Nissan North America Announces 2006 Best-Ever February Sales
GARDENA, Calif.--March 1, 2006--Nissan North America, Inc. (NNA) reported 84,241 total sales in February, a 2.2 percent increase over last year, making it NNA's best-ever February. The Nissan Division posted a 3.3 percent increase over last year, with the division, and several individual vehicles, including the Altima, Pathfinder, Murano and Titan, celebrating best-ever February sales. While NNA's luxury division, Infiniti, posted a 5.5 percent decrease in sales, the all-new Infiniti M saw record February sales.NISSAN HIGHLIGHTS
-- February sales for Nissan-brand vehicles of 74,997 units were up 3.3 percent when compared to last year with 72,625 units sold and mark the division's best February on record.
-- Altima saw record sales for February, with 20,080 units sold marking a 5.4 percent increase from one year ago.
-- Titan pickup saw strong sales of 7,009 units, a record for February.
-- Pathfinder (6,680 units sold) also posted record sales for February, with a 9.6 percent increase.
-- Murano continues to post strong sales, with 7,421 units sold also marking a monthly record.
INFINITI HIGHLIGHTS
-- Sales for Infiniti were down 5.5 percent from last February with 9,244 units sold.
-- The all-new M continued its strong sales momentum with 2,000 units sold and posts its best February ever
NNA INFORMATION
-- Combined February sales for Nissan and Infiniti totaled 84,241 units, a 2.2 percent increase when compared to last year with 82,412 units.
NISSAN DIVISION SALES
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February February Monthly CYTD CYTD CYTD DSR
DSR
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2006 2005 % Change 2006 2005 % Change
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Nissan Division
Total 74,997 72,625 3.3 142,831 140,496 1.7
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Sentra 9,945 8,502 17.0 19,752 16,579 18.4
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Altima 20,080 19,044 5.4 36,838 36,139 1.9
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Maxima 5,319 5,971 -10.9 10,214 11,675 -12.5
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350Z 2,249 2,138 5.2 4,019 3,866 4.0
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Total Car 37,593 35,655 5.4 70,823 68,359 3.6
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Frontier 5,845 6,077 -3.8 11,391 11,976 -4.9
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Xterra 6,023 6,149 -2.0 11,648 11,134 4.6
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Pathfinder 6,680 6,094 9.6 12,759 12,453 2.5
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Murano 7,421 5,743 29.2 14,409 11,179 28.9
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Quest 1,917 2,801 -31.6 3,641 5,303 -31.3
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Armada 2,509 3,212 -21.9 5,211 6,639 -21.5
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Titan 7,009 6,894 1.7 12,949 13,453 -3.7
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Total Truck 37,404 36,970 1.2 72,008 72,137 -0.2
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North American
Produced 65,326 64,466 1.3 124,399 124,679 -0.2
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Car 35,344 33,517 5.5 66,804 64,493 3.6
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Truck 29,982 30,949 -3.1 57,595 60,186 -4.3
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Import 9,671 8,159 18.5 18,432 15,817 16.5
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Car 2,249 2,138 5.2 4,019 3,866 4.0
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Truck 7,422 6,021 23.3 14,413 11,951 20.6
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INFINITI DIVISION SALES
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February February Monthly CYTD CYTD CYTD DSR
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2006 2005 % Change 2006 2005 % Change
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Infiniti
Division Total 9,244 9,787 -5.5 17,301 18,500 -6.5
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I35 1 253 -99.6 1 644 -99.8
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G35 Sedan 2,891 3,941 -26.6 5,316 7,153 -25.7
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G35 Coupe 1,643 2,043 -19.6 3,161 3,704 -14.7
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M45 2,000 225 788.9 3,892 315 1135.6
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Q45 56 137 -59.1 104 245 -57.6
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QX56 981 1,126 -12.9 1,886 2,389 -21.1
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FX 1,672 2,062 -18.9 2,939 4,029 -27.1
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Total Car 6,591 6,599 -0.1 12,474 12,081 3.3
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Total Truck 2,653 3,188 -16.8 4,827 6,419 -24.8
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COMBINED NISSAN AND INFINITI SALES
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February February Monthly CYTD CYTD CYTD DSR
DSR
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2006 2005 % Change 2006 2005 % Change
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TOTAL VEHICLE 84,241 82,412 2.2 160,132 158,996 0.7
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Total Car 44,184 42,254 4.6 83,297 80.440 3.6
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Total Truck 40,057 40,158 -0.3 76,835 78,556 -2.2
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Selling Days 24 24 24 24
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NOTE: All numbers include Hawaii. Two (2) QX4 vehicles were sold.