Nissan North America Announces April 2006 Sales
GARDENA, Calif.--May 2, 2006--Nissan North America, Inc.'s (NNA's) Nissan Division posted an increase in sales of 0.1 percent over last year, with the Murano celebrating best-ever April sales. The Frontier and Sentra also posted robust sales increases versus one year ago. While the Infiniti Division posted a 14.2 percent decrease in sales, the Infiniti M saw record April sales. NNA reported 86,720 total sales in April, a 1.7 percent decrease over last year.NISSAN HIGHLIGHTS
-- April sales for Nissan-brand vehicles of 77,102 units increased 0.1 percent on a daily sales rate basis when compared to last year with 79,982 units sold.
-- Murano saw record sales for April, with 6,879 units sold marking a 16.3 percent increase from one year ago.
-- Frontier pickup saw solid sales of 7,573 units in April, a 38.8 percent increase from year-ago.
-- Sentra (12,242 units sold) continues its strong tempo with a sales gain of 20.1 percent from one year ago.
-- April total Nissan truck sales rose 2.7% from last year, on sales of 36,678 units.
INFINITI HIGHLIGHTS
-- Sales for Infiniti were down 14.2 percent from last April with 9,618 units sold.
-- The all-new M continued its strong sales momentum with 2,417 units sold and posts its best April ever.
NNA INFORMATION
-- Combined April sales for Nissan and Infiniti totaled 86,720 units, a 1.7 percent decrease when compared to last year with 91,621 units.
In North America, NNA's operations include automotive styling, engineering, consumer and corporate financing, sales and marketing, distribution and manufacturing.
NISSAN DIVISION SALES
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April April Monthly CYTD CYTD CYTD DSR
DSR
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2006 2005 % Change 2006 2005 % Change
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Nissan Division
Total 77,102 79,982 0.1 311,142 312,699 0.5
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Sentra 12,242 10,589 20.1 43,029 38,423 13.1
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Altima 20,176 22,869 -8.4 80,804 84,337 -3.2
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Maxima 5,195 6,541 -17.5 21,785 25,735 -14.5
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350Z 2,811 2,883 1.3 9,844 9,477 4.9
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Total Car 40,424 42,882 -2.1 155,462 157,972 -0.6
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Frontier 7,573 5,667 38.8 27,397 23,861 16.0
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Xterra 4,945 5,458 -5.9 23,561 24,031 -1.0
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Pathfinder 5,702 5,579 6.1 26,950 25,377 7.2
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Murano 6,879 6,142 16.3 30,075 24,452 24.2
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Quest 2,489 3,806 -32.1 8,942 14,108 -36.0
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Armada 2,665 3,061 -9.6 11,053 13,856 -19.4
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Titan 6,425 7,387 -9.7 27,702 29,042 -3.7
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Total Truck 36,678 37,100 2.7 155,680 154,727 1.6
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North American
Produced 67,412 70,859 -1.2 271,220 277,741 -1.4
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Car 37,613 39,999 -2.3 145,618 148,495 -1.0
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Truck 29,799 30,860 0.3 125,602 129,246 -1.9
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Import 9,690 9,123 10.3 39,922 34,958 15.3
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Car 2,811 2,883 1.3 9,844 9,477 4.9
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Truck 6,879 6,240 14.5 30,078 25,481 19.2
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INFINITI DIVISION SALES
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April April Monthly CYTD CYTD CYTD DSR
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2006 2005 % Change 2006 2005 % Change
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Infiniti Division
Total 9,618 11,639 -14.2 38,805 43,722 -10.4
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I35 0 72 -100.0 1 942 -99.9
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G35 Sedan 2,831 3,275 -10.2 12,169 15,279 -19.6
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G35 Coupe 1,821 2,556 -26.0 6,789 8,637 -20.6
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M45 2,417 2,288 9.7 8,938 4,856 85.9
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Q45 49 81 -37.2 233 484 -51.4
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QX56 801 1,184 -29.7 3,878 4,915 -20.3
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FX 1,699 2,184 -19.2 6,795 8,610 -20.3
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Total Car 7,118 8,271 -10.6 28,130 30,197 -5.9
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Total Truck 2,500 3,368 -22.9 10,675 13,525 -20.3
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COMBINED NISSAN AND INFINITI SALES
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April April Monthly CYTD CYTD CYTD DSR
DSR
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2006 2005 % Change 2006 2005 % Change
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TOTAL VEHICLE 86,720 91,621 -1.7 349,947 356,421 -0.8
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Total Car 47,542 51,153 -3.5 183,592 188,169 1.3
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Total Truck 39,178 40,468 0.5 166,355 168,252 2.7
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Selling Days 26 27 101 102
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Note: All numbers include Hawaii.