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What Recession? Nissan Sales Up 3.6% Infiniti Sales Jump 7.3%
Nissan North America, Inc. (NNA) today reported sales of 106,921 units in March, up 3.6 percent on a daily sales rate basis. NNA posted a sales increase of 3.0 percent for fiscal year 2007, ending March 31, 2008, versus FY06.



    NISSAN HIGHLIGHTS
    -- Nissan-brand vehicles saw sales of 93,100 units in March, a 3.1 percent
       increase on a daily sales rate basis compared with March's 97,242 units
       sold.
    -- Nissan Division's volume for the 2007 fiscal year was 931,976 units, up
       3.0 percent from the prior fiscal year.
    -- March was a record month for Altima Sedan, with sales of 27,085 units,
       and Altima Coupe, which sold 3,492 units.
    -- The Rogue crossover continued its sales growth, with 6,873 units sold.
    -- The Versa subcompact experienced a record March with sales of 8,192
       units.
    -- Combined sales of Nissan cars posted their best ever month of sales,
       with 56,453 cars sold.


    INFINITI HIGHLIGHTS
    -- Infiniti sales rose 7.3 percent on a daily sales rate basis, with
       13,821 units sold, compared with last March's 13,877 units.
    -- Infiniti ended the fiscal year with sales totaling 127,026, up 2.7
       percent from 124,504 units a year ago.
    -- The G35 Sedan experienced its best month in the 2007 fiscal year, with
       sales of 5,805 units.
    -- The G37 Coupe posted an increase of 98.6 percent versus year-ago, on
       sales of 2,464 units.
What Recession? Nissan Sales Up 3.6% Infiniti Sales Jump 7.3%



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07G35J07G35J - 4/1/2008 5:47:53 PM
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WOW indeed!


KZ258KZ258 - 4/1/2008 7:33:18 PM
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damn!


JRobUSCJRobUSC - 4/1/2008 5:06:52 PM
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This "daily sales rate average" is deceptive. For the record, in terms of actual units Infiniti was down 0.4% from March 2007.

As for the G37 sales being good bargaining chips for folks walking into BMW dealers, I'm 100% certain BMW is HOPING folks come into their showrooms with G's fresh on their minds. Here's how this can now play out:

"ah, excellent, I'm glad you checked out the G37 sir, now let me show you this 135i that's the same size and price but obliterates the G37's performance and comes with free maintenance. If you liked the G this should really knock your socks off..."

In the past the conversation would have been "yes our much larger and more upscale 335i Coupe is $7000 more than the G37, but here's why it's better..." Now they not only have a better car, they actually have a comparably priced and sized one too.

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0to600to60 - 4/1/2008 5:12:52 PM
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JRobUSC your an idiot. I walked into a BMW dealership with a G on my mind and I chose the G. The 1 series is for chic's.

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JRobUSCJRobUSC - 4/1/2008 5:25:13 PM
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"0to60", that's fine, congrats on your G, it is indeed a fine automobile. BUT for someone whose moniker (0to60) is supposed to indicate a performance enthusiast, you picked the wrong car. If calling me an idiot makes you feel better about what you probably know deep down was a poor decision, that's ok, but it won't change the fact that you bought the inferior performance car.

Tell you what, though. I'll go borrow a 135i, you bring your G, and we'll see which one lives up to the poser moniker you've given yourself. Oto60 indeed...

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gsh23gsh23 - 4/1/2008 6:28:30 PM
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haha jrob, youre just like those evo and sti kids trying to justify that even though their car is ugly inside and out, their ish the fastest on the street. seriously, if you want the best bang for the buck performance, step up to a corvette and be done with it.

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KZ258KZ258 - 4/1/2008 7:38:11 PM
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"I'll go borrow a 135i, you bring your G" borrow? whats wrong, JRobUSC? you cant afford a baby bimmer? lol

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0to600to60 - 4/1/2008 8:44:07 PM
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Thanks all, you saved me from having to reply to his nonsense

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JRobUSCJRobUSC - 4/1/2008 11:02:48 PM
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Nice. But unfortunately I've got a 535xi and an X5 4.4i. And I'd take a 135i (or a 335i/xi Coupe or S5, which aren't G competitors to anyone but people trying to justify their purchase of the Infiniti) over a G37 every day and twice on Sunday.

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07G35J07G35J - 4/1/2008 11:59:56 PM
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I KNEW IT!!!

JRobUSC, you are a BMW badge whore. I've always thought of you as an objective, knowledgable guy, but you've screwed it up on this one. You've dedicated yourself on bashing the G like it's a Yugo, and then you mention your garage stock. That's when it hit me.

I admit it, I'm a Nissan/Infiniti badge whore, but I believe I'm objective when it comes to other brands (including your beloved BMW, except maybe for the "free maintenance" gimmick, which I still think is a ripoff). I don't think you've ever seen me here talking bad about the M3 or any other BMW. I still think they make superb automobiles. But they are not God. I can also recognize when another carmaker has a winner, too.

You keep enjoying your BMW cool-aid, alright.

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JRobUSCJRobUSC - 4/2/2008 7:55:20 AM
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dugit, explain to me why a 135i and a G37 are in a different class? Seriously. They're two door performance coupes that are the same size and same price. That is pretty much by definition would make them competitors. Help me understand your point of view, because other than "they're not competitors because Infiniti said for years before the 1-Series came out that the G competes with the 3-Series" I don't see any justifiable reason (and that isn't a justifiable one) why the most natural competitors in the class wouldn't be the 135i and G37. I just can't understand putting the G37 up against larger, $50k vehicles like the 335i Coupe and Audi A5/S5 when there's a similarly sized and priced car available. That just makes no sense. I'm sure Infiniti and their fans want us to continue comparing them like we did when there was no 1-Series available, but now that there's a more logical car to compare I think that's what you have to use.

And 07G35 just because I happen to believe, very firmly, that the G and the 135i are competitors instead of the larger and more expensive 335i, that doesn't make me less than objective. I appreciate the G (and basically every Infiniti model) for what they are -- a sporty, technologically advanced, value priced alternative to a BMW. My point is the 1-Series eliminates the value aspect that Infiniti has relied on to move the G Coupe. They still have it with the G sedan, which is larger than a 3-Series and offers great performance for less money. But not the G coupe. No, the G Coupe is smaller and more expensive than the sedan, and bingo, now the 1-Series matches up perfectly. It's more car than the G37 for the same money.

Oh, and I've owned Audis and Mercedes in the past, by the way. Never had a Lexus because, well, there's never been one I'd want. Came close to getting an FX once but the wife hated the looks, we ended up with a Touareg and then the X5. I don't get BMW's because I'm a badge whore. I get them because at the end of the day they appeal to me more than the other brands do. If there's something else out there I like more than a BMW model when I'm ready to buy, I'll get it. It so happens I was torn between the S5 and 335xi Coupe recently. In the end it came down to a $300 difference in payments, and that made the choice for me. Aside from that, it just so happens that recently there just hasn't been anything that would have dissuaded me from getting a BMW. And such is the case with the 135i. If I was looking for a $40k sport coupe, which I am not (hence having to "borrow one" to show 0to60 what he missed out on), a 135i is where I'd be looking.

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07G35J07G35J - 4/2/2008 2:08:16 PM
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Well said, Vendetta!

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JRobUSCJRobUSC - 4/2/2008 3:27:56 PM
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I was referring to interior volume, i.e. passenger space. The 335i has much more of it than either the 135i or G37. The 135i and G37 are almost identical inside. And since the price is the same as well, and they're both performance coupes, that's where I come up with my "they're competitors" theory. Plus I don't think many people consider the G37 a competitor to the S5 or CLK, which the 335i/xi Coupe is generally considered. It's much more of a stretch for the G to compete with the 3 than it is for it to compete with the 1, period.

And if I'm a BMW troll in an Infiniti thread then fine, I'll accept it. Conversely since no one can give any reason whatsoever why the G37 is more a competitor to the larger, more expensive 335i Coupe than the similarly sized and priced 135i (other than "because we love Infiniti and we say so because it makes us feel better about the Infiniti we bought") that just makes you Infiniti trolls refusing to believe the very obvious facts. Because I expect the 135i Coupe is going to absolutely affect G37 sales, like it or not.

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07G35J07G35J - 4/2/2008 4:22:20 PM
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"And if I'm a BMW troll in an Infiniti thread then fine, I'll accept it"

It's OK, JRobUSC, no one is perfect. I'm an Infiniti troll, like you said, but damn it, I'm proud of it. But, like I said before, I also know when a carmaker other than Nissan/Infiniti produces a great car, like BMW's new M3, or Cadillac's CTS.

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JRobUSCJRobUSC - 4/2/2008 7:29:22 PM
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dugit, you can't "guarantee the average person on the street will never peg [the 135i and G37] as competitors". That's the problem -- I think you're wrong. Diehard Infiniti fans might not, but to someone thinking "gee, I'd like a $35k luxury coupe, let's see what's out there" they can look at the G37 and the 1-Series and... that's about it. Now, maybe in your opinion those people are stupid and uninformed and should know better like you do, since you're obviously a smart guy and a trendsetter for the masses whose ideas everyone should share, but I believe most people consider "price" and "utility" the primary factor in what cars compete with each other. And they're the same price. And have the same passenger space. And I think there's going to be a lot of people looking at a BMW coupe now who would have previously bought the G37 just because it was so much less expensive than a 3-Series coupe. After all, that's why the G37 has won the one or two comparison tests it has won against the 335i -- because the magazines said it was a good value. Take that away, and we'll see. Maybe the G will soldier on unaffected, but I think it's pretty ignorant of you to assume people won't take a look at both.

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0to600to60 - 4/1/2008 5:08:10 PM
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Job well done!

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0to600to60 - 4/1/2008 8:46:09 PM
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Their products are officially garbage

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0to600to60 - 4/1/2008 8:46:11 PM
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Their products are officially garbage

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NISSANINFINITINISSANINFINITI - 4/2/2008 1:15:18 PM
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THEY ARE RELIABLE BUT BORING LOOKING CARS....THEY NEED TO GET A NEW DESIGN TEAM...AND QUICK!!!(FORMER 2003 TL OWNER)

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dano100dano100 - 4/4/2008 1:03:01 AM
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If anyone has cross shopped the TL and the G35 they would be an idiot to buy the TL. I owned a 2005 TL and found it to be a seriously flawed automobile. Technologically it was no farther advanced than the 2001 CL that I owned previously, except for the ELS stereo and the NAV. The interior was a disaster: the dash faded, the leather on the seats wore prematurely and a new rattle cropped up every week. Having quickly tired of the TL I recently purchased a new G35X. Oh my God, the stark difference between the 2 cars is like night and day. The G35 is an amazing piece of machinery that is a true enthusiasts car whereas the TL is a poseur. Acura (Honda) has taken the low road by concentrating on giving you the latest bells and whistles when they should put their efforts into making the TL a competitor vs the G35 and the 335 by taking a lesson from Infiniti and BMW on rear wheel drive performance and driving dynamics. You may ask "But what about the RL?".......oh yea, they are just flying off the shelf, so much so the gave it the gaudy MDX grill hoping to revive it's dismal sales. I haven't driven an M45 but I imagine it would soundly trounce the RL as much as the G35 kicks the TL's a$$.

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finishlinefinishline - 4/1/2008 5:49:39 PM
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Are the actual numbers somewhere? I'm interested in how many EX35s they sold in March.

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finishlinefinishline - 4/1/2008 6:26:45 PM
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Wow, those numbers are really coming up for the EX35 then. I know they had $2000 of "marketing support" on it for March.


JRobUSCJRobUSC - 4/1/2008 6:29:23 PM
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they had $2000 in marketing support on a brand new model? Uh oh...


S4cabriofoxoneS4cabriofoxone - 4/2/2008 12:53:30 AMView My AgentSpace
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I had no idea the RDX is selling better than the X3. I have seen, literally, none in the past month (at least).

The EX appears to be getting moderate success, but Infiniti shot itself in the foot with the ridiculous packaging.


PerformanceGuyPerformanceGuy - 4/1/2008 7:05:28 PM
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Wow, good job Nissan/Infiniti, they are still managing to rock it out with these cars. I would consider the G37 and G35, the most awesome coupe and sedan in their classes, both look drop dead hot!

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0to600to60 - 4/1/2008 8:45:00 PM
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Naw I give the 3 couple the award for the nicest coupe. The G is the nicest sedan in its call in my opinion.


ghosthunterghosthunter - 4/1/2008 10:56:03 PM
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IMO the G35 coupe looks better than G37


07G35J07G35J - 4/2/2008 12:15:20 AM
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I agree with 0to60. The BMW 3 coupe looks more handsome than the G37. Don't get me wrong. The G37 looks good, too. It's just a matter of opinion.

When it comes to sedans, the G35 rules for me. Again, IMO.


dano100dano100 - 4/4/2008 1:05:40 AM
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Amen brother!


JUGNUJUGNU - 4/2/2008 6:30:32 AMView My AgentSpace
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Good job Nissan/Infiniti.

btw I was trying to post an article about Infiniti for some days now and for whatever reasons it's not posted yet.

Anyway it was about new Infiniti G37 Coupe launched here in Middle East recentley. And guys do u know the Power. 350BHP. Yes 350BHP. Infiniti launched the G37 in middle East with the latest version of 3.7 V6 making 350BHP which makes it the most powerful in it's class. That's just stunning effort.

http://www.infiniti-me.com

http://www.infiniti-me.com/gcoupe/performance.htm

350BHP 3.7 V6. That's as much power as some of today's modern V8s.

Infniti is really serious about performance and i am will contineou to be better and fight for the best luxury performance title. Good luck.

all in all makers of GT-R can do anything.

JUGNU

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MattBMattB - 4/2/2008 10:19:00 AM
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We'll probably see that over here after the next generation of the Infiniti V8 arrives, because it wouldn't do well to have a G37 making more power than the M45 sedan.


07G35J07G35J - 4/2/2008 10:42:49 AM
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Impressive. I also noticed that the G sedan makes 327HP over there. That's nice. It makes 306HP in the states, so you guys get a 21HP boost.

The G37 makes 330HP here. Compared to your version, you guys get 20 more ponies.


MercedesMercedes - 4/2/2008 7:59:58 AM
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This per selling days adjustment crap is bullshit. You sold less car than you did last year for the same month. Period.

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MattBMattB - 4/2/2008 12:40:50 PM
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What Infiniti could use in my opinion is to put the VQ25HR (which is a 2.5L version of the Nissan/Infiniti V6 and makes ~225-230hp) in the G and EX. It would allow Infiniti to offer a more fuel efficient and potentially less expensive model.

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JUGNUJUGNU - 4/2/2008 1:58:41 PMView My AgentSpace
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yes u are right. Infiniti should definately consider lesser power and more fuel efficient varinats of G now especially when their V6's are making that big powers(330-350BHP). But i think it's the same case as Lexus. For reasons such as brand image they r not going below 6 cylinders.

anyway both strategies are nice.

Especially this new 350BHP G Coupe is awesome.

JUGNU



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MattBMattB - 4/2/2008 6:22:24 PM
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The advantage of the VQ25HR is that it's basically a lower displacement version of their 3.5/3.7L V6 so it wouldn't be a brand image issue.
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