Nissan North America Reports September Sales
GARDENA, Calif.--Oct. 1, 2003--Nissan North America, Inc. (NNA) reported September total sales of 69,512 for its Nissan and Infiniti divisions, a 19.7 percent increase versus September of last year. NNA reports selling 595,535 units calendar year-to-date, a 5.0 percent increase from last year at this time.NISSAN HIGHLIGHTS
-- September sales for Nissan-brand vehicles are up 15.9 percent when compared to last September, with 58,989 units sold
-- Calendar year-to-date sales for Nissan-brand vehicles are up 0.5 percent with 505,679 units sold
INFINITI HIGHLIGHTS
-- Sales for Infiniti, the luxury division of NNA, increased 46.8 percent from last September, with 10,523 units sold
-- Infiniti sales are up 40.7 percent calendar year-to-date, totaling 89,856 units
NNA INFORMATION
-- Combined September sales for Nissan and Infiniti totaled 69,512 units, a 19.7 percent increase from last September
-- Calendar year-to-date sales for NNA products total 595,535 units, up 5.0 percent
In North America, NNA's operations include automotive styling, engineering, consumer and corporate financing, sales and marketing, distribution and manufacturing. More information on NNA and the complete line of Nissan and Infiniti vehicles can be found online at www.nissannews.com or by contacting the corporate media line at 310-771-5631.
NISSAN DIVISION SALES
September September Monthly CYTD CYTD CYTD DSR
2003 2002 DSR 2003 2002 % Change
% Change
Nissan
Division
Total 58,989 48,796 15.9 505,679 503,130 0.5
Sentra 8,570 7,674 7.0 71,348 82,641 -13.7
Altima 16,459 16,431 -4.0 154,860 155,933 -0.7
Maxima 6,895 6,813 -3.0 69,856 81,111 -13.9
350Z 3,386 2,407 34.8 29,737 3,646 715.6
Total Car 35,310 33,360 1.4 325,940 323,379 0.8
Frontier 6,127 5,481 7.1 48,986 58,600 -16.4
Xterra 5,576 5,190 3.0 50,007 61,066 -18.1
Pathfinder 3,260 3,628 -13.9 27,390 45,234 -39.4
Murano 4,644 N/A N/A 41,050 N/A N/A
Quest 4,008 1,137 237.8 12,242 14,851 -17.6
Total Truck 23,679 15,436 47.0 179,739 179,751 0.0
North
American
Produced 47,607 35,913 27.0 381,162 373,092 2.2
Car 31,896 24,105 26.8 269,927 238,575 13.1
Truck 15,711 11,808 27.5 111,235 134,517 -17.3
Import 11,382 12,883 -15.3 124,517 130,038 -4.2
Car 3,414 9,255 -64.6 56,013 84,804 -34.0
Truck 7,968 3,628 110.5 68,504 45,234 51.4
INFINITI DIVISION SALES
September September Monthly CYTD CYTD CYTD DSR
2003 2002 DSR 2003 2002 % Change
% Change
Infiniti
Division
Total 10,523 6,869 46.8 89,856 63,845 40.7
I35 1,162 1,716 -35.1 11,194 20,021 -44.1
G35 Sport
Sedan 3,494 2,612 28.2 27,724 21,467 29.1
G35 Sport
Coupe 2,554 N/A N/A 21,978 N/A N/A
M45 468 N/A N/A 3,508 N/A N/A
Q45 202 263 -26.4 1,834 3,049 -39.8
QX4 71 2,247 -97.0 4,923 13,570 -63.7
FX45 2,572 N/A N/A 18,685 N/A N/A
Total Car 7,880 4,622 63.4 66,248 50,275 31.8
Total Truck 2,643 2,247 12.7 23,608 13,570 74.0
All Infiniti vehicles are imported.
COMBINED NISSAN AND INFINITI SALES
September September Monthly CYTD CYTD CYTD DSR
2003 2002 DSR 2003 2002 % Change
% Change
TOTAL
VEHICLE 69,512 55,665 19.7 595,535 566,975 5.0
Total Car 43,190 37,982 9.0 392,188 373,654 0.6
Total Truck 26,322 17,683 42.7 203,347 193,321 0.8
Selling Days 24 23 229 229
All numbers include Hawaii. Percent changes based on DSR.
