Feb. 2006 Sales: Nissan North America

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Nissan North America Announces Best Ever February Sales [Mar. 1, 06]

GARDENA, Calif. (March 1, 2006) – Nissan North America, Inc. (NNA) reported 84,241 total sales in February, a 2.2 percent increase over last year, making it NNA’s best ever February. The Nissan Division posted a 3.3 percent increase over last year, with the division, and several individual vehicles, including the Altima, Pathfinder, Murano and Titan, celebrating best-ever February sales. While NNA’s luxury division, Infiniti, posted a 5.5 percent decrease in sales, the all-new Infiniti M saw record February sales.

NISSAN HIGHLIGHTS

· February sales for Nissan-brand vehicles of 74,997 units were up 3.3 percent when compared to last year with 72,625 units sold and mark the division’s best February on record.

· Altima saw record sales for February, with 20,080 units sold marking a 5.4 percent increase from one year ago.

· Titan pickup saw strong sales of 7,009 units, a record for February.

· Pathfinder (6,680 units sold) also posted record sales for February, with a 9.6 percent increase.

· Murano continues to post strong sales, with 7,421 units sold also marking a monthly record.

INFINITI HIGHLIGHTS

· Sales for Infiniti were down 5.5 percent from last February with 9,244 units sold.

· The all-new M continued its strong sales momentum with 2,000 units sold and posts its best February ever

NNA INFORMATION

· Combined February sales for Nissan and Infiniti totaled 84,241 units, a 2.2 percent increase when compared to last year with 82,412 units.

In North America, NNA’s operations include automotive styling, engineering, consumer and corporate financing, sales and marketing, distribution and manufacturing. More information on NNA and the complete line of Nissan and Infiniti vehicles can be found online at www.nissannews.com or by contacting the corporate media line at 310/771-5631.

Link w/sales data (Word Document): http://nissannews.com/nissan/sales/20060103_20016.doc

[Matt276]

I'm sure incentives were up.

[Flybrian]

I don't understand why people continue to throw money away on Sentras. They're such junk its unbelievable.

QX56 is down again. Surprise, surprise.

[Snate]

I don't understand why people continue to throw money away on Sentras. They're such junk its unbelievable.

QX56 is down again. Surprise, surprise.

Fleet sales...at least here. The local enterprise carries almost exclusively Toyota and Nissan products.