Nissan North America Inc today reported sales for July of 95,319 units versus 87,877 units a year ago, an increase of 8.5 percent. Sales of Nissan Division vehicles increased 9.9 percent, while sales of Infiniti vehicles decreased by 2.9 percent.
NISSAN HIGHLIGHTS
-- Nissan vehicles saw sales of 86,070 units in July compared with July 2007's 78,351 units sold, a 9.9 percent increase.
-- Nissan's Versa subcompact posted strong sales of 8,701 units, up 14.4 percent.
-- Nissan's Sentra posted a 16.0 percent increase with sales of 10,977 units.
-- Sales of Nissan cars combined for 49,863 units, an increase of 4.8 percent from the prior year, while truck sales increased 17.7 percent to 36,207 units.
INFINITI HIGHLIGHTS
-- Infiniti sales for July declined to 9,249 units from 9,526, a decrease of 2.9 percent.
-- Sales of the G37 Coupe totaled 1,583 units, an increase of 45.0 percent over July 2007.
-- The all-new FX luxury crossover posted an increase of 19.2 percent with 1,729 units.
NNA INFORMATION
-- Combined sales for Nissan and Infiniti of 95,319 units, compared with last July's sales of 87,877 units, marking an increase of 8.5 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 July had 26 selling days in the month, while July 2007 had 24 selling days.