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04.01.2009 , Franklin, Tenn.

NISSAN NORTH AMERICA ANNOUNCES MARCH SALES

FRANKLIN, Tenn. (April 1, 2009) – Nissan North America, Inc. (NNA) today reported sales for March of 66,634 units versus 106,921 units a year ago, a decrease of 37.7 percent. Sales of Nissan Division vehicles decreased 36.2 percent, while sales of Infiniti vehicles decreased by 47.6 percent. NNA sales decreased by 19.1 percent for fiscal year 2008, ending March 31, 2009, versus FY07.
 
NNA INFORMATION
  • Combined sales for Nissan and Infiniti of 66,634 units, compared with last March’s sales of 106,921 units, marked a decrease of 37.7 percent.
  • Combined Nissan and Infiniti volume for the 2008 fiscal year was 856,372 units, down 19.1 percent versus last year’s 1,059,002 units.
  • 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 March had 25 selling days, and March 2008 had 26 selling days.
 
NISSAN HIGHLIGHTS
  • Nissan vehicles saw sales of 59,392 units in March compared with 93,100 units sold in March 2008, a 36.2 percent decrease. 
  • Sales of the iconic Z sports car totaled 1,632 units in March, a 24.8 percent increase from a year ago.
 
INFINITI HIGHLIGHTS
  • Infiniti sales for March were 7,242 units, down from 13,821 units a year ago, a decline of 47.6 percent.
 
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.

SEE ATTACHMENT FOR OVERVIEW OF SALES FIGURES

 
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