Nissan Reports September Sales
1 October 1998
Nissan Reports September SalesCARSON, Calif., Oct. 1 -- The Nissan Division of Nissan Motor Corporation U.S.A. (NMC) posted September sales of 45,050 units, down 17.9 percent from the same period last year. Calendar year-to-date sales for Nissan Division totaled 431,405 units, down 17.4 percent from 1997. Sales of Nissan's popular Altima and Maxima sedans were especially impacted by low 1998 inventories during the fall sell-down period as production shifted to the incoming 1999 model year vehicles. Total truck sales were up 3.1 percent versus last year with 20,199 units retailed. The Nissan Frontier had sales of 10,255 units, up 9.3 percent versus last year. Pathfinder sales also showed an increase versus last year, with 6,645 units retailed, an increase of 2.9 percent over last year. Quest turned in sales of 3,299 units for September, on the heels of an all-new 1999 Quest, which will arrive in dealer showrooms this fall. The Nissan Sentra led the sedans in sales for September with 9,185 units. The Nissan Altima had sales of 6,886 units, down 36.8 percent from last year. The Maxima reported sales of 6,182 units, down 48.1 percent from last year. Sales of the 200SX and 240SX totaled 2,372 and 221 units respectively. Overall, total car sales were down 29.6 percent versus last year. Sales of Nissan's North American-produced vehicles for September totaled 31,997 units, which represents 71 percent of all Nissan vehicles sold in the United States. Total NMC sales for September, including Nissan and Infiniti Divisions, were 50,876 units. Combined calendar year-to-date sales for Nissan and Infiniti Divisions were 475,117 units. Nissan Motor Corporation U.S.A, which includes the Infiniti luxury division, markets and distributes Nissan and Infiniti vehicles in the United States to more than 1,200 dealers. Note: All numbers include Hawaii. Percentage changes based on DSR. Contact: John Schilling @ 310-771-6057 Kurt von Zumwalt@ 310-771-5238 (Or visit the Nissan Online News Bureau at http://www.nissannews.com) NISSAN MOTOR CORPORATION U.S.A. Sales Report - September 1998 Month-End Results Cur. Year DSR % CYTD Year DSR % Month Ago +/- Total Ago +/- Nissan Motor Corporation - Total 50,876 58,889 -17.1 475,117 578,365 -16.8 Selling Days 25 24 226 229 Nissan Division Total Sales 45,050 52,698 -17.9 431,405 529,106 -17.4 NORTH AMERICA (Memo) - Car 18,443 22,103 -19.9 198,400 240,047 -16.3 - Truck 13,554 12,608 3.2 90,225 132,876 -31.2 - Total North America31,997 34,711 -11.5 288,625 372,923 -21.6 IMPORT - Car 6,408 11,789 -47.8 92,927 100,797 -6.6 - Truck 6,645 6,198 2.9 49,853 55,386 -8.8 - Total Import 13,053 17,987 -30.3 142,780 156,183 -7.4 - Total Car 24,851 33,892 -29.6 291,327 340,844 -13.4 - Total Truck 20,199 18,806 3.1 140,078 188,262 -24.6 - (Hawaii)* 544 353 3,500 3,226 Infiniti Division Total Sales 5,826 6,191 -9.7 43,712 49,259 -10.1 - Total Car 4,342 4,251 -1.9 31,495 36,067 -11.5 - Total Truck 1,484 1,940 -26.6 12,217 13,192 -6.2 - (Hawaii)* 30 30 170 164 TOTAL IMPORT - Car 10,750 16,040 -35.7 124,422 136,864 -7.9 - Truck 8,129 8,138 -4.1 62,070 68,578 -8.3 - Total Import18,879 24,178 -25.0 186,492 205,442 -8.0 ALL NUMBERS INCLUDE HAWAII *Hawaii is broken out separately for information only.