FRANKLIN, Tenn., April 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Nissan North America,
Inc. (NNA) today reported sales for March of 66,634 units versus 106,921 units
a year ago, a decrease of 37.7 percent. Sales of Nissan Division vehicles
decreased 36.2 percent, while sales of Infiniti vehicles decreased by 47.6
percent. NNA sales decreased by 19.1 percent for fiscal year 2008, ending
March 31, 2009, versus FY07.
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NNA INFORMATION
-- Combined sales for Nissan and Infiniti of 66,634 units, compared with
last March's sales of 106,921 units, marked a decrease of 37.7 percent.
-- Combined Nissan and Infiniti volume for the 2008 fiscal year was
856,372 units, down 19.1 percent versus last year's 1,059,002 units.
-- To ensure consistency in our global sales reporting, Nissan North
America calculates monthly variances on a straight-percentage basis,
unadjusted for the number of selling days in the month. This March had 25
selling days, and March 2008 had 26 selling days.
NISSAN HIGHLIGHTS
-- Nissan vehicles saw sales of 59,392 units in March compared with 93,100
units sold in March 2008, a 36.2 percent decrease.
-- Sales of the iconic Z sports car totaled 1,632 units in March, a 24.8
percent increase from a year ago.
INFINITI HIGHLIGHTS
-- Infiniti sales for March were 7,242 units, down from 13,821 units a
year ago, a decline of 47.6 percent.
In North America, Nissan's operations include automotive styling,
engineering, consumer and corporate financing, sales and marketing,
distribution and manufacturing. Nissan is dedicated to improving the
environment under the Nissan Green Program 2010, whose key priorities are
reducing CO2 emissions, cutting other emissions and increasing recycling.
More information on Nissan in North America and the complete line of Nissan
and Infiniti vehicles can be found online at www.nissanusa.com and
www.infiniti.com.
NISSAN DIVISION
March March Monthly CYTD CYTD CYTD
2009 2008 % chg 2009 2008 % chg
Nissan
Division
Total 59,392 93,100 -36.2 154,051 237,212 -35.1
Versa 6,733 8,192 -17.8 16,780 19,509 -14.0
Sentra 6,940 10,885 -36.2 18,033 25,364 -28.9
Altima 19,521 31,409 -37.8 49,658 76,407 -35.0
Maxima 3,431 4,659 -26.4 8,875 12,996 -31.7
370/350Z 1,632 1,308 24.8 4,364 3,271 33.4
GT-R 137 0 NA 400 0 NA
Total Car 38,394 56,453 -32.0 98,110 137,547 -28.7
Frontier 1,785 4,802 -62.8 5,005 13,527 -63.0
Titan 1,616 3,869 -58.2 4,582 11,355 -59.6
Xterra 1,531 3,141 -51.3 3,940 10,203 -61.4
Pathfinder 1,637 4,132 -60.4 4,682 10,830 -56.8
Armada 659 1,941 -66.0 1,978 5,469 -63.8
Rogue 6,982 6,873 1.6 18,299 17,531 4.4
Murano 5,815 9,710 -40.1 15,145 25,473 -40.5
Quest 973 2,179 -55.3 2,310 5,277 -56.2
Total Truck 20,998 36,647 -42.7 55,941 99,665 -43.9
North American
produced 44,826 75,209 -40.4 115,843 190,937 -39.3
Car 36,625 55,145 -33.6 93,346 134,276 -30.5
Truck 8,201 20,064 -59.1 22,497 56,661 -60.3
Import 14,566 17,891 -18.6 38,208 46,275 -17.4
Car 1,769 1,308 35.2 4,764 3,271 45.6
Truck 12,797 16,583 -22.8 33,444 43,004 -22.2
INFINITI DIVISION
March March Monthly CYTD CYTD CYTD
2009 2008 % chg 2009 2008 % chg
Infiniti
Division
Total 7,242 13,821 -47.6 20,716 32,533 -36.3
G Sedan 2,782 5,805 -52.1 7,536 13,260 -43.2
G Coupe 1,125 2,464 -54.3 2,925 5,672 -48.4
M 886 1,753 -49.5 3,169 4,757 -33.4
QX56 304 1,024 -70.3 794 2,765 -71.3
EX 906 1,452 -37.6 2,562 3,061 -16.3
FX 1,239 1,323 -6.3 3,730 3,018 23.6
Total Car 4,793 10,022 -52.2 13,630 23,689 -42.5
Total Truck 2,449 3,799 -35.5 7,086 8,844 -19.9
NISSAN & INFINITI
March March Monthly CYTD CYTD CYTD
2009 2008 % chg 2009 2008 % chg
TOTAL VEHICLE 66,634 106,921 -37.7 174,767 269,745 -35.2
Total Car 43,187 66,475 -35.0 111,740 161,236 -30.7
Total Truck 23,447 40,446 -42.0 63,027 108,509 -41.9
Selling days 25 26 75 76
* All numbers include Hawaii
SOURCE Nissan North America, Inc.
