Nissan North America Announces May Sales

FRANKLIN, Tenn., June 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Nissan North America, Inc. (NNA) today reported sales for March of 67,489 units versus 100,874 units a year ago, a decrease of 33.1 percent. Sales of Nissan Division vehicles decreased 32.5 percent, while sales of Infiniti vehicles decreased by 38.1 percent.

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NNA INFORMATION

• Combined sales for Nissan and Infiniti of 67,489 units, compared with last May’s sales of 100,874 units, marked a decrease of 33.1 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 May had 26 selling days, and May 2008 had 27 selling days.

NISSAN HIGHLIGHTS

• Nissan vehicles saw sales of 60,993 units in May compared with 90,379 units sold in May 2008, a 32.5 percent decrease.
• Launched May 5th, the all-new, uniquely styled 2009 cube(R) saw sales of 1,745 units.
• The Rogue compact crossover increased sales of 11.0 percent from a year ago with 8,287 units, posting its largest monthly sales volume.
• Sales of the flagship Maxima sedan posted an 86.0 percent increase over year-ago, with sales of 6,082 units in May.

INFINITI HIGHLIGHTS

• Infiniti sales for May were 6,496 units, down from 10,495 units a year ago, a decline of 38.1 percent.

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. More information on Nissan in North America and the complete line of Nissan and Infiniti vehicles can be found online at www.nissanusa.com and www.infinitiusa.com.

    NISSAN DIVISION
                             May     May   Monthly     CYTD     CYTD   CYTD
                            2009    2008    % chg      2009     2008   % chg
    Nissan Division Total  60,993  90,379  -32.5     257,302  393,909 -34.7
    Versa                   5,031  10,378  -51.5      26,396   36,752 -28.2
    Sentra                  5,618  13,980  -59.8      28,414   48,186 -41.0
    cube                    1,745       0    0.0       1,745        0   0.0
    Altima                 18,408  34,428  -46.5      80,078  133,465 -40.0
    Maxima                  6,082   3,270   86.0      18,858   18,664   1.0
    350/370Z                1,278   1,268    0.8       7,203    5,747  25.3
    GT-R                      146       0    0.0         717        0   0.0
    Total Car              38,308  63,324  -39.5     163,411  242,814 -32.7
    Frontier                3,111   4,119  -24.5      10,108   21,173 -52.3
    Titan                   1,623   2,163  -25.0       7,514   15,925 -52.8
    Xterra                  1,204   1,914  -37.1       6,238   14,033 -55.5
    Pathfinder              1,419   2,382  -40.4       7,218   15,630 -53.8
    Armada                    784   1,212  -35.3       3,625    7,763 -53.3
    Rogue                   8,287   7,467   11.0      31,344   30,812   1.7
    Murano                  5,088   6,121  -16.9      23,800   37,331 -36.2
    Quest                   1,169   1,677  -30.3       4,044    8,428 -52.0
    Total Truck            22,685  27,055  -16.2      93,891  151,095 -37.9
    North American
     produced              44,449  75,523  -41.1     192,493  320,019 -39.8
    Car                    35,139  62,056  -43.4     153,746  237,067 -35.1
    Truck                   9,310  13,467  -30.9      38,747   82,952 -53.3
    Import                 16,544  14,856   11.4      64,809   73,890 -12.3
    Car                     3,169   1,268  149.9       9,665    5,747  68.2
    Truck                  13,375  13,588   -1.6      55,144   68,143 -19.1

    INFINITI DIVISION
                             May     May   Monthly     CYTD     CYTD   CYTD
                            2009    2008    % chg      2009     2008   % chg

    Infiniti Division
     Total                  6,496  10,495  -38.1      32,144   52,565 -38.8
    G Sedan                 2,885   4,127  -30.1      12,365   21,079 -41.3
    G Coupe                   980   2,275  -56.9       4,776    9,875 -51.6
    M                         658   1,371  -52.0       4,268    7,555 -43.5
    QX56                      586     660  -11.2       1,769    4,166 -57.5
    EX                        540   1,201  -55.0       3,640    5,211 -30.1
    FX                        847     861   -1.6       5,326    4,679  13.8
    Total Car               4,523   7,773  -41.8      21,409   38,509 -44.4
    Total Truck             1,973   2,722  -27.5      10,735   14,056 -23.6

    NISSAN & INFINITI
                             May     May   Monthly     CYTD     CYTD    CYTD
                            2009     2008   % chg      2009     2008    % chg

    TOTAL VEHICLE        67,489   100,874  -33.1     289,446  446,474 -35.2
    Total Car            42,831    71,097  -39.8     184,820  281,323 -34.3
    Total Truck          24,658    29,777  -17.2     104,626  165,151 -36.6
    Selling days             26        27                127      129
    * All numbers include Hawaii

SOURCE Nissan North America