Infiniti Division Announces November Sales
2 December 1998
Infiniti Division Announces November Sales- QX4 Posts Best Month Ever - CARSON, Calif., Dec. 1 -- Infiniti, the luxury division of Nissan Motor Corporation U.S.A., today reported total November vehicle sales of 6,229 units, an increase of 32 percent over the same period last year. The QX4, Infiniti's luxury sport utility vehicle, reported its best month ever, with sales of 2,998 units, which surpasses its previous best month of 2,003 units in October 1997. QX4 calendar year-to-date sales totaled 16,971. November sales of the Q45, Infiniti's flagship luxury performance sedan, were 420 units. The I30 posted sales of 1,745 units for November and continues as the division's sales leader with calendar year-to-date sales of 24,337 units. The G20 luxury sports sedan posted sales of 1,058 units for the month of November. Nissan Motor Corporation U.S.A. sales for November, including Nissan and Infiniti Divisions, totaled 42,186 units. Infiniti, the luxury division of Nissan Motor Corporation U.S.A., is supported by a network of more than 145 retailers. For information on the complete line of Infiniti luxury vehicles and the Total Ownership Experience(TM) philosophy, visit Infiniti online at http://www.infiniti-usa.com. Note: All numbers include Hawaii. Percentage changes based on DSR. Visit the Nissan Online News Bureau at http://www.nissannews.com NISSAN MOTOR CORPORATION U.S.A. Sales Report - November 1998 Month-End Results Cur. Year DSR % CYTD Year DSR % Month Ago +/- Total Ago +/- Nissan Motor Corporation -Total 42,186 48,356 -5.2 564,911 677,791 -15.5 Selling Days 23 25 277 281 Nissan Division Total Sales 35,957 43,228 -9.6 508,281 617,772 -16.5 NORTH AMERICA (Memo) - Car 15,219 16,833 -1.7 233,266 274,156 -13.7 Truck 9,361 11,527 -11.7 110,397 157,435 -28.9 Total North America 24,580 28,360 -5.8 343,663 431,591 -19.2 IMPORT Car 6,632 8,724 -17.4 105,078 119,001 -10.4 Truck 4,745 6,144 -16.1 59,540 67,180 -10.1 Total Import 11,377 14,868 -16.8 164,618 186,181 -10.3 Total Car 21,851 25,557 -7.1 338,344 393,157 -12.7 Total Truck 14,106 17,671 -13.2 169,937 224,615 -23.3 - (Hawaii)* 520 814 4,721 4,606 Infiniti Division Total Sales 6,229 5,128 32 56,630 60,019 -4.3 Total Car 3,231 3,393 3.5 39,659 43,089 -6.6 Total Truck 2,998 1,735 87.8 16,971 16,930 1.7 - (Hawaii)* 19 14 219 193 TOTAL IMPORT Car 9,863 12,117 -11.5 144,737 162,090 -9.4 Truck 7,743 7,879 6.8 76,511 84,110 -7.7 Total Import 17,606 19,996 -4.3 221,248 246,200 -8.8 ALL NUMBERS INCLUDE HAWAII *Hawaii is broken out separately for information only.