Nissan North America Announces December 2007 Sales
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NASHVILLE, Tenn., Jan. 3, 2008 -- Nissan North America, Inc. (NNA) today reported sales of 89,555 units in December, a 2.4 percent decrease from the prior year. Nissan Division sales declined by 2.2 percent over last year for the month, while Infiniti Division sales decreased by 3.5 percent versus the prior year. NNA finished the 2007 calendar year with sales totaling 1,068,238 units, a 4.5% increase over 2006.
NISSAN HIGHLIGHTS
* Nissan-brand vehicles saw sales of 76,900 units, a 2.2 percent decrease
on a daily sales rate basis compared with last year's 78,663 units
sold.
* Sales of the all-new Rogue crossover totaled 6,288 units in its third
month of sales.
* The Versa subcompact saw a record December, with sales of 6,214 units,
up 49.8 percent versus the prior year.
* The Altima achieved record sales in December, with 25,151 units,
including 2,977 units of Altima Coupe and 964 Altima Hybrids. The
Altima also experienced a record calendar year, with 2007 sales
totaling 284,762 units.
* Nissan Division sales for 2007 totaled 941,200 units, a record calendar
year and a 4.5 percent increase over 2006.
INFINITI HIGHLIGHTS
* Infiniti sales declined by 3.5 percent on a daily sales rate basis for
the month, with 12,655 units sold, as compared with last December's
13,112 units.
* The all-new Infiniti EX launched with 305 units sold in its first
month.
* The G Sedan experienced a record year in 2007, with sales of 54,015
units.
* Infiniti Division's sales in 2007 reached 127,038 units, a 4.5 percent
increase over 2006.
NNA INFORMATION
* Combined sales for Nissan and Infiniti of 89,555 units were down 2.4
percent compared with December 2006 sales of 91,775 units.
* For the 2007 calendar year, combined sales for Nissan and Infiniti
totaled 1,068,238 units, the third consecutive year of sales exceeding
1 million units, a 4.5 percent increase over 2006.
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.
NISSAN DIVISION SALES
December December Monthly DSR CYTD CYTD CYTD DSR
2007 2006 %Change 2007 2006 %Change
Nissan Division
Total 76,900 78,663 -2.2 941,200 898,103 4.5
Versa 6,214 4,147 49.8 79,443 22,044 259.2
Sentra 6,879 7,311 -5.9 106,522 117,922 -10.0
Altima 25,151 24,832 1.3 284,762 232,457 22.1
Maxima 4,047 5,168 -21.7 52,574 69,763 -24.9
350Z 1,306 1,392 -6.2 18,957 24,635 -23.3
Total Car 43,597 42,850 1.7 542,258 466,821 15.8
Frontier 4,708 5,728 -17.8 64,397 77,510 -17.2
Titan 4,785 5,575 -14.2 65,746 72,192 -9.2
Xterra 3,911 5,822 -32.8 51,355 62,325 -17.9
Pathfinder 4,813 5,977 -19.5 63,056 73,124 -14.0
Armada 2,656 3,126 -15.0 31,632 32,864 -4.1
Rogue 6,288 NA NA 17,808 NA NA
Murano 4,199 6,831 -38.5 76,358 81,362 -6.5
Quest 1,943 2,754 -29.4 28,590 31,905 -10.7
Total Truck 33,303 35,813 -7.0 398,942 431,282 -7.8
North American
Produced 65,107 70,440 -7.6 828,077 792,103 4.2
Car 42,291 41,458 2.0 523,301 442,186 18.0
Truck 22,816 28,982 -21.3 304,776 349,917 -13.2
Import 11,793 8,223 43.4 113,123 106,000 6.4
Car 1,306 1,392 -6.2 18,957 24,635 -23.3
Truck 10,487 6,831 53.5 94,166 81,365 15.4
INFINITI DIVISION SALES
December December Monthly DSR CYTD CYTD CYTD DSR
2007 2006 %Change 2007 2006 %Change
Infiniti Division
Total 12,655 13,112 -3.5 127,038 121,146 4.5
G Sedan 4,483 6,544 -31.5 54,015 40,346 33.4
G Coupe 2,075 1,189 74.5 17,794 20,395 -13.0
M 2,462 2,183 12.8 21,884 25,658 -15.0
Q45 1 7 -85.7 23 393 -94.2
QX56 1,316 1,151 14.3 12,288 11,694 4.7
EX 305 NA NA 305 NA NA
FX 2,013 2,037 -1.2 20,724 22,653 -8.8
Total Car 9,021 9,924 -9.1 93,718 86,796 7.6
Total Truck 3,634 3,188 14.0 33,320 34,350 -3.3
COMBINED NISSAN AND INFINITI SALES
December December Monthly DSR CYTD CYTD CYTD DSR
2007 2006 %Change 2007 2006 %Change
TOTAL VEHICLE 89,555 91,775 -2.4 1,068,238 1,019,249 4.5
Total Car 52,618 52,774 -0.3 635,976 553,617 14.5
Total Truck 36,937 39,001 -5.3 432,262 465,632 -7.5
Selling Days 26 26 307 306
* All numbers include Hawaii.
* Two I35 units were sold in CY07 and two in CY06.
* 2006 sales for QX4 resulted in 3 units for the calendar year. Three QX4
units were sold in CY07.