly
October October DSR CYTD CYTD CYTD DSR
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2005 2004 % Change 2005 2004 % Change
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TOTAL VEHICLE 72,279 86,599 -13.3 908,205 813,345 12.5
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Total Car 38,306 45,157 -11.9 491,803 453,671 9.3
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Total Truck 33,973 41,442 -14.9 416,402 359,674 16.7
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Selling Days 26 27 255 257
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All numbers include Hawaii.