Nissan Division Reports November Sales
2 December 1997
Altima Leads Nissan Division November Sales - Altima Sales Up 19.5 Percent Over Last Year -CARSON, Calif., Dec. 2 -- Leading November sales for the Nissan Division of Nissan Motor Corporation U.S.A. (NMC) was the new 1998 Nissan Altima with 10,239 units, up 19.5 percent versus last year and 28.8 percent over last month. Total November sales for the Division were 43,228 units, up 2.7 percent over last month. Calendar year-to-date sales for Nissan Division totaled 617,772 units. Sales of Nissan's North American-produced vehicles for November totaled 28,360 units, which represents 65.6 percent of all Nissan vehicles sold in the United States. The Nissan Maxima reported sales of 8,449 units, and the Nissan Sentra reported sales of 5,360 units. Total sedan sales for November were 24,048 units, up 4.8 percent over last month. Division sales for total car were 25,557, up 3.2 percent over last month. Total truck sales were up 2.2 percent over last month, lead by the Nissan Truck which turned in sales of 8,086 units. The Nissan Pathfinder reported sales of 6,144, up 17.4 percent over last month. The Nissan Quest posted unit sales of 3,441, up 7.4 percent over last year and 3.2 percent over last month. Total NMC sales for November, including Nissan and Infiniti Divisions, were 48,356 units, up 2.3 percent over last month. Combined calendar year-to- date sales for Nissan and Infiniti Divisions were 677,791 units. Nissan Motor Corporation U.S.A., which includes the Infiniti luxury division, markets and distributes Nissan and Infiniti vehicles in the United States to more than 1,200 dealers. Note: All numbers include Hawaii. Percentage changes based on DSR. NISSAN MOTOR CORPORATION U.S.A. Sales Report - November 1997 Month-End Results Cur. Year DSR % CYTD Year DSR % Month Ago +/- Total Ago +/- Nissan Motor Corporation-Total48,356 51,325 -2.0 677,791 694,888 -1.8 Selling Days 25 26 281 283 Nissan Division Total Sales 43,228 46,739 -3.8 617,772 643,132 -3.3 NORTH AMERICA (Memo) - Car 16,833 17,295 1.2 255,537 288,774 -10.9 - Truck 11,527 11,913 0.6 157,435 159,650 -0.7 - Total North America 28,360 29,208 1.0 412,972 448,424 -7.3 IMPORT - Car 8,724 9,431 -3.8 137,620 129,111 7.3 - Truck 6,144 8,100 -21.1 67,180 65,597 3.1 - Total Import 14,868 17,531 -11.8 204,800 194,708 5.9 - Total Car 25,557 26,726 -0.5 393,157 417,885 -5.2 - Total Truck 17,671 20,013 -8.2 224,615 225,247 0.4 - (Hawaii)* 814 1,097 4,695 6,731 Infiniti Division Total Sales 5,128 4,586 16.3 60,019 51,756 16.8 - Total Car 3,393 3,661 -3.6 43,089 50,831 -14.6 - Total Truck 1,735 925 95.1 16,930 925 1,743.3 - (Hawaii)* 14 13 193 138 ALL NUMBERS INCLUDE HAWAII *Hawaii is broken out separately for information only. SOURCE Nissan Motor Corporation U.S.A.