November 2008 Sales: Nissan North America

[VenSeattle]

Nissan North America Announces November Sales
Dec. 2 /PRNewswire/
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FRANKLIN, Tenn., Dec. 2 -- Nissan North America, Inc. (NNA) today reported sales for November of 46,605 units versus 80,683 units a year ago, a decrease of 42.2 percent. Sales of Nissan Division vehicles decreased 44.4 percent, while sales of Infiniti vehicles decreased by 28.0 percent.

NISSAN HIGHLIGHTS

-- Nissan vehicles saw sales of 38,974 units in November compared with 70,079 units sold in November 2007, a 44.4 percent decrease.
-- The GT-R super car was recently named the 2009 Motor Trend Car of the Year and 2009 Automobile Magazine Automobile of the Year.
-- The new Versa 1.6 Sedan is arriving at dealerships nationwide and is available starting at $9,990.
-- Nissan continues to offer 0% financing on select models to qualified consumers.
-- Nissan in November unveiled the all-new, next-generation 2009 370Z sports car, scheduled to hit showrooms in early 2009, and the all-new, uniquely styled Cube, which will be available in spring 2009.

INFINITI HIGHLIGHTS

-- Infiniti sales for November were 7,631 units, down from 10,604 units a year ago, a decline of 28.0 percent.
-- Infiniti in November unveiled the all-new, first-ever 2009 G Convertible, which is scheduled to go on sale in spring of 2009. The 2009 Infiniti G Convertible Premier Edition is available exclusively through Bloomingdale's Holiday Catalog.

NNA INFORMATION

-- Combined sales for Nissan and Infiniti of 46,605 units, compared with last November's sales of 80,683 units, marked a decrease of 42.2 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 November had 25 selling days, and November 2007 had 25 selling days.

In North America, Nissan's operations include automotive styling, engineering, consumer and corporate financing, sales and marketing, distribution and manufacturing. Nissan is dedicated to improving the environment under the Nissan Green Program 2010, whose key priorities are reducing CO2 emissions, cutting other emissions and increasing recycling. More information on Nissan in North America and the complete line of Nissan and Infiniti vehicles can be found online at www.NissanUSA.com and http://www.nissandriven.com / www.infiniti.com.

    NISSAN DIVISION
                    November  November  Monthly   CYTD      CYTD    CYTD
                      2008      2007     % chg    2008      2007   % chg
    Nissan
     Division
     Total            38,974    70,079   -44.4  784,532   864,300    -9.2
    Versa              4,535     5,561   -18.4   80,044    73,229     9.3
    Sentra             4,995     8,180   -38.9   94,031    99,643    -5.6
    Altima            10,828    19,811   -45.3  252,357   259,611    -2.8
    Maxima             2,718     4,327   -37.2   43,673    48,527   -10.0
    350Z                 450     1,285   -65.0    9,770     17651   -44.6
    GT-R                 208         0     0.0    1,581         0     0.0
    Total Car         23,734    39,164   -39.4  481,456   498,661    -3.5
    Frontier           1,171     3,993   -70.7   43,595    59,689   -27.0
    Titan              1,022     5,001   -79.6   31,929    60,961   -47.6
    Xterra             1,115     3,925   -71.6   31,957    47,444   -32.6
    Pathfinder         1,214     4,131   -70.6   32,004    58,243   -45.1
    Armada               713     2,413   -70.5   14,753    28,976   -49.1
    Rogue              5,501     5,650    -2.6   66,137    11,520   474.1
    Murano             4,162     3,976     4.7   64,940    72,159   -10.0
    Quest                342     1,826   -81.3   17,761    26,647   -33.3
    Total Truck       15,240    30,915   -50.7  303,076   365,639   -17.1
    North American
     produced         28,653    59,168   -51.6  642,104   762,970   -16.1
    Car               23,076    37,879   -39.1  470,105   481,010    -2.6
    Truck              5,577    21,289   -73.8  171,999   281,960   -39.2
    Import            10,321    10,911    -5.4  142,428   101,330    40.1
    Car                  658     1,285   -48.8   11,351    17,651   -35.9
    Truck              9,663     9,626     0.4  131,077    83,679    56.1


    INFINITI DIVISION
                    November  November  Monthly   CYTD      CYTD    CYTD
                      2008      2007     % chg    2008      2007   % chg
    Infiniti
     Division
     Total             7,631    10,604   -28.0  104,717   114,383    -8.5
    G Sedan            3,495     4,399   -20.6   41,040    49,532   -17.1
    G Coupe              962     1,849   -48.0   18,159    15,719    15.5
    M                  1,186     1,474   -19.5   14,424    19,422   -25.7
    Q45                    0        -1  -100.0        0        21  -100.0
    QX56                 496     1,062   -53.3    7,285    10,972   -33.6
    EX                   809         0     0.0   11,996         0     0.0
    FX                   683     1,821   -62.5   11,813    18,711   -36.9
    Total Car          5,643     7,721   -26.9   73,622    84,697   -13.4
    Total Truck        1,988     2,883   -31.0   31,094    29,686     4.4

    NISSAN & INFINITI
                    November  November   Monthly  CYTD       CYTD   CYTD
                      2008      2007     % chg    2008       2007  % chg

    TOTAL VEHICLE     46,605    80,683   -42.2  889,248   978,683    -9.5
    Total Car         29,377    46,885   -37.3  555,078   583,358    -4.8
    Total Truck       17,228    33,798   -49.0  334,170   395,325   -15.5
    Selling days          25        25              282       281

    * All numbers include Hawaii. 2007 includes sales of 3 Infiniti QX4 units.

[Drew Dowdell]

G-sedan down 17.1% ytd.... and still behind CTS in total sales....

[A Horse With No Name]

I just don't see the Nissan attraction, lots of other people here do. Nissan IMHO just needs to go away. I feel about it what a lot of other people feel about Toyota.

CTS is a MUCH better car, FWIW.

Chris

[Lamar]

I just don't see the Nissan attraction, lots of other people here do. Nissan IMHO just needs to go away. I feel about it what a lot of other people feel about Toyota.

CTS is a MUCH better car, FWIW.

Chris

Of the Japanese Big 3, Nissan has by far the most enjoyable cars (of those I've driven).

Do we compare the CTS to the G or the M? It's a muddled line by all parties.

[Z-06]

I just don't see the Nissan attraction, lots of other people here do. Nissan IMHO just needs to go away. I feel about it what a lot of other people feel about Toyota.

CTS is a MUCH better car, FWIW.

Chris

Thank you for sharing my emotions. However, I will give it to the new 370z which is a little bit better, but everything else is plain vanilla.

[A Horse With No Name]

The 370Z makes me think that there is life in Nissan yet.

NOTE-I am expressing personal opinion of a dislike for Nissan cars. Painfully, I will admit they do seem to build a really solid car. I've ridden in 250k-300k mile cars that seemeed MUCH better bolted together than a Toyota or Honda of the same milage.

They just don't build anything that I think is class leading or appeals to me on an emotional level.

Chris

[Z-06]

I agree with you that their cars are solid, but as much credit people give to Nissan for having the fun factor, I don't agree with them. Yes they are a notch above Toyota (every car manufacturer is), but certainly not fun drive vehicles.

Take for example the V-6 Altima coupe, despite having power almost on par with the Accord V-6 coupe and being about 300 pounds lighter, it was outgunned or matched by the Accord in Edmunds Comparo..

This sentence sums it all,

The 2008 Honda Accord Coupe not only outperforms the Nissan Altima coupe, but also easily surpasses the performance of previous Accord sedans and coupes.

[A Horse With No Name]

+1 for the Accord being smoother and better than the Altima.

Chris

[regfootball]

1.mazda

2.nissan

3.mitsubishi

4.honda

5.suzuki

6.subaru

7.toyota

as far as Japanese brands go.

whoa! too many brands. THEY NEED TO CUT. (sarcasm)

[Satty]

Mitsu ahead of Honda...hahahahaha...man I need some of whtever you're smoking. Even when the Galant was brand-new (2004) it wasn't better than the previous gen ('98-02) Accord, which is probably why the Galant didn't, and still doesn't, sell at all.

[A Horse With No Name]

1.mazda

2.nissan

3.mitsubishi

4.honda

5.suzuki

6.subaru

7.toyota

as far as Japanese brands go.

whoa! too many brands. THEY NEED TO CUT. (sarcasm)

I would agree with you but reverse Subaru and Mitsubishi.

Chris