Nissan North America Inc. (NNA) on November 3 reported October 2008 sales of 56,945 units vs. 84,947 units a year ago, a decrease of 33.0 percent. Sales of Nissan Division vehicles declined 33.5 percent, while sales of Infiniti Division vehicles fell by 28.6 percent.
NISSAN HIGHLIGHTS
- Nissan vehicles saw sales of 49,833 units in October compared with October 2007's 74,992 units sold, a 33.5 percent decrease.
- Maxima sales totaled 4,341 units last month, an increase of 33.0 percent from 3,263 units sold in October 2007.
- Nissan Rogue sales rose 10.8 percent last month to 5,584 vehicles vs. 5,038 units in October 2007.
- Sales of the fuel-efficient Nissan Versa rose 2.7 percent in October 2008 to 6,889 from 6,705 in October 2007.
INFINITI HIGHLIGHTS
- Infiniti sales for October were 7,112 units, down from 9,955 units a year ago, a decline of 28.6 percent.
- The Infiniti EX, which went on sale in December 2008, recorded 898 units sold in October 2008.
NNA INFORMATION
- Combined sales for Nissan and Infiniti of 56,945 units, compared with last October's sales of 84,947 units, marked a decrease of 33.0 percent.
- 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 October had 27 selling days, and October 2007 had 26 selling days.
NISSAN DIVISION
October October Monthly CYTD CYTD CYTD
2008 2007 % chg 2008 2007 % chg
Nissan Division
Total 49,833 74,992 -33.57 45,558 794,221 -6.1
Versa 6,889 6,705 2.7 75,509 67,668 11.6
Sentra 4,400 7,739 -43.1 89,036 91,463 -2.7
Altima 17,753 21,778 -18.5 241,529 239,800 0.7
Maxima 4,341 3,263 33.0 40,955 44,200 -7.3
350Z 518 1,251 -58.6 9,320 16,366 -43.1
GT-R 321 0 0.0 1,373 0 0.0
Total Car 34,222 40,736 -16.0 457,722 459,497 -0.4
Frontier 1,551 4,959 -68.7 42,424 55,696 -23.8
Titan 1,007 5,001 -79.9 30,907 55,960 -44.8
Xterra 1,136 4,883 -76.7 30,842 43,519 -29.1
Pathfinder 1,142 5,217 -78.1 30,790 54,112 -43.1
Armada 535 2,548 -79.0 14,040 26,563 -47.1
Rogue 5,584 5,038 10.8 60,636 5,870 933.0
Murano 4,302 4,958 -13.2 60,778 68,183 -10.9
Quest 354 1,652 -78.6 17,419 24,821 -29.8
Total Truck 15,611 34,256 -54.4 287,836 334,724 -14.0
N.A. produced 39,108 63,745 -38.6 613,451 703,802 -12.8
Car 33,383 39,485 -15.5 447,029 443,131 0.9
Truck 5,725 24,260 -76.4 166,422 260,671 -36.2
Import 10,725 11,247 -4.6 132,107 90,419 46.1
Car 839 1,251 -32.9 10,693 16,366 -34.7
Truck 9,886 9,996 -1.1 121,414 74,053 64.0
INFINITI
DIVISION
October October Monthly CYTD CYTD CYTD
2008 2007 % chg 2008 2007 % chg
Infiniti
Division Total 7,112 9,954 -28.6 97,085 103,779 -6.5
G sedan 2,647 3,652 -27.5 37,545 45,133 -16.8
G coupe 990 1,887 -47.5 17,197 13,870 24.0
M 1,193 1,535 -22.3 13,238 17,949 -26.2
Q45 0 1 -100.0 0 22 -100.0
QX56 430 1,127 -61.8 6,789 9,910 -31.5
EX 898 0 0.0 11,187 0 0.0
FX 954 1,752 -45.5 11,130 16,890 -34.1
Total Car 4,830 7,076 -31.7 67,980 76,974 -11.7
Total Truck 2,282 2,879 -20.7 29,106 26,800 8.6
NISSAN &
INFINITI
October October Monthly CYTD CYTD CYTD
2008 2007 % chg 2008 2007 % chg
TOTAL VEHICLE 56,945 84,947 -33.0 842,643 898,000 -6.2
Total Car 39,052 47,812 -18.3 525,702 536,471 -2.0
Total Truck 17,893 37,135 -51.8 316,942 361,524 -12.3
Selling days 27 26 257 256
* All numbers include Hawaii
