Nissan Rebounds With Sales Up 14.2% - Infiniti Up 8.0% For August

Nissan North America Inc today reported August 2008 sales of 108,493 units versus 95,527 units a year ago, an increase of 13.6 percent. Sales of Nissan Division vehicles increased 14.2 percent, while sales of Infiniti Division vehicles increased by 8.0 percent.

    NISSAN HIGHLIGHTS

    -- Nissan vehicles saw sales of 97,417 units in August compared with August 2007's 85,275 units sold, a 14.2 percent increase.

    -- The Xterra SUV and Frontier midsize pickup led a strong month for truck sales, with increases of 76.9 percent and 55.5 percent, respectively, over year-ago levels.

    -- With the introduction of the seventh-generation Maxima, sales for the model were strong, reaching 5,484 units, exceeding prior year by 15.5 percent.

    -- The all-new Nissan GT-R enjoyed a strong launch with sales of 484 units in August.

    -- Sales of Nissan cars combined for 49,394 units, an increase of 0.6 percent from the prior year, while truck sales increased 32.7 percent to 48,023 units.

    INFINITI HIGHLIGHTS

    -- Infiniti sales for August grew to 11,076 units from 10,252 units, an increase of 8.0 percent.

    -- Sales of the EX totaled 1,645 units, the strongest posting for the new nameplate since its launch in December 2007.

    -- Sales of the FX sport crossover reached 1,581 units, an increase of 27.3 percent compared with August 2007.

    NNA INFORMATION

    -- Combined sales for Nissan and Infiniti of 108,493 units, compared with last August's sales of 95,527 units, marking an increase of 13.6 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 August had 27 selling days, as did August 2007.

michal1980 - 9/3/2008 2:08:56 PM

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good job filling that rental car vacuum being left behind by domestic's pulling out of the market.

AmazonPrinceIS350 - 9/3/2008 2:22:50 PM

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Most cars I see being used as rental cars around here NY CT NJ are still domestic (the new sebring,chevy aveo,caliber,compass,vue, etc.) These cars are cheaper than most Nissans and that's why they are popular in most car rental agencies.

bmwdrvr - 9/3/2008 6:17:22 PM

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well here in NC enterprise rents....both Nissan and Infiniti products its actually pretty common to get one of those we had an infiniti from my local enterprise company for labor day weekend...................

0to60 - 9/4/2008 12:13:25 AM

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The only one I have found is a M at the charlotte airport Enterprise.

bmwdrvr - 9/4/2008 9:47:26 PM

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heres a hint call the greensboro stores.....

bmwdrvr - 9/4/2008 9:47:53 PM

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they have nissan's line of cars, and Infiniti

GTR35 - 9/3/2008 2:49:34 PM

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So the Spies users were right with their predictions (about Infiniti anyway).
Good job Nissan/Infiniti.

M35MT - 9/3/2008 3:16:07 PM

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Amazing what the EX has done for them, most numbers are identical from last year yet when you add in the new EX its a nice boost in overall sales.

M35MT - 9/3/2008 3:17:10 PM

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*I was referring only to Infiniti in the above comment.


Also - what's the deal with the jump in frontier/xterra sales - holy crap?!

chewy - 9/3/2008 3:26:19 PM

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I think Nissan ran some nice specials on its trucks.

silver1 - 9/3/2008 6:31:28 PM

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Nissan Altima gets the best mpg in it's class.....

pchera01 - 9/3/2008 10:35:08 PM

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GT-R came out and many people went to dealership and find out that Nisan is offering $10K plus off on Titan and Armads. Versa has the least discount. it didn't improve compare to last year...
Still i think Nissan did a good job
Infiniti EX has better lease programs now

350zdon17 - 9/4/2008 11:23:14 AM

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Hate it or love it the New 2009 FX has been hard to keep instock we sold out of our first two alocations and our current shipment is almost done...People love it,,,EX programs were very aggressive to help out sales,,, both G sedan and coupe always sell no matter what the program is...the M is the only car hurting right now because the programs are terrible...

NISSANINFINITI - 9/4/2008 4:45:51 PM

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And I LOVE the M

PerformanceGuy - 9/4/2008 1:21:51 PM

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Good job Nissan/Infiniti!! They are one of the very few car companies that made a profit!! Can't say that I am surprised, they make some amazing cars!! Keep up the good work!!

avanti64 - 9/6/2008 12:00:50 AM

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Good work Nissan/Infiniti. More people are starting to see what great vehicles they make. Look out Krautheads!
These a..holes that say the sales are from rental cars companies are most likely jealous Krautheads. LOL