Nissan North America Announces October Sales
Nissan NorthAmerica, Inc. (NNA) today reported sales of 84,947 units in October, up 8.8 percent from the prior year. Nissan Division sales increased by 9.8 percent over last year. Infiniti Division sales increased by 1.8 percent versus the prior year.
NISSAN HIGHLIGHTS
* Nissan-brand vehicles saw sales of 74,992 units, a 9.8 percent increase on a daily sales rate basis compared with last year's 65,689 units sold.
* Altima sales experienced a record October, with sales of 21,778 units marking a 41.9 percent increase over the prior year. Of the total
Altima sales, 3,117 units were of the Altima Coupe, which continues its strong performance, and 927 were Altima Hybrid units.
* The all-new Rogue crossover in its first full month on the market saw sales of 5,038 units, outpacing expectations.
INFINITI HIGHLIGHTS
* Infiniti sales increased by 1.8 percent on a daily sales rate basis, with 9,955 units sold, as compared with last October's 9,406 units.
* The G Sedan experienced a record October, with sales totaling 3,652 units, a 26.7 percent increase. G Coupe sales reached 1,887 units, a 29.9 percent gain versus the prior year.
* The QX56 luxury SUV continued its momentum with sales of 1,127 units, an 18.2 percent increase over the prior year.
NNA INFORMATION
* Combined sales for Nissan and Infiniti of 84,947 units, up 8.8 percent compared with last October's sales of 75,095 units.
In North America, NNA's operations include automotive styling, engineering, consumer and corporate financing, sales and marketing,
distribution and manufacturing.
NISSAN DIVISION SALES
October October Monthly CYTD CYTD CYTD DSR
2007 2006 DSR 2007 2006 % Change
% Change
Nissan Division
Total 74,992 65,689 9.8 794,221 753,807 4.9
Versa 6,705 3,056 111.0 67,668 14,573 362.5
Sentra 7,739 8,406 -11.5 91,463 102,636 -11.2
Altima 21,778 14,761 41.9 239,800 189,422 26.1
Maxima 3,263 4,691 -33.1 44,200 60,081 -26.7
350Z 1,251 1,247 -3.5 16,366 22,220 -26.6
Total Car 40,736 32,161 21.8 459,497 388,932 17.7
Frontier 4,959 5,063 -5.8 55,696 66,963 -17.2
Titan 5,001 5,499 -12.6 55,960 61,750 -9.7
Xterra 4,883 5,114 -8.2 43,519 51,575 -15.9
Pathfinder 5,217 5,972 -16.0 54,112 61,512 -12.4
Armada 2,548 3,376 -27.4 26,563 27,178 -2.6
Rogue 5,038 0 NA 5,870 0 NA
Murano 4,958 6,440 -26.0 68,183 68,930 -1.5
Quest 1,652 2,064 -23.0 24,821 26,967 -8.3
Total Truck 34,256 33,528 -1.8 334,724 364,875 -8.6
North American
Produced 63,745 58,002 5.7 703,802 662,654 5.8
Car 39,485 30,914 22.8 443,131 366,712 20.4
Truck 24,260 27,088 -13.9 260,671 295,942 -12.3
Import 11,247 7,687 40.7 90,419 91,153 -1.2
Car 1,251 1,247 -3.5 16,366 22,220 -26.6
Truck 9,996 6,440 49.2 74,053 68,933 7.0
INFINITI DIVISION SALES
October October Monthly CYTD CYTD CYTD DSR
2007 2006 DSR 2007 2006 % Change
% Change
Infiniti Division
Total 9,955 9,406 1.8 103,779 97,652 5.9
G Sedan 3,652 2,771 26.7 45,133 29,573 52.0
G Coupe 1,887 1,397 29.9 13,870 18,137 -23.8
M 1,535 1,986 -25.7 17,948 21,460 -16.7
Q45 1 15 -93.6 23 377 -93.9
QX56 1,127 917 18.2 9,910 9,462 4.3
FX 1,752 2,320 -27.4 16,890 18,637 -9.7
Total Car 7,076 6,169 10.3 76,976 69,550 10.2
Total Truck 2,879 3,237 -14.5 26,803 28,102 -5.0
COMBINED NISSAN AND INFINITI SALES
October October Monthly CYTD CYTD CYTD DSR
2007 2006 DSR 2007 2006 % Change % Change
TOTAL VEHICLE 84,947 75,095 8.8 898,000 851,459 5.1
Total Car 47,812 38,330 536,473 458,482
Total Truck 37,135 36,765 361,527 392,997
Selling Days 26 25 256 255
*All numbers include Hawaii.
*One I35 was sold in October '07, two in CY07 and two in CY06, year-to-
date.
*2006 sales for QX4 resulted in 3 units for calendar year to date. Three
QX4 units were old CYTD in CY07.
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