Nissan North America, Inc. (NNA) on June 2 reported May 2010 sales of 83,764 units vs. 67,489 units a year earlier, an increase of 24.1 percent, compared with May 2009. Nissan Division sales rose 24.1 percent for the month, while sales of Infiniti vehicles were 24.6 percent higher than a year before.
Nissan Highlights
"Nissan's model lineup continues to show strength, with Altima, Versa, Sentra and Rogue leading the way," said Al Castignetti, vice president and general manager, Nissan Division. "The value, performance and style of those models are resonating well with consumers and driving our brand."
Infiniti Highlights
"The all-new Infiniti M is continuing to gain momentum during its launch," said Ben Poore, vice president, Infiniti Business Unit. "The key is consistent growth in all segments, which reflects Infiniti's ability to attract new buyers into our showrooms."
NISSAN DIVISION --------------- May May Monthly CYTD CYTD CYTD --- --- ------- ---- ---- ---- 2010 2009 % chg 2010 2009 % chg ---- ---- ----- ---- ---- ----- Nissan Division Total 75,673 60,993 24.1 336,766 257,302 30.9 --------------------- ------ ------ ---- ------- ------- ---- Versa 9,842 5,031 95.6 47,775 26,396 81.0 ----- ----- ----- ---- ------ ------ ---- Sentra 8,968 5,618 59.6 39,559 28,414 39.2 ------ ----- ----- ---- ------ ------ ---- Cube 2,295 1,745 31.5 13,634 1,745 681.3 ---- ----- ----- ---- ------ ----- ----- Altima 21,950 18,408 19.2 96,195 80,078 20.1 ------ ------ ---- ------ ------ ---- Maxima 6,349 6,082 4.4 27,180 18,858 44.1 ------ ----- ----- --- ------ ------ ---- 350/370Z 1,217 1,278 -4.8 4,636 7,203 -35.6 -------- ----- ----- ---- ----- ----- GT-R 89 146 -39.0 420 717 -41.4 ---- --- --- ----- --- ----- Total Car 50,710 38,308 32.4 229,399 163,411 40.4 --------- ------ ------ ---- ------- ------- ---- Frontier 3,739 3,111 20.2 15,509 10,108 53.4 -------- ----- ----- ---- ------ ------ ---- Titan 2,063 1,623 27.1 9,516 7,514 26.6 ----- ----- ----- ---- ----- ----- ---- Xterra 1,939 1,204 61.0 8,524 6,238 36.6 ------ ----- ----- ---- ----- ----- ---- Pathfinder 1,992 1,419 40.4 8,577 7,218 18.8 ---------- ----- ----- ---- ----- ----- ---- Armada 1,485 784 89.4 7,520 3,625 107.4 ------ ----- --- ---- ----- ----- ----- Rogue 8,789 8,287 6.1 35,391 31,344 12.9 ----- ----- ----- --- ------ ------ ---- Murano 4,944 5,088 -2.8 22,164 23,800 -6.9 ------ ----- ----- ---- ------ ------ ---- Quest 12 1,169 -99.0 166 4,044 -95.9 ----- --- ----- ----- --- ----- Total Truck 24,963 22,685 10.0 107,367 93,891 14.4 ----------- ------ ------ ---- ------- ------ ---- North American produced 58,339 44,449 31.2 260,521 192,493 35.3 -------------- ------ ------ ---- ------- ------- ---- Car 47,109 35,139 34.1 210,709 153,746 37.1 --- ------ ------ ---- ------- ------- ---- Truck 11,230 9,310 20.6 49,812 38,747 28.6 ----- ------ ----- ---- ------ ------ ---- Import 17,334 14,799 17.1 76,245 63,064 20.9 ------ ------ ------ ---- ------ ------ ---- Car 3,601 1,424 152.9 18,690 7,920 136.0 --- ----- ----- ----- ------ ----- ----- Truck 13,733 13,375 2.7 57,555 55,144 4.4 ----- ------ ------ --- ------ ------ --- INFINITI DIVISION ----------------- May May Monthly CYTD CYTD CYTD --- --- ------- ---- ---- ---- 2010 2009 % chg 2010 2009 % chg ---- ---- ----- ---- ---- ----- Infiniti Division Total 8,091 6,496 24.6 38,996 32,144 21.3 ----------------- ----- ----- ---- ------ ------ ---- G Sedan 3,372 2,885 16.9 15,760 12,365 27.5 ------- ----- ----- ---- ------ ------ ---- G Coupe 1,405 980 43.4 6,670 4,776 39.7 ------- ----- --- ---- ----- ----- ---- M 1,065 658 61.9 5,406 4,268 26.7 --- ----- --- ---- ----- ----- ---- QX56 702 586 19.8 3,777 1,769 113.5 ---- --- --- ---- ----- ----- ----- EX 687 540 27.2 3,053 3,640 -16.1 --- --- --- ---- ----- ----- ----- FX 860 847 1.5 4,330 5,326 -18.7 --- --- --- --- ----- ----- ----- Total Car 5,842 4,523 29.2 27,836 21,409 30.0 --------- ----- ----- ---- ------ ------ ---- Total Truck 2,249 1,973 14.0 11,160 10,735 4.0 ----------- ----- ----- ---- ------ ------ --- NISSAN & INFINITI ----------------- May May Monthly CYTD CYTD CYTD --- --- ------- ---- ---- ---- 2010 2009 % chg 2010 2009 % chg ---- ---- ----- ---- ---- ----- TOTAL VEHICLE 83,764 67,489 24.1 375,762 289,446 29.8 ------------- ------ ------ ---- ------- ------- ---- Total Car 56,552 42,831 32.0 257,235 184,820 39.2 --------- ------ ------ ---- ------- ------- ---- Total Truck 27,212 24,658 10.4 118,527 104,626 13.3 ----------- ------ ------ ---- ------- ---- Selling days 26 26 126 127 ------------ --- --- --- --- * All numbers include Hawaii