Nissan January Sales Boast A 16.1% Increase - Infiniti Sales Under Perform By 5.7%

Nissan North America, Inc. (NNA) today reported January 2010 sales of 62,572 units versus 53,884 units a year earlier, an increase of 16.1 percent, compared with January 2009.  Nissan Division sales rose 19.4 percent for the month, while sales of Infiniti vehicles were 5.7 percent lower than a year before.

"We had a great January, with a 16.1% increase in sales over prior year," said Brian Carolin, senior vice president, Sales and Marketing, NNA.  "We expect to see significant market share gains."

NNA INFORMATION

• Combined Nissan and Infiniti sales of 62,572 units were 16.1 percent higher than January 2009 sales of 53,884 units.
• To ensure consistency in global sales reporting, Nissan North America calculates monthly variances on a straight-percentage basis, unadjusted for the number of selling days. January had 24 selling days, compared with 26 selling days in January a year before.

• Nissan vehicles posted sales of 55,861 units in January compared with 46,769 units sold in January the previous year, a 19.4 percent increase.
• Sales of the Nissan Versa rose 18.2 percent last month compared with a year before, to 5,914 units, setting a record for the month of January.
• Other Nissan vehicles recording double-digit sales percentage increases in January compared with a year ago included Armada (up 97.8 percent), Maxima (up 51.8 percent), Sentra (up 40.9 percent), Altima (up 31.8 percent) and Frontier (up 22 percent).

• Infiniti sales for January 2010 totaled 6,711 units, down 5.7 percent from the 7,115 units sold in the same month a year earlier.
• Infiniti G Coupe sales rose to 1,083 vehicles in January, up 20.3 percent compared with a year ago.
• The Infiniti QX56 continued its momentum, rising to 664 sales in January, up 180.2 percent from the 237 vehicles sold during the same month a year ago.