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Nissan Sales Plummet 18.5% In June - Infiniti Slides 11.9%
Nissan North America, Inc. (NNA) today reported sales for June of 75,847 units versus 92,213 units a year ago, a decrease of 17.7 percent. Sales of Nissan Division vehicles decreased 18.5 percent, while sales of Infiniti vehicles decreased by 11.9 percent. NNA in the first quarter of the fiscal year sold 252,477 units, versus 256,399 for the April-June 2007 period, a decrease of
1.5 percent.
NISSAN HIGHLIGHTS
-- Nissan vehicles saw sales of 66,543 units in June compared with June 2007's 81,655 units sold, an 18.5 percent decrease.
-- Nissan's Versa subcompact posted strong sales of 8,873 units, up 17.4 percent.
-- Sales of Nissan cars combined for 47,818 units, a decrease of 7.2 percent from the prior year, while truck sales declined 37.9 percent to 18,725 units.
-- The all-new flagship 2009 Maxima debuted to the U.S. market on June 24.
INFINITI HIGHLIGHTS
-- Infiniti sales for June declined to 9,304 units from 10,558, a decrease of 11.9 percent.
-- Sales of the G37 Coupe totaled 1,781 units, an increase of 42.6 percent over June 2007.
-- The all-new FX - the luxury crossover with the heart of a sports car - went on sale at Infiniti dealers nationwide on June 24.
NNA INFORMATION
-- Combined sales for Nissan and Infiniti of 75,847 units, compared with last June's sales of 92,213 units, marking a decrease of 17.7 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 June had 24 selling days in the month, while June 2007 had 27 selling days.