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Nissan North America Announces January 2009 Sales


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FRANKLIN, Tenn., February 3, 2009: Nissan North America, Inc. (NNA) today reported sales for January of 53,884 units versus 76,605 units a year ago, a decrease of 29.7 percent. Sales of Nissan Division vehicles decreased 31.2 percent, while sales of Infiniti vehicles decreased by 17.7 percent.

NISSAN HIGHLIGHTS

Nissan vehicles saw sales of 46,769 units in January compared with 67,961 units sold in January 2008, a 31.2 percent decrease.

The all-new 2009 370Z, Nissan's performance icon which went on sale in January, is off to a strong start with sales of 1,280 units, an increase of 47.0 percent versus prior-year levels.

The compact and versatile Rogue crossover saw sales of 5,802 units, an increase of 6.8 percent from January 2008.

INFINITI HIGHLIGHTS

Infiniti sales for January were 7,115 units, down from 8,644 a year ago, a decline of 20.9 percent.

Infiniti's crossovers experienced a strong January, with sales of the EX up 12.5 percent over the prior year with 776 units, and sales of the FX up 74.9 percent, at 1,417 units.

NNA INFORMATION

Combined sales for Nissan and Infiniti of 53,884 units, compared with last January's sales of 76,605 units, marked a decrease of 29.7 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 January had 26 selling dys, and January 2008 had 25 selling days.