July 2009 Sales: Nissan Motors - 71,847

[source: Nissan Motors]

08.03.2009 , Franklin, Tenn.

Nissan North America, Inc. (NNA) today reported sales for July of 71,847 units versus 95,319 units a year ago, a decrease of 24.6 percent. Sales of Nissan Division vehicles decreased 24.8 percent, while sales of Infiniti vehicles decreased by 23.3 percent.

NNA INFORMATION

• Combined sales for Nissan and Infiniti of 71,847 units, compared with last July's sales of 95,319 units, marked a decrease of 24.8 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 July had 26 selling days, as did July 2008.

NISSAN HIGHLIGHTS

• Nissan vehicles saw sales of 64,751 units in July compared with 86,070 units sold in July 2008, a 24.8 percent decrease.
• The all-new, uniquely styled 2009 cube® continued its strong launch with sales of 3,293 units in July.
• Sales of the Rogue compact crossover increased by 3.8 percent from a year ago with 6,770 units.
• The 370Z premium sports car experienced an 11.9 percent sales increase, with 890 units sold in July.

INFINITI HIGHLIGHTS

• Infiniti sales for July were 7,096 units, down from 9,249 units a year ago, a decline of 23.3 percent.
• Sales of the G Coupe, which includes the all-new G Convertible, rose 0.9 percent in July versus one year ago.
• The Infiniti QX56 full-size SUV remains resilient, with sales up 0.4 percent with 553 units sold.

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 www.infinitiusa.com.