Nissan North America Announces August Sales
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FRANKLIN, TN - September 1, 2009: Nissan North America, Inc. (NNA) today reported August 2009 sales of 105,312 units versus 108,493 units last year, a decrease of 2.9 percent. Nissan Division sales rose 0.2 percent, while sales of Infiniti vehicles decreased by 30.2 percent.
Total industry sales in August 2009 were heavily affected by the U.S. government's Car Allowance Rebate System, or "cash for clunkers," program. The Department of Transportation said Nissan and Infiniti accounted for 8.7 percent of the vehicles sold during the program.
NNA INFORMATION
-- Combined Nissan and Infiniti sales of 105,312 units were 2.9 percent
lower than record August sales last year of 108,493 units.
-- To ensure consistency in global sales reporting, Nissan North America
calculates monthly variances on a straight-percentage basis,
unadjusted for the number of selling days. August had 26 selling days,
compared with 27 selling days in August 2008.
NISSAN HIGHLIGHTS
-- Nissan vehicles saw sales of 97,580 units in August compared with
97,417 units sold in August 2008, a 0.2 percent increase.
-- The Nissan Versa, the sixth most-purchased or leased vehicle during
the CARS program, had a record month of 18,580 vehicle sales in
August, compared with 8,015 last year, an increase of 131.8 percent.
-- Year-over-year gains in August also were posted for Rogue, with a
record 10,476 sales (up 57.8 percent); Sentra with 16,396 sales (up
78.1 percent); and Altima, which recorded 26,833 sales (a 6.1 percent
increase).
INFINITI HIGHLIGHTS
-- Infiniti sales for August 2009 were 7,732 units, down 30.2 percent
from the 11,076 units sold a year before.
-- Infiniti showed a 9 percent increase in August compared with July.
The Infiniti FX35, which qualified for the CARS program, saw a 9.9
percent increase in August 2009 compared with July.
In North America, Nissan's operations include automotive styling, engineering, consumer and corporate financing, sales and marketing, distribution and manufacturing. Nissan is dedicated to improving the environment under the Nissan Green Program 2010, whose key priorities are reducing CO2 emissions, cutting other emissions and increasing recycling. More information on Nissan in North America and the complete line of Nissan and Infiniti vehicles can be found online at www.nissanusa.com and www.infinitiusa.com.
NISSAN DIVISION
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August August Monthly CYTD CYTD CYTD
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2009 2008 % chg 2009 2008 % chg
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Nissan Division Total 97,580 97,417 0.2 471,627 643,939 -26.8
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Versa 18,580 8,015 131.8 58,979 62,341 -5.4
----- ------ ----- ----- ------ ------ ----
Sentra 16,396 9,207 78.1 60,140 79,288 -24.1
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Cube 5,347 0 0.0 12,522 0 0.0
---- ----- - --- ------ - ---
Altima 26,833 25,298 6.1 142,513 207,733 -31.4
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Maxima 4,552 5,484 -17.0 32,442 31,618 2.6
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350/370Z 837 906 -7.6 9,854 8,278 19.0
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GT-R 100 484 -79.3 1,095 631 73.5
---- --- --- ----- ----- --- ----
Total Car 72,645 49,394 47.1 317,545 389,889 -18.6
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Frontier 3,875 9,140 -57.6 18,961 39,339 -51.8
-------- ----- ----- ----- ------ ------ -----
Titan 1,534 5,871 -73.9 11,805 27,028 -56.3
----- ----- ----- ----- ------ ------ -----
Xterra 1,332 8,208 -83.8 9,913 28,345 -65.0
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Pathfinder 1,358 6,792 -80.0 11,318 28,569 -60.4
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Armada 669 2,178 -69.3 5,389 12,506 -56.9
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Rogue 10,476 6,639 57.8 54,523 49,998 9.1
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Murano 4,534 5,071 -10.6 35,003 51,610 -32.2
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Quest 1,157 4,124 -71.9 7,170 16,655 -56.9
----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ------ -----
Total Truck 24,935 48,023 -48.1 154,082 254,050 -39.3
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North American
produced 76,286 84,317 -9.5 358,630 533,422 -32.8
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Car 66,361 48,004 38.2 294,074 380,980 -22.8
--- ------ ------ ---- ------- ------- -----
Truck 9,925 36,313 -72.7 64,556 152,442 -57.7
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Import 21,294 13,100 62.5 112,997 110,517 2.2
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Car 6,284 1,390 352.1 23,471 8,909 163.5
--- ----- ----- ----- ------ ----- -----
Truck 15,010 11,710 28.2 89,526 101,608 -11.9
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INFINITI DIVISION
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August August Monthly CYTD CYTD CYTD
------ ------ ------- ---- ---- ----
2009 2008 % chg 2009 2008 % chg
---- ---- ----- ---- ---- -----
Infiniti Division
Total 7,732 11,076 -30.2 53,276 82,195 -35.2
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G Sedan 3,341 4,014 -16.8 21,435 32,222 -33.5
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G Coupe 1,562 1,847 -15.4 9,283 15,086 -38.5
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M 618 1,221 -49.4 6,294 10,968 -42.6
- --- ----- ----- ----- ------ -----
QX56 608 768 -20.8 3,480 5,914 -41.2
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EX 665 1,645 -59.6 5,296 9,010 -41.2
-- --- ----- ----- ----- ----- -----
FX 938 1,581 -40.7 7,488 8,995 -16.8
-- --- ----- ----- ----- ----- -----
Total Car 5,521 7,082 -22.0 37,012 58,276 -36.5
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Total Truck 2,211 3,994 -44.6 16,264 23,919 -32.0
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NISSAN & INFINITI
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August August Monthly CYTD CYTD CYTD
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2009 2008 % chg 2009 2008 % chg
---- ---- ----- ---- ---- -----
TOTAL VEHICLE 105,312 108,493 -2.9 524,903 726,134 -27.7
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Total Car 78,166 56,476 38.4 354,557 448,165 -20.9
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Total Truck 27,146 52,017 -47.8 170,346 277,969 -38.7
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Selling days 26 27 204 206
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* All numbers include Hawaii