Nissan North America Announces March 2008 Sales
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NASHVILLE, Tenn., April 1, 2008 -- Nissan North America, Inc. (NNA) today reported sales of 106,921 units in March, up 3.6 percent on a daily sales rate basis. NNA posted a sales increase of 3.0 percent for fiscal year 2007, ending March 31, 2008, versus FY06.
NISSAN HIGHLIGHTS
-- Nissan-brand vehicles saw sales of 93,100 units in March, a 3.1 percent
increase on a daily sales rate basis compared with March's 97,242 units
sold.
-- Nissan Division's volume for the 2007 fiscal year was 931,976 units, up
3.0 percent from the prior fiscal year.
-- March was a record month for Altima Sedan, with sales of 27,085 units,
and Altima Coupe, which sold 3,492 units.
-- The Rogue crossover continued its sales growth, with 6,873 units sold.
-- The Versa subcompact experienced a record March with sales of 8,192
units.
-- Combined sales of Nissan cars posted their best ever month of sales,
with 56,453 cars sold.
INFINITI HIGHLIGHTS
-- Infiniti sales rose 7.3 percent on a daily sales rate basis, with
13,821 units sold, compared with last March's 13,877 units.
-- Infiniti ended the fiscal year with sales totaling 127,026, up 2.7
percent from 124,504 units a year ago.
-- The G35 Sedan experienced its best month in the 2007 fiscal year, with
sales of 5,805 units.
-- The G37 Coupe posted an increase of 98.6 percent versus year-ago, on
sales of 2,464 units.
NNA INFORMATION
-- Combined sales for Nissan and Infiniti of 106,921 marked an increase of
3.6 percent on a daily sales rate basis versus last March's sales of
111,119 units.
-- Combined Nissan and Infiniti volume for the 2007 fiscal year was
1,059,002, up 3.0 percent versus last year's 1,035,003.
In North America, NNA's operations include automotive styling, engineering, consumer and corporate financing, sales and marketing, distribution and manufacturing.
NISSAN DIVISION SALES
Monthly
March March DSR CYTD CYTD CYTD DSR
2008 2007 % Change 2008 2007 % Change
Nissan Division
Total 93,100 97,242 3.1 237,212 246,436 -2.5
Versa 8,192 6,573 34.2 19,509 16,195 22.0
Sentra 10,885 9,654 21.4 25,364 25,823 -0.5
Altima 31,409 27,521 22.9 76,407 74,029 4.6
Maxima 4,659 5,180 -3.1 12,996 13,597 -3.2
350Z 1,308 2,561 -45.0 3,271 5,258 -37.0
Total Car 56,453 51,489 18.1 137,547 134,902 3.3
Frontier 4,802 7,254 -28.7 13,527 17,210 -20.4
Titan 3,869 7,563 -44.9 11,355 18,847 -39.0
Xterra 3,141 5,705 -40.7 10,203 15,609 33.8
Pathfinder 4,132 6,323 -29.6 10,830 16,151 -32.1
Armada 1,941 3,682 -43.2 5,469 8,842 -37.3
Rogue 6,873 NA NA 17,531 NA NA
Murano 9,710 11,822 -11.5 25,473 26,417 -2.3
Quest 2,179 3,404 -31.1 5,277 8,458 -36.8
Total Truck 36,647 45,753 -13.7 99,665 111,534 -9.5
North American
Produced 75,209 82,859 -2.3 190,937 214,761 -9.9
Car 55,145 48,928 21.4 134,276 129,644 4.9
Truck 20,064 33,931 -36.3 56,661 85,117 -32.6
Import 17,891 14,383 34.0 46,275 31,675 48.0
Car 1,308 2,561 -45.0 3,271 5,258 -37.0
Truck 16,583 11,822 51.1 43,004 26,417 64.9
INFINITI DIVISION SALES
Monthly
March March DSR CYTD CYTD CYTD DSR
2008 2007 % Change 2008 2007 % Change
Infiniti Division
Total 13,821 13,877 7.3 32,533 32,545 1.3
G Sedan 5,805 6,656 -6.1 13,260 15,322 -12.3
G Coupe 2,464 1,336 98.6 5,672 2,991 92.1
M 1,753 2,768 -31.8 4,757 6,265 -23.1
Q45 0 2 -100.0 0 15 -100.0
QX56 1,024 936 17.8 2,765 2,499 12.1
EX 1,452 NA NA 3,061 NA NA
FX 1,323 2,179 -34.6 3,018 5,453 -43.9
Total Car 10,022 10,762 0.3 23,689 24,593 -2.4
Total Truck 3,799 3,115 31.3 8,844 7,952 12.7
COMBINED NISSAN AND INFINITI SALES
Monthly
March March DSR CYTD CYTD CYTD DSR
2008 2007 % Change 2008 2007 % Change
TOTAL VEHICLE 106,921 111,119 3.6 269,745 278,981 -2.0
Total Car 66,475 62,251 15.0 161,236 159,495 2.4
Total Truck 40,446 48,868 -10.9 108,509 119,486 -8.0
Selling Days 26 28 76 77
*All numbers include Hawaii.