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Infiniti Sales Increase 13.5 Percent for March


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March Marks the Brand's Fourteenth Month of Double Digit Sales Increases, and Expected Fiscal Year Record Market Share


FRANKLIN, TN - April 1, 2011: Infiniti today reported U.S. sales of 11,287 units for the month of March, an increase of 13.5 percent versus 9,942 units a year earlier.  

Highlights of Infiniti's sales performance for March include:

  • Posting sales of 1,355 units over prior year, the Infiniti QX full-size luxury SUV had its best March ever, an increase of 30.2 percent over prior year
  • The popular Infiniti G Line continued to have strong sales, with the G Sedan up 27.3 percent over prior year, and the G Coupe up 14.5 percent
  • In March, Infiniti marked its fourteenth straight month of double digit sales growth, and is expected to have record market share    

"With such strong sales and many of our vehicles having record deliveries in March, Infiniti ends its fiscal year with one of our best results and market shares in the brand's history," said Ben Poore, vice president, Infiniti Americas. "Our retailers reported strong traffic for the month, and as a corporate partner of NCAAŽ Basketball and the Men's Final FourŽ this weekend, we expect that trend to continue."


INFINITI DIVISION













March


March


Monthly


CYTD


CYTD


CYTD


2011


2010


% chg


2011


2010


% chg













Infiniti Division Total

11,287


9,942


13.5


27,836


23,694


17.5

G Sedan

5,119


4,021


27.3


12,411


9,387


32.2

G Coupe

1,890


1,650


14.5


4,414


4,003


10.3

M

1,203


1,440


(16.5)


3,258


3,129


4.1

EX

603


726


(16.9)


1,592


1,867


(14.7)

FX

1,117


1,064


5.0


3,122


2,795


11.7

QX

1,355


1,041


30.2


3,039


2,513


20.9

Total Car

8,212


7,111


15.5


20,083


16,519


21.6

Total Truck

3,075


2,831


8.6


7,753


7,175


8.8