Nissan North America Racks Up Higher July Sales for 2011

FRANKLIN, TN - August 2, 2011: Nissan North America, Inc. (NNA) today reported July U.S. sales of 84,601 units versus 82,337 units a year earlier, an increase of 2.7 percent. Nissan Division sales increased 6.4 percent for the month at 77,191 units. Sales of Infiniti vehicles decreased 24.1 percent from the prior year, to 7,410 units.

NISSAN HIGHLIGHTS

Nissan vehicles posted July sales of 77,191 units, an increase of 6.4 percent over the 72,573 units sold in July 2010.
Nissan Rogue set a new July record, at 11,260 units, which is a 2.7 percent increase over the prior year.
Nissan delivered 679 units of the all-new NV commercial vehicles, an increase of 53.6 percent over the prior month.
The Nissan Juke experienced strong July sales of 3,221 units, making for a total of 20,685 units year to date.
Deliveries of the Nissan Frontier increased 21.8 percent over July 2010, to 4,832 units.

INFINITI HIGHLIGHTS

Infiniti sales totaled 7,410 units for the month of July, a decrease of 24.1 percent versus 9,764 a year earlier.
Calendar year-to-date Infiniti sales of 54,678 are down 4.2 percent compared to the 57,064 units sold during the same period last year.
Sales of every Infiniti model increased over last month, supporting an 18 percent increase overall, as full production resumed after the earthquake in Japan, and more than 10,000 new vehicles became available for consumer delivery.
Later this month at the Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance, Infiniti will debut the Infiniti JX Concept, which previews a new 7-passenger luxury crossover that will join the line next Spring, as well as the updated 2012 Infiniti FX that goes on sale in October.

NOTE: 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. July 2011 had 26 selling days, while July 2010 had 27 selling days.


NISSAN DIVISION
	July	July	Monthly	CYTD	CYTD	CYTD
	2011	2010	% chg	2011	2010	% chg
Nissan Division Total	77,191	72,573	6.4	534,896	465,605	14.9
Versa	5,359	7,725	-30.6	51,245	62,262	-17.7
Sentra	8,730	9,712	-10.1	73,860	55,458	33.2
Cube	1,122	1,516	-26.0	12,614	17,046	-26.0
Altima	21,340	18,275	16.8	153,182	130,390	17.5
Maxima	5,953	6,053	-1.7	32,468	37,864	-14.3
LEAF	931	n/a	n/a	4,806	n/a	n/a
Juke	3,221	n/a	n/a	20,685	n/a	n/a
370Z	550	976	-43.6	5,095	6,504	-21.7
GT-R	56	86	-34.9	883	590	49.7
Total Car	47,262	44,343	6.6	354,838	310,114	14.4
Frontier	4,832	3,967	21.8	28,271	22,396	26.2
Titan	1,821	2,139	-14.9	10,699	13,259	-19.3
Xterra	1,781	1,851	-3.8	9,764	12,186	-19.9
Pathfinder	2,237	1,912	17.0	14,479	12,223	18.5
Armada	1,479	1,934	-23.5	10,208	10,804	-5.5
Rogue	11,260	10,963	2.7	69,171	53,313	29.7
Murano	4,414	5,462	-19.2	29,076	31,141	-6.6
Quest	1,426	2	71200.0	6,618	169	3816.0
NV	679	n/a	n/a	1,772	n/a	n/a
Total Truck	29,929	28,230	6.0	180,058	155,491	15.8
North American produced	54,211	53,570	1.2	385,948	357,011	8.1
Car	41,382	41,765	-0.9	310,755	285,974	8.7
Truck	12,829	11,805	8.7	75,193	71,037	5.9
Import	22,980	19,003	20.9	148,948	108,594	37.2
Car	5,880	2,578	128.1	44,083	24,140	82.6
Truck	17,100	16,425	4.1	104,865	84,454	24.2
INFINITI DIVISION
	July	July	Monthly	CYTD	CYTD	CYTD
	2011	2010	% chg	2011	2010	% chg
Infiniti Division Total	7,410	9,764	-24.1	54,678	57,064	-4.2
G Sedan	3,220	4,135	-22.1	23,544	23,508	0.2
G Coupe	1,270	1,586	-19.9	9,262	9,749	-5.0
M	697	1,277	-45.4	6,172	7,879	-21.7
QX	1016	1319	-23.0	6,649	5,754	15.6
EX	560	669	-16.3	3,464	4,388	-21.1
FX	647	778	-16.8	5,587	5,786	-3.4
Total Car	5,187	6,998	-25.9	38,978	41,136	-5.2
Total Truck	2,223	2,766	-19.6	15,700	15,928	-1.4
NISSAN & INFINITI
	July	July	Monthly	CYTD	CYTD	CYTD
	2011	2010	% chg	2011	2010	% chg

TOTAL VEHICLE	84,601	82,337	2.7	589,574	522,669	12.8
Total Car	52,449	51,341	2.2	393,816	351,250	12.1
Total Truck	32,152	30,996	3.7	195,758	171,419	14.2
Selling days	26	27		178	178
* All numbers include Hawaii

SOURCE Nissan North America