Nissan February 2010

[Justin Bimmer]

Nissan North America Announces February Sales

FRANKLIN, Tenn., March 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Nissan North America, Inc. (NNA) today reported February 2010 sales of 70,189 units versus 54,249 units a year earlier, an increase of 29.4 percent, compared with February 2009. Nissan Division sales rose 31.9 percent for the month, while sales of Infiniti vehicles were 10.7 percent higher than a year before.

"Both the Nissan and Infiniti divisions experienced strong sales in February, with combined sales up 29.4 percent from last year," said Brian Carolin, senior vice president, Sales and Marketing, NNA. "The gains were posted across our car and truck lineups."

NNA INFORMATION

* Combined Nissan and Infiniti sales of 70,189 units were 29.4 percent higher than February sales a year before of 54,249 units.

* To ensure consistency in global sales reporting, NNA calculates monthly variances on a straight-percentage basis, unadjusted for the number of selling days. February had 24 selling days, as did February a year before.

NISSAN HIGHLIGHTS

* Nissan vehicles posted sales of 63,148 units in February compared with 47,890 units sold in February the previous year, a 31.9 percent increase.

* Sales of the Versa subcompact were up 130.1 percent over February a year ago, with sales of 11,609 units marking a record February.

* The Rogue compact crossover also saw record sales in February, with 6,143 units, up 11.4 percent over the prior year.

* Other vehicles experiencing strong year-over-year sales gains were Maxima (89.5 percent), Frontier (56.5 percent), and Armada (101.2 percent).

INFINITI HIGHLIGHTS

* Infiniti sales for February 2010 were 7,041 units, up 10.7 percent from the 6,359 units sold in the same month a year earlier.

* Sales of the G Sedan were up 25.2 percent to 2,686 units, and sales of the G Coupe rose 41.1 percent over last February, with 1,270 units.

* The QX56 full-size luxury SUV was up 219.4 percent in February with sales of 808 units.

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.infinitiusa.com.

NISSAN DIVISION

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February February Monthly CYTD CYTD CYTD

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2010 2009 % chg 2010 2009 % chg

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Nissan Division

Total 63,148 47,890 31.9 119,009 94,659 25.7

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Versa 11,609 5,045 130.1 17,523 10,047 74.4

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Sentra 7,769 5,762 34.8 15,283 11,093 37.8

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Cube 2,814 n/a n/a 4,975 n/a n/a

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Altima 16,198 16,002 1.2 34,834 30,137 15.6

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Maxima 5,301 2,798 89.5 9,317 5,444 71.1

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350/370Z 699 1,452 -51.9 1,372 2,732 -49.8

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GT-R 71 169 -58.0 138 263 -47.5

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Total Car 44,461 31,228 42.4 83,442 59,716 39.7

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Frontier 2,532 1,617 56.6 4,487 3,220 39.3

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Titan 1,721 1,508 14.1 3,213 2,966 8.3

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Xterra 1,490 1,105 34.8 2,724 2,409 13.1

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Pathfinder 1,491 1,498 -0.5 3,068 3,045 0.8

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Armada 1,211 602 101.2 2,629 1,319 99.3

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Rogue 6,143 5,515 11.4 11,626 11,317 2.7

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Murano 4,056 4,126 -1.7 7,704 9,330 -17.4

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Quest 43 691 -93.8 116 1,337 -91.3

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Total Truck 18,687 16,662 12.2 35,567 34,943 1.8

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North American

produced 49,365 36,628 34.8 93,194 71,017 31.2

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Car 40,877 29,607 38.1 76,957 56,721 35.7

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Truck 8,488 7,021 20.9 16,237 14,296 13.6

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Import 13,783 11,262 22.4 25,815 23,642 9.2

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Car 3,584 1,621 121.1 6,485 2,995 116.5

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Truck 10,199 9,641 5.8 19,330 20,647 -6.4

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INFINITI DIVISION

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February February Monthly CYTD CYTD CYTD

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2010 2009 % chg 2010 2009 % chg

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Infiniti Division

Total 7,041 6,359 10.7 13,752 13,474 2.1

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G Sedan 2,686 2,145 25.2 5,366 4,754 12.9

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G Coupe 1,270 900 41.1 2,353 1,800 30.7

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M 817 1,107 -26.2 1,689 2,283 -26.0

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QX56 808 253 219.4 1,472 490 200.4

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EX 575 880 -34.7 1,141 1,656 -31.1

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FX 885 1,074 -17.6 1,731 2,491 -30.5

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Total Car 4,773 4,152 15.0 9,408 8,837 6.5

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Total Truck 2,268 2,207 2.8 4,344 4,637 -6.3

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NISSAN & INFINITI

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February February Monthly CYTD CYTD CYTD

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2010 2009 % chg 2010 2009 % chg

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TOTAL VEHICLE 70,189 54,249 29.4 132,761 108,133 22.8

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Total Car 49,234 35,380 39.2 92,850 68,553 35.4

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Total Truck 20,955 18,869 11.1 39,911 39,580 0.8

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Selling days 24 24 48 50

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* all numbers include Hawaii.

SOURCE Nissan North America, Inc.

[regfootball]

43 quests....LMAO

all the versas? WHY? ( i know our enterprise rents them a lot )

i don't get the popularity of the Maxima. too each their own though.