Nissan Sales Drop 24.8% In July - Infiniti Sales Decline 23.3%

Nissan North America, Inc. (NNA) today reported sales for July of 71,847 units versus 95,319 units a year ago, a decrease of 24.6 percent. Sales of Nissan Division vehicles decreased 24.8 percent, while sales of Infiniti vehicles decreased by 23.3 percent.

NNA INFORMATION

• Combined sales for Nissan and Infiniti of 71,847 units, compared with last July's sales of 95,319 units, marked a decrease of 24.8 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, as did July 2008.

NISSAN HIGHLIGHTS

• Nissan vehicles saw sales of 64,751 units in July compared with 86,070 units sold in July 2008, a 24.8 percent decrease.
• The all-new, uniquely styled 2009 cube(R) continued its strong launch with sales of 3,293 units in July.
• Sales of the Rogue compact crossover increased by 3.8 percent from a year ago with 6,770 units.
• The 370Z premium sports car experienced an 11.9 percent sales increase, with 890 units sold in July.

INFINITI HIGHLIGHTS

• Infiniti sales for July were 7,096 units, down from 9,249 units a year ago, a decline of 23.3 percent.
• Sales of the G Coupe, which includes the all-new G Convertible, rose 0.9 percent in July versus one year ago.
• The Infiniti QX56 full-size SUV remains resilient, with sales up 0.4 percent with 553 units sold.