Nissan North America Announces August 2006 Sales
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NISSAN HIGHLIGHTS
-- August sales for Nissan-brand vehicles of 80,419 units decreased 3.2 percent on a daily sales rate basis when compared to last year with 80,026 units sold. Without adjusting the selling days, the Nissan Division had its best August ever in volume.
-- The car segment increased by 4.8%, while the truck segment decreased by 12.0%
-- The Murano had its best August ever with sales of 6,440 units.
-- The new Versa subcompact, which is in its second month of sales, continues to deliver strong sales of 3,832 units.
INFINITI HIGHLIGHTS
-- Sales for Infiniti were down 26.4 percent with 9,429 units sold as compared with last August's 12,339 units.
NNA INFORMATION
-- Combined August sales for Nissan and Infiniti totaled 89,848 units, a 6.3 percent decrease when compared to last year with 92,365 units.
-- The product pipeline will be revamped with key new models for this fall including the new Sentra, which will be out in October, and the new Altima and Infiniti G35 sport sedan, which will be on sale in November.
NISSAN DIVISION SALES
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August August Monthly CYTD CYTD CYTD DSR
DSR
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2006 2005 % Change 2006 2005 % Change
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Nissan Division
Total 80,419 80,026 -3.2 610,156 650,228 -6.2
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Versa 3,832 n/a n/a 6,788 0 n/a
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Sentra 10,723 10,079 2.4 84,383 84,765 -0.5
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Altima 20,281 23,362 -16.4 154,909 178,703 -13.3
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Maxima 8,814 6,216 36.5 48,609 50,409 -3.6
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350Z 1,955 2,264 -16.8 19,298 19,362 -0.3
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Total Car 45,605 41,921 4.8 313,987 333,239 -5.8
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Frontier 7,272 6,654 5.2 55,311 48,883 13.1
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Xterra 4,615 5,277 -15.8 41,596 46,009 -9.6
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Pathfinder 5,775 6,396 -13.1 49,449 52,713 -6.2
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Murano 6,440 5,935 4.5 56,397 50,574 11.5
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Quest 2,625 3,631 -30.4 22,284 30,886 -27.9
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Armada 2,437 2,784 -15.7 20,954 27,334 -23.3
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Titan 5,650 7,428 -26.8 50,178 60,590 -17.2
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Total Truck 34,814 38,105 -12.0 296,169 316,989 -6.6
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North American
Produced 72,024 71,813 -3.4 534,458 579,137 -7.7
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Car 43,650 39,657 6.0 294,689 313,877 -6.1
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Truck 28,374 32,156 -15.0 239,769 265,260 -9.6
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Import 8,395 8,213 -1.6 75,698 71,091 6.5
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Car 1,955 2,264 -16.8 19,298 19,362 -0.3
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Truck 6,440 5,949 4.2 56,400 51,729 9.0
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INFINITI DIVISION SALES
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August August Monthly CYTD CYTD CYTD DSR
DSR
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2006 2005 % Change 2006 2005 % Change
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Infiniti Division
Total 9,429 12,339 -26.4 77,868 92,158 -15.5
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I35 0 6 -84.0 1 1,033 -99.8
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G35 Sedan 3,056 3,732 -21.1 23,582 29,051 -18.8
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G35 Coupe 1,983 2,444 -21.9 14,800 18,290 -19.1
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M 2120 2,623 -22.2 17,541 14,884 17.8
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Q45 18 98 -82.3 342 866 -60.5
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QX56 758 1,093 -33.2 7,645 9,590 -20.3
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FX 1,494 2,342 -38.6 13,953 18,441 -24.3
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Total Car 7,177 8,904 -22.4 56,267 64,124 -12.3
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Total Truck 2,252 3,435 -36.9 21,601 28,034 -22.9
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COMBINED NISSAN AND INFINITI SALES
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August August Monthly CYTD CYTD CYTD DSR
DSR
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2006 2005 % Change 2006 2005 % Change
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TOTAL VEHICLE 89,848 92,365 -6.3 688,024 742,386 -7.3
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Total Car 52,782 50,825 0.0 370,254 397,363 -6.8
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Total Truck 37,066 41,540 -14.1 317,770 345,023 -7.9
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Selling Days 27 26 204 204
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Note: All numbers include Hawaii.