Nissan North America Inc. (NNA) on August 3 reported July sales of 82,337 units vs. 71,847 units a year earlier, an increase of 14.6 percent compared with July 2009. Nissan Division sales rose 12.1 percent for the month, while sales of Infiniti vehicles were 37.6 percent higher than a year before.
Nissan highlights
- Nissan vehicles posted sales of 72,573 units in July compared with 64,751 units sold in July the previous year, a 12.1 percent increase.
- July marks the Nissan division's tenth consecutive month with a year-over-year sales increase.
- The Rogue crossover recorded its best ever monthly sales of 10,963 in July, a 61.9 percent increase over the prior year. The Murano crossover experienced a 58.0 percent monthly increase on sales of 5,462 units.
- Sales of Nissan's trucks and SUVs, including the Titan, Armada, Xterra, Pathfinder and Frontier, grew by double digits.
"The Nissan Rogue continues to set new sales records with its best month since launch and has established us as a serious player in the small crossover market," said Al Castignetti, vice president and general manager, Nissan Division. "In fact, all of Nissan's crossovers, trucks and SUVs showed substantial gains over last July."
Infiniti highlights
- Infiniti sales for July were 9,764 units, up 37.6 percent from the 7,096 units sold in the same month a year earlier.
- The all-new, second-generation QX56 full-size performance luxury SUV is off to a strong start in its first full month of sales, with 1,319 units sold last month, a 138.5 percent increase over the prior year.
- Sales of the 2011 Infiniti M luxury sedan continue to grow, up 75.9 percent over last July.
- The G sedan saw sales of 4,135 units, up 37.1 percent over the prior year, marking the best-ever July sales for Infiniti's top-selling model.
"Infiniti's sales momentum continues to build, thanks to the all-new M and QX, as well as the refreshed G lineup," said Ben Poore, vice president, Infiniti Business Unit. "Luxury buyers continue to recognize Infiniti's combination of outstanding performance and design throughout our showroom."
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. July 2010 had 27 selling days, while July 2009 had 26.
NISSAN DIVISION
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July July Monthly CYTD CYTD CYTD
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2010 2009 % chg 2010 2009 % chg
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Nissan Division
Total 72,573 64,751 12.1 465,605 374,047 24.5
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Versa 7,725 8,530 -9.4 62,262 40,399 54.1
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Sentra 9,712 9,496 2.3 55,458 43,744 26.8
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Cube 1,516 3,293 -54.0 17,046 7,175 137.6
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Altima 18,275 19,252 -5.1 130,390 115,680 12.7
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Maxima 6,053 4,472 35.4 37,864 27,890 35.8
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370Z 976 890 9.7 6,504 9,017 -27.9
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GT-R 86 128 -32.8 590 995 -40.7
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Total Car 44,343 46,061 -3.7 310,114 244,900 26.6
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Frontier 3,967 2,942 34.8 22,396 15,086 48.5
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Titan 2,139 1,467 45.8 13,259 10,271 29.1
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Xterra 1,851 1,182 56.6 12,186 8,581 42.0
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Pathfinder 1,912 1,422 34.5 12,223 9,960 22.7
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Armada 1,934 470 311.5 10,804 4,720 128.9
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Rogue 10,963 6,770 61.9 53,313 44,047 21.0
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Murano 5,462 3,457 58.0 31,141 30,469 2.2
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Quest 2 980 -99.8 169 6,013 -97.2
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Total Truck 28,230 18,690 51.0 155,491 129,147 20.4
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North American
produced 53,570 50,213 6.7 357,011 282,344 26.4
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Car 41,765 41,750 0.0 285,974 227,713 25.6
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Truck 11,805 8,463 39.5 71,037 54,631 30.0
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Import 19,003 14,538 30.7 108,594 91,703 18.4
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Car 2,578 4,311 -40.2 24,140 17,187 40.5
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Truck 16,425 10,227 60.6 84,454 74,516 13.3
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INFINITI DIVISION
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July July Monthly CYTD CYTD CYTD
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2010 2009 % chg 2010 2009 % chg
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Infiniti Division
Total 9,764 7,096 37.6 57,064 45,544 25.3
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G Sedan 4,135 3,015 37.1 23,508 18,094 29.9
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G Coupe 1,586 1597 -0.7 9,749 7,721 26.3
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M 1,277 726 75.9 7,879 5,676 38.8
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QX56 1,319 553 138.5 5,754 2,872 100.3
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EX 669 543 23.2 4,388 4,631 -5.2
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FX 778 662 17.5 5,786 6,550 -11.7
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Total Car 6,998 5,338 31.1 41,136 31,491 30.6
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Total Truck 2,766 1,758 57.3 15,928 14,053 13.3
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NISSAN & INFINITI
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July July Monthly CYTD CYTD CYTD
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2010 2009 % chg 2010 2009 % chg
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TOTAL VEHICLE 82,337 71,847 14.6 522,669 419,591 24.6
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Total Car 51,341 51,399 -0.1 351,250 276,391 27.1
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Total Truck 30,996 20,448 51.6 171,419 143,200 19.7
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Selling days 27 26 178 178
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* All numbers include Hawaii.
