Nissan Reports A 19.7 Percent Increase In Sales
2 December 1999
Nissan Reports A 19.7 Percent Increase In Sales - Truck and Maxima Sales Continue to Drive Sales Increase -
CARSON, Calif., Dec. 1 -- With continued strong truck and
sedan sales, Nissan North America, Inc. (NNA) reported November sales of
44,821 units, an increase of 19.7 percent over last year. Some of Nissan's
sales highlights for the month of November include:
-- Nissan truck sales rose 52.2 percent over November 1998, totaling
22,369 units.
-- Fueled by the popular Crew Cab, Frontier sales grew 13.2 percent
versus last year to 8,223 units.
-- Xterra posted sales of 6,783 units and the Pathfinder followed with
4,506 units sold.
-- Nissan Quest sales totaled 2,857 units, up 14.9 percent over last
year.
-- Total sedan sales of 22,447 were driven by the all-new 2000 Nissan
Maxima, which turned in sales of 10,401 units, up 53.5 percent over
last year.
-- Altima reported sales of 8,141 units, and Sentra reported sales of
3,905 units.
Combined sales for Nissan and Infiniti Divisions for November totaled
50,424 units, up 14.7 percent versus last year. Combined sales for the
calendar year-to-date totaled 616,297 units, up 9.1 percent versus last year.
Sales of Nissan Division's North American-produced vehicles totaled
29,912 units for November, which accounted for 66.7 percent of Nissan's total
sales volume.
In North America, Nissan's operations include styling, engineering,
consumer and corporate financing, sales and marketing, distribution and
manufacturing. Nissan in North America, which includes employees and
facilities in the United States, Canada and Mexico, generates more than
90,000 jobs, approximately 20,000 directly and over 70,000 through
approximately 1,500 Nissan and Infiniti retailers across the continent. More
information on Nissan in North America and the complete line of Nissan and
Infiniti vehicles can be found online at http://www.nissandriven.com or contact the
corporate media line at 310-771-5631.
Note: All numbers include Hawaii. Percentage changes based on DSR.
Visit the Nissan Online News Bureau at http://www.nissannews.com
NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC.
Sales Report - November 1999
Month-End Results
Cur. Year DSR % CYTD Year DSR %
Month Ago +/- Total Ago +/-
Nissan North America,
Inc. - Total 50,424 42,186 14.7 616,297 564,911 9.1
Selling Days 25 24 -- 281 281 --
Nissan Division Total
Sales 44,821 35,957 19.7 551,461 508,281 8.5
NORTH AMERICA
(Memo) - Car 12,049 15,219 -24.0 202,311 233,266 -13.3
- Truck 17,863 9,361 83.2 168,398 110,397 52.5
- Total North
America 29,912 24,580 16.8 370,709 343,663 7.9
IMPORT
- Car 10,403 6,632 50.6 121,050 105,078 15.2
- Truck 4,506 4,745 -8.8 59,702 59,540 0.3
- Total Import 14,909 11,377 25.8 180,752 164,618 9.8
- Total Car 22,452 21,851 -1.4 323,361 338,344 -4.4
- Total Truck 22,369 14,106 52.2 228,100 169,937 34.2
- (Hawaii)* 791 520 -- 5,190 4,721 --
Infiniti Division
Total Sales 5,603 6,229 -13.6 64,836 56,630 14.5
- Total Car 4,347 3,231 29.2 48,866 39,659 23.2
- Total Truck 1,256 2,998 -59.8 15,970 16,971 -5.9
- (Hawaii)* 20 19 -- 217 219 --
TOTAL IMPORT
- Car 14,750 9,863 43.6 169,916 144,737 17.4
- Truck 5,762 7,743 -28.6 75,672 76,511 -1.1
- Total Import 20,512 17,606 11.8 245,588 221,248 11.0
ALL NUMBERS INCLUDE HAWAII
* Hawaii is broken out separately for information only.