Nissan North America Announces July 2008 Sales Up
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NASHVILLE, Tenn., Aug. 1, 2008 -- Nissan North America, Inc. (NNA) today reported sales for July of 95,319 units versus 87,877 units a year ago, an increase of 8.5 percent. Sales of Nissan Division vehicles increased 9.9 percent, while sales of Infiniti vehicles decreased by 2.9 percent.
NISSAN HIGHLIGHTS
-- Nissan vehicles saw sales of 86,070 units in July compared with July 2007's 78,351 units sold, a 9.9 percent increase.
-- Nissan's Versa subcompact posted strong sales of 8,701 units, up 14.4 percent.
-- Nissan's Sentra posted a 16.0 percent increase with sales of 10,977 units.
-- Sales of Nissan cars combined for 49,863 units, an increase of 4.8 percent from the prior year, while truck sales increased 17.7 percent to 36,207 units.
INFINITI HIGHLIGHTS
-- Infiniti sales for July declined to 9,249 units from 9,526, a decrease of 2.9 percent.
-- Sales of the G37 Coupe totaled 1,583 units, an increase of 45.0 percent over July 2007.
-- The all-new FX luxury crossover posted an increase of 19.2 percent with 1,729 units.
NNA INFORMATION
-- Combined sales for Nissan and Infiniti of 95,319 units, compared with last July's sales of 87,877 units, marking an increase of 8.5 percent.
-- To ensure consistency in our global sales reporting, Nissan North America calculates monthly variances on a straight-percentage basis, unadjusted for the number of selling days in the month. This July had 26 selling days in the month, while July 2007 had 24 selling days.
In North America, NNA's operations include automotive styling, engineering, consumer and corporate financing, sales and marketing, distribution and manufacturing.
NISSAN DIVISION SALES
July July Monthly CYTD CYTD CYTD
2008 2007 % Change 2008 2007 % Change
Nissan Division Total 86,070 78,351 9.9 546,522 549,935 -0.6
Versa 8,701 7,609 14.4 54,326 45,411 19.6
Sentra 10,977 9,461 16.0 70,081 66,540 5.3
Altima 24,429 24,464 -0.1 182,435 164,717 10.8
Maxima 4,814 4,503 6.9 26,134 30,010 -12.9
350Z 795 1,556 -48.9 7,372 12,536 -41.2
GTR 147 NA NA 147 NA NA
Total Car 49,863 47,593 4.8 340,495 319,214 6.7
Frontier 6,627 5,331 24.3 30,199 39,379 -23.3
Titan 3,972 5,708 -30.4 21,157 38,781 -45.4
Xterra 4,898 4,170 17.5 20,137 29,957 -32.8
Pathfinder 4,711 4,931 -4.5 21,777 35,178 -38.1
Armada 1,699 2,218 -23.4 10,328 18,298 -43.6
Rogue 6,525 NA NA 43,359 NA NA
Murano 4,765 5,793 -17.7 46,539 50,868 -8.5
Quest 3,010 2,607 15.5 12,531 18,260 -31.4
Total Truck 36,207 30,758 17.7 206,027 230,721 -10.7
North American
Produced 73,838 71,002 4.0 449,105 486,531 -7.7
Car 48,921 46,037 6.3 332,976 306,678 8.6
Truck 24,917 24,965 -0.2 116,129 179,853 -35.4
Import 12,232 7,349 66.4 97,417 63,404 53.6
Car 942 1,556 -39.5 7,519 12,536 -40.0
Truck 11,290 5,793 94.9 89,898 50,868 76.7
INFINITI DIVISION SALES
July July Monthly CYTD CYTD CYTD
2008 2007 % Change 2008 2007 % Change
Infiniti Division Total 9,249 9,526 -2.9 71,118 73,322 -3.0
G Sedan 3,304 4,046 -18.3 28,208 33,291 -15.3
G Coupe 1,583 1,092 45.0 13,239 7,666 72.7
M 970 1,674 -42.1 9,747 13,376 -27.1
Q45 NA NA NA 0 20 NA
QX56 551 1,263 -56.4 5,146 6,457 -20.3
EX 1,112 NA NA 7,365 NA NA
FX 1,729 1,450 19.2 7,414 12,510 -40.7
Total Car 5,857 6,813 -14.0 51,193 54,354 -5.8
Total Truck 3,392 2,713 25.0 19,925 18,968 5.0
COMBINED NISSAN AND INFINITI SALES
July July Monthly CYTD CYTD CYTD
2008 2007 % Change 2008 2007 % Change
TOTAL VEHICLE 95,319 87,877 8.5 617,640 623,257 -0.9
Total Car 55,720 54,406 2.4 391,688 373,568 4.9
Total Truck 39,599 33,471 18.3 225,952 249,689 -9.5
Selling Days 26 24 179 178
*All numbers include Hawaii.