Infiniti Reports September Sales
1 October 1998
Infiniti Reports September Sales; G20 Sales Up 14.4 Percent Over Previous Month
CARSON, Calif., Oct. 1 -- Infiniti, the luxury division of
Nissan Motor Corporation U.S.A. (NMC), reported September sales of 5,826
units. Calendar year-to-date sales for Infiniti reached 43,712 units, down
10.1 percent from the same period last year.
The Infiniti G20 luxury sports sedan, new to showrooms in August,
maintained solid launch momentum with 1,645 units retailed in September, up
14.4 percent over last month. Leading the division in sales was the I30
luxury sedan, with sales of 1,914 units. Calendar year-to-date sales for the
I30 totaled 20,004 units.
The Q45, which will receive numerous enhancements for the 1999 model year,
had sales of 743 units, while the QX4 luxury sport utility vehicle recorded
sales of 1,484 units during the month of September.
Total NMC sales for September, including Nissan and Infiniti were 50,876
units. Combined calendar year-to-date sales for Nissan and Infiniti Divisions
were 475,117 units.
Infiniti is supported by a network of 150 retailers. For information on
the complete line of Infiniti luxury vehicles and the Total Ownership
Experience(TM) philosophy, visit Infiniti online at http://www.infiniti-usa.com.
Note: All numbers include Hawaii. Percentage changes based on DSR.
Contact: John Schilling @ 310-771-6057
Tim Gallagher @ 310-771-5606
(Or visit the Infiniti 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
America 31,997 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.