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Nissan North America Reports April Sales


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FRANKLIN, TN--May 1, 2012 -- Nissan North America, Inc. (NNA) today reported April U.S. sales of 71,329 units versus 71,526 units a year earlier, down 0.3 percent. Nissan Division sales decreased 0.9 percent for the month at 64,200 units. Sales of Infiniti vehicles were up 5.4 percent over the prior year, to 7,129 units.

NISSAN HIGHLIGHTS

  • Nissan Division posted 64,200 sales, down 0.9 percent from last April's 64,765 unit total.
  • Sales of the Nissan Versa posted a new April record, with 8,335 deliveries, an increase of 30 percent over the prior year.
  • Nissan Rogue sales also set a new April record at 8,563 units, up 1.8 percent.
  • Nissan's lineup of trucks and SUVs delivered strong gains, with Frontier sales up 21.9 percent, Pathfinder up 26.5 percent, Titan up 25.1 percent and Quest up 96 percent.
  • Nissan Altima sales for April totaled 16,239, as Nissan prepares to begin sales of the all-new 2013 Altima in June. A special introductory program offering 3 years or 45,000 miles of complimentary maintenance for the all-new Altima has seen over 55,000 customers to Nissan USAto configure the new mid-size sedan.

"Coming off of a blockbuster March, April showed signs of strength with record months for Versa and Rogue, and solid gains for our trucks," said Al Castignetti, vice president and general manager, Nissan Division. "With an all-new Altima coming this summer leading five all-new, volume-selling models in a span of just 15 months, we expect Nissan's sales momentum to grow."

INFINITI HIGHLIGHTS-- see below

  • Infiniti today reported sales of 7,129 units for April, an increase of 5.4 percent from 6,761 units a year earlier.
  • In its first full month of sales, Infiniti JX deliveries totaled 2,079 units, making it the brand's second-best selling model.

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. April 2012 had 24 selling days, while April 2011 had 27 selling days.

NISSAN DIVISION

APRIL


APRIL


Monthly


CYTD


CYTD


CYTD


2012


2011


% chg


2012


2011


% chg













Nissan Division Total

64,200


64,765


-0.9


360,341


322,287


11.8

Versa

8,335


6,413


30.0


43,530


36,748


18.5

Sentra

7,410


9,367


-20.9


39,173


49,355


-20.6

Cube

573


1,733


-66.9


2,650


8,677


-69.5

Altima

16,239


17,232


-5.8


112,599


86,783


29.7

Maxima

3,444


3,397


1.4


20,934


17,682


18.4

LEAF

370


573


-35.4


2,103


1,025


105.2

Juke

2,887


3,280


-12.0


12,329


13,449


-8.3

370Z

785


942


-16.7


2,850


3,054


-6.7

GT-R

118


258


-54.3


344


596


-42.3

Total Car

40,161


43,195


-7.0


236,512


217,369


8.8

Frontier

4,148


3,404


21.9


18,254


14,336


27.3

Titan

1,568


1,253


25.1


6,181


6,071


1.8

Xterra

1,104


1,098


0.5


5,705


5,137


11.1

Pathfinder

2,057


1,626


26.5


10,267


8,338


23.1

Armada

1,118


1,169


-4.4


6,155


6,111


0.7

Rogue

8,563


8,432


1.6


48,862


43,456


12.4

Murano

3,009


3,329


-9.6


18,152


17,843


1.7

Quest

1,958


999


96.0


6,944


3,335


108.2

NV

514


260


97.7


3,309


291


1037.1

Total Truck

24,039


21,570


11.4


123,829


104,918


18.0

North American produced

45,937


45,219


1.6


266,107


230,852


15.3

Car

35,428


36,409


-2.7


216,236


190,568


13.5

Truck

10,509


8,810


19.3


49,871


40,284


23.8

Import

18,263


19,546


-6.6


94,234


91,435


3.1

Car

4,733


6,786


-30.3


20,276


26,801


-24.3

Truck

13,530


12,760


6.0


73,958


64,634


14.4













INFINITI DIVISION













APRIL


APRIL


Monthly


CYTD


CYTD


CYTD


2012


2011


% chg


2012


2011


% chg













Infiniti Division Total

7,129


6,761


5.4


33,349


34,597


-3.6

G Sedan

2,090


2,588


-19.2


14,077


14,999


-6.1

G Coupe

872


1,267


-31.2


4,201


5,681


-26.1

M

461


843


-45.3


3,260


4,101


-20.5

QX56

915


976


-6.3


4,431


4,015


10.4

JX

2,079


0


n/a


2,619


0


n/a

EX

226


439


-48.5


1,236


2,031


-39.1

FX

486


648


-25.0


3,525


3,770


-6.5

Total Car

3,423


4,698


-27.1


21,538


24,781


-13.1

Total Truck

3,706


2,063


79.6


11,811


9,816


20.3













NISSAN & INFINITI













APRIL


APRIL


Monthly


CYTD


CYTD


CYTD


2012


2011


% chg


2012


2011


% chg













TOTAL VEHICLE

71,329


71,526


-0.3


393,690


356,884


10.3

Total Car

43,584


47,893


-9.0


258,050


242,150


6.6

Total Truck

27,745


23,633


17.4


135,640


114,734


18.2

Selling days

24


27




101


102



* All numbers include Hawaii