Nissan North America sales climbed 27.7% in December, 18% for 2010

RP news wires

Nissan North America Inc. (NNA) on January 4 reported record December U.S. sales of 93,730 units versus 73,404 units a year earlier, an increase of 27.7 percent. Nissan Division sales were up 26.3 percent for the month, also a December best. Sales of Infiniti vehicles rose 37.3 percent over the prior year.  

For 2010, NNA full-year sales finished up 18 percent, at 908,570 units. Nissan Division sales finished at 805,159, an increase of 16.9 percent versus 2009. Infiniti sales finished at 103,411, gaining 27.5 percent.  

NISSAN HIGHLIGHTS

  • Nissan vehicles posted sales of 81,228 units in December compared with 64,296 units sold in December the previous year, an increase of 26.3 percent.
  • Nissan Rogue and Versa set new December records. Rogue totaled 10,363 deliveries, up 58.2 percent; and Versa at 10,201, an increase of 49.8 percent.
  • Altima deliveries totaled 23,016, a 23.5 percent increase over December 2009.  
  • The 100-percent electric, zero-emission Nissan LEAF marked its first deliveries in December.

"We finished the year strong, thanks to high demand for bread-and-butter models like Altima, Versa, Sentra and Rogue," said Al Castignetti, vice president and general manager, Nissan division. "We're continuing Nissan's growth, with double-digit gains in 2010 for the majority of our lineup, which is only strengthened by the addition of great new vehicles like Nissan LEAF and Juke."

INFINITI HIGHLIGHTS

  • Infiniti sales for December were 12,502 units, up 37.3 percent from the 9,108 units sold in the same month a year earlier.
  • The all-new Infiniti M Line finished the year strong, with deliveries up 115.5 percent over December 2009.
  • Sales of the Infiniti G Sedan Line rose 58.0 percent, due in part to initial sales of the new G25 sports sedan.
  • The all-new QX luxury SUV enjoyed its best December since 2004, with 1,610 units sold, an 41.7 percent increase over the prior year.

"Infiniti had another great sales month, with consumers continuing to respond to Inspired Performance, led by the Infiniti M Line, G Line and QX," said Ben Poore, vice president, Infiniti Business Unit. "We're proud to have used this strong lineup of vehicles to grow Infiniti sales back over annual 100,000 units."

Note: To ensure consistency in global sales reporting, Nissan North America calculates monthly variances on a straight-percentage basis, unadjusted for the number of selling days. December 2010 had 27 selling days versus 28 in December 2009.

   

NISSAN DIVISION

                       
 

Dec.

 

Dec.

 

Monthly

 

CYTD

 

CYTD

 

CYTD

 
 

2010

 

2009

 

% chg

 

2010

 

2009

 

% chg

 
                         

Nissan Division Total

81,228

 

64,296

 

26.3

 

805,159

 

689,014

 

16.9

 

Versa

10,201

 

6,809

 

49.8

 

99,705

 

82,906

 

20.3

 

Sentra

10,780

 

6,192

 

74.1

 

94,065

 

82,706

 

13.7

 

Cube

1,085

 

3,057

 

-64.5

 

22,968

 

21,471

 

7.0

 

Altima

23,016

 

18,643

 

23.5

 

229,263

 

203,568

 

12.6

 

Maxima

4,462

 

5,420

 

-17.7

 

60,569

 

53,351

 

13.5

 

LEAF

19

 

0

 

n/a

 

19

 

0

 

n/a

 

370Z

726

 

924

 

-21.4

 

10,215

 

13,117

 

-22.1

 

GT-R

38

 

119

 

-68.1

 

877

 

1,534

 

-42.8

 

Total Car

50,327

 

41,164

 

22.3

 

517,681

 

458,653

 

12.9

 

Frontier

3,783

 

2,988

 

26.6

 

40,427

 

28,415

 

42.3

 

Titan

2,193

 

2,148

 

2.1

 

23,416

 

19,042

 

23.0

 

Xterra

1,851

 

1,864

 

-0.7

 

20,523

 

16,455

 

24.7

 

Pathfinder

2,462

 

2,314

 

6.4

 

21,438

 

18,341

 

16.9

 

Armada

2,257

 

1638

 

37.8

 

19,344

 

9,903

 

95.3

 

Juke

3,163

 

0

 

n/a

 

8,639

 

0

 

n/a

 

Rogue

10,363

 

6,551

 

58.2

 

99,515

 

77,222

 

28.9

 

Murano

4,829

 

5,502

 

-12.2

 

53,999

 

52,546

 

2.8

 

Quest

0

 

127

 

-100.0

 

177

 

8,437

 

-97.9

 

Total Truck

30,901

 

23,132

 

33.6

 

287,478

 

230,361

 

24.8

 

North American produced

61,005

 

48,143

 

26.7

 

608,927

 

523,124

 

16.4

 

Car

48,459

 

37,064

 

30.7

 

483,602

 

422,531

 

14.5

 

Truck

12,546

 

11,079

 

13.2

 

125,325

 

100,593

 

24.6

 

Import

20,204

 

16,153

 

25.1

 

196,213

 

165,890

 

18.3

 

Car

1,849

 

4,100

 

-54.9

 

34,060

 

36,122

 

-5.7

 

Truck

18,355

 

12,053

 

52.3

 

162,153

 

129,768

 

25.0

 
                         

INFINITI DIVISION

                       
 

Dec.

 

Dec.

 

Monthly

 

CYTD

 

CYTD

 

CYTD

 
 

2010

 

2009

 

% chg

 

2010

 

2009

 

% chg

 
                         

Infiniti Division Total

12,502

 

9,108

 

37.3

 

103,411

 

81,089

 

27.5

 

G Sedan

5,596

 

3,541

 

58.0

 

41,653

 

32,357

 

28.7

 

G Coupe

1,477

 

1,626

 

-9.2

 

16,490

 

14,817

 

11.3

 

M

1,741

 

808

 

115.5

 

14,618

 

8,501

 

72.0

 

QX56

1,610

 

1,136

 

41.7

 

11,918

 

6,440

 

85.1

 

EX

903

 

901

 

0.2

 

8,312

 

7,950

 

4.6

 

FX

1,175

 

1,096

 

7.2

 

10,420

 

11,024

 

-5.5

 

Total Car

8,814

 

5,975

 

47.5

 

72,761

 

55,675

 

30.7

 

Total Truck

3,688

 

3,133

 

17.7

 

30,650

 

25,414

 

20.6

 
                         

NISSAN & INFINITI

                       
 

Dec.

 

Dec.

 

Monthly

 

CYTD

 

CYTD

 

CYTD

 
 

2010

 

2009

 

% chg

 

2010

 

2009

 

% chg

 
                         

TOTAL VEHICLE

93,730

 

73,404

 

27.7

 

908,570

 

770,103

 

18.0

 

Total Car

59,141

 

47,139

 

25.5

 

590,442

 

514,328

 

14.8

 

Total Truck

34,589

 

26,265

 

31.7

 

318,128

 

255,775

 

24.4

 

Selling days

27

 

28

     

282

 

285

     

* All numbers include Hawaii

                       
   
                 
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