Nissan North America, Inc. (NNA) today reported sales of 111,119 units in March, up 3.9 percent from the prior year. Nissan Division sales increased by 2.8 percent over last year. Infiniti Division posted a sales increase of 12.6 percent versus the prior year. For the fiscal year, NNA sales total 1,035,003, a 4.0 percent decrease versus 2006.
NISSAN HIGHLIGHTS
• March sales for Nissan-brand vehicles of 97,242 units increased by 2.8 percent on a daily sales rate basis compared with last year’s 91,209 units sold.
• The Altima continued to build momentum with sales of 27,521 units, up 11.6 percent over last March.
• Sales of the new Versa subcompact reached 6,573 units last month.
• For the fiscal year, Nissan division sales total 910,499, a 3.6 percent decrease over last year.
INFINITI HIGHLIGHTS
• Sales for Infiniti were up 12.6 percent, with 13,877 units sold, as compared with last March’s 11,886 units.
• The all-new G Sedan contributed sales of 6,656 units, up 59.6 percent over last March.
• For the fiscal year, Infiniti sales total 124,504, down 7.0 percent from the previous year.
NNA INFORMATION
• For the month of March, Nissan and Infiniti sales totaled 111,119, a 3.9 percent increase over March 2006 when compared with last year’s sales of 103,095 units.
• Combined fiscal year sales for NNA totaled 1,035,003 down 4.0 percent over last year’s sales of 1,075,097 units.