Nissan North America reports 16.1% higher sales in January

RP news wires
Tags: manufacturing

Nissan North America Inc. (NNA) on February 2 reported January 2010 sales of 62,572 units versus 53,884 units a year earlier, an increase of 16.1 percent, compared with January 2009. Nissan Division sales rose 19.4 percent for the month, while sales of Infiniti vehicles were 5.7 percent lower than a year before.

"We had a great January, with a 16.1 percent increase in sales over prior year," said Brian Carolin, senior vice president, sales and marketing, NNA. "We expect to see significant market share gains."

NNA Information

Combined Nissan and Infiniti sales of 62,572 units were 16.1 percent higher than January 2009 sales of 53,884 units.
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. January had 24 selling days, compared with 26 selling days in January a year before.

Nissan Highlights

Nissan vehicles posted sales of 55,861 units in January compared with 46,769 units sold in January the previous year, a 19.4 percent increase.
Sales of the Nissan Versa rose 18.2 percent last month compared with a year before, to 5,914 units, setting a record for the month of January.
Other Nissan vehicles recording double-digit sales percentage increases in January compared with a year ago included Armada (up 97.8 percent), Maxima (up 51.8 percent), Sentra (up 40.9 percent), Altima (up 31.8 percent) and Frontier (up 22 percent).

Infiniti Highlights

Infiniti sales for January 2010 totaled 6,711 units, down 5.7 percent from the 7,115 units sold in the same month a year earlier.
Infiniti G Coupe sales rose to 1,083 vehicles in January, up 20.3 percent compared with a year ago.
The Infiniti QX56 continued its momentum, rising to 664 sales in January, up 180.2 percent from the 237 vehicles sold during the same month a year ago.

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.

NISSAN DIVISION
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                            January  January  Monthly  CYTD   CYTD    CYTD
                              2010     2009    % chg   2010   2009   % chg
                              ----     ----    -----   ----   ----   -----

  Nissan Division Total     55,861   46,769     19.4 55,861 46,769    19.4
  Versa                      5,914    5,002     18.2  5,914  5,002    18.2
  Sentra                     7,514    5,331     40.9  7,514  5,331    40.9
  Cube                       2,161        0      0.0  2,161      0     0.0
  Altima                    18,636   14,135     31.8 18,636 14,135    31.8
  Maxima                     4,016    2,646     51.8  4,016  2,646    51.8
  350/370Z                     673    1,280    -47.4    673  1,280   -47.4
  GT-R                          67       94    -28.7     67     94   -28.7
  Total Car                 38,981   28,488     36.8 38,981 28,488    36.8
  Frontier                   1,955    1,603     22.0  1,955  1,603    22.0
  Titan                      1,492    1,458      2.3  1,492  1,458     2.3
  Xterra                     1,234    1,304     -5.4  1,234  1,304    -5.4
  Pathfinder                 1,577    1,547      1.9  1,577  1,547     1.9
  Armada                     1,418      717     97.8  1,418    717    97.8
  Rogue                      5,483    5,802     -5.5  5,483  5,802    -5.5
  Murano                     3,648    5,204    -29.9  3,648  5,204   -29.9
  Quest                         73      646    -88.7     73    646   -88.7
  Total Truck               16,880   18,281     -7.7 16,880 18,281    -7.7
  North American
   produced                 43,829   34,389     27.5 43,829 34,389    27.5
  Car                       36,080   27,114     33.1 36,080 27,114    33.1
  Truck                      7,749    7,275      6.5  7,749  7,275     6.5
  Import                    12,032   12,380     -2.8 12,032 12,380    -2.8
  Car                        2,901    1,374    111.1  2,901  1,374   111.1
  Truck                      9,131   11,006    -17.0  9,131 11,006   -17.0



  INFINITI DIVISION
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                            January  January  Monthly  CYTD   CYTD    CYTD
                              2010     2009    % chg   2010   2009   % chg
                              ----     ----    -----   ----   ----   -----
  Infiniti Division Total    6,711    7,115     -5.7  6,711  7,115    -5.7
  G Sedan                    2,680    2,609      2.7  2,680  2,609     2.7
  G Coupe                    1,083      900     20.3  1,083    900    20.3
  M                            872    1,176    -25.9    872  1,176   -25.9
  QX56                         664      237    180.2    664    237   180.2
  EX                           566      776    -27.1    566    776   -27.1
  FX                           846    1,417    -40.3    846  1,417   -40.3
  Total Car                  4,635    4,685     -1.1  4,635  4,685    -1.1
  Total Truck                2,076    2,430    -14.6  2,076  2,430   -14.6



  NISSAN & INFINITI
  -----------------
                            January  January  Monthly  CYTD   CYTD    CYTD
                              2010     2009    % chg   2010   2009   % chg
                              ----     ----    -----   ----   ----   -----
  TOTAL VEHICLE             62,572   53,884     16.1 62,572 53,884    16.1
  Total Car                 43,616   33,173     31.5 43,616 33,173    31.5
  Total Truck               18,956   20,711     -8.5 18,956 20,711    -8.5
  Selling days                  24       26              24     26

  * All numbers include Hawaii