Nissan North America Achieves Record Breaking Sales; NNA Achieves Over One Million Units Accounting for Best Fiscal Year Ever.GARDENA Gardena (gärdē`nə), city (1990 pop. 49,847), Los Angeles co., SW Calif., an industrial suburb of Los Angeles; inc. 1930. Often called "Freeway City" because of its proximity to several major roads, Gardena manufactures aircraft , Calif. -- Nissan Noun 1. Nissan - the seventh month of the civil year; the first month of the ecclesiastic year (in March and April) Nisan Hebrew calendar, Jewish calendar - (Judaism) the calendar used by the Jews; dates from 3761 BC (the assumed date of the Creation of the North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. , Inc. (NNA NNA National Notary Association (Chatsworth, California) NNA National Newspaper Association NNA Nissan North America Inc. NNA National News Agency (Lebanon) NNA Nebraska Nurses Association ) (Nasdaq:NSANY NSANY Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. (stock symbol) ) made both industry and company history by reporting 1,013,295 total vehicle fiscal year-end Fiscal Year-End The completion of a one-year, or 12-month, accounting period. Notes: The reason that a company's fiscal year often differs from the calendar year and does not close on Dec 31, is due to the nature of company's needs. sales. March total sales of 105,804 units for its Nissan and Infiniti This article is about Nissan's automobile brand. For the brand of recordable optical media by Medea, see Infiniti (Medea). Infiniti is a luxury brand of Japanese automaker Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. divisions, a 12.6 percent increase versus March of last year. This milestone achievement made NNA one of only six automotive companies to have sold 1 million vehicles in the U.S. within a 12 month period in automotive history. In recognition of this achievement, NNA gave the one-millionth Noun 1. one-millionth - one part in a million equal parts millionth common fraction, simple fraction - the quotient of two integers customer, Michelle Merson of Lexington Park Lexington Park was the name of a former minor league baseball park in St. Paul, Minnesota. It was the home of the St. Paul Saints from 1897 through 1956, when it was replaced by the first version of Midway Stadium. , MD, her car for free (photo cap below). NISSAN HIGHLIGHTS --Best month sales ever for Nissan Division --March sales for Nissan-brand vehicles were up 13.8 percent when compared to last year with 92,221 units sold accounting for its best March --Best month ever for Altima with total sales of 25,329 --Pathfinder (7,345 units sold), Murano Murano (m  rä`nō), suburb of Venice, NE Italy, on five small islands in the Lagoon of Venice. From the late 13th cent. (7,131 units sold), Armada An earlier brand name for laptop computers from Compaq. The line was noted for its quality and innovative features. (4,156 units sold) and Titan Titan, in astronomyTitan (tī`tən), in astronomy, the largest of the named moons, or natural satellites, of Saturn. Also known as Saturn VI (or S6), Titan is 3,200 mi (5,150 km) in diameter, orbits Saturn at a mean distance of (8,202 units sold) had their best March --Calendar year-to-date Year-to-date (YTD) The period beginning at the start of the calendar year up to the current date. sales are up 14.4 percent with 232,717 units sold INFINITI HIGHLIGHTS --Best month ever for Infiniti Division --Sales for Infiniti were up 5.3 percent from last March with 13,583 units sold --Exceeded pre-sell unit goal of the all-new M with 1,400 sold --G35 Sedan (4,851 units sold) and M (2,253 units sold) had best month sales --QX56 (1,342 units sold) had its best March --Calendar year-to-date sales are up 3.8 percent with 32,083 units sold NNA INFORMATION --It was the first time in NNA history to sell over 100,000 units in one month --It was the best fiscal year and March in NNA history --Combined March sales for Nissan and Infiniti totaled 105,804 units, a 12.6 percent increase over last year --Calendar year-to-date sales are up 13.0 percent with 264,800 units sold In North America, NNA's operations include automotive styling, engineering, consumer and corporate financing, sales and marketing, distribution and manufacturing. More information on NNA and the complete line of Nissan and Infiniti vehicles can be found online at www.nissannews.com or by contacting the corporate media line at 310-771-5631.
NISSAN DIVISION SALES
Monthly
March March DSR CYTD CYTD CYTD DSR
2005 2004 % Change 2005 2004 % Change
Nissan Division
Total 92,221 78,070 13.8 232,717 206,166 14.4
Sentra 11,155 12,252 -12.3 27,834 32,160 -12.3
Altima 25,329 24,716 -1.3 61,468 63,029 -1.2
Maxima 7,519 6,094 18.8 19,194 15,526 25.3
350Z 2,728 3,306 -20.5 6,594 8,143 -17.9
Total Car 46,731 46,368 -2.9 115,090 118,858 -1.9
Frontier 6,218 5,443 10.0 18,194 14,670 25.7
Xterra 7,439 6,067 18.1 18,573 17,513 7.5
Pathfinder 7,345 2,446 189.2 19,798 6,870 192.0
Murano 7,131 4,831 42.1 18,310 13,641 36.0
Quest 4,999 4,722 1.9 10,302 12,774 -18.3
Armada 4,156 2,661 50.4 10,795 7,633 43.3
Titan 8,202 5,532 42.8 21,655 14,207 54.5
Total Truck 45,490 31,702 38.2 117,627 87,308 36.5
North American
Produced 82,203 67,480 17.3 206,882 177,495 18.1
Car 44,003 43,055 -1.6 108,496 110,698 -0.7
Truck 38,200 24,425 50.6 98,386 66,797 49.3
Import 10,018 10,590 -8.9 25,835 28,671 -8.7
Car 2,728 3,313 -20.7 6,594 8,160 -18.1
Truck 7,290 7,227 -3.5 19,241 20,511 -4.9
INFINITI DIVISION SALES
Monthly
March March DSR CYTD CYTD CYTD DSR
2005 2004 % Change 2005 2004 % Change
Infiniti
Division Total 13,583 12,424 5.3 32,083 31,328 3.8
I35 206 1,185 -83.3 870 3,188 -72.3
G35 Sedan 4,851 4,247 10.0 12,004 11,068 9.9
G35 Coupe 2,377 2,781 -17.7 6,081 7,019 -12.2
M45 2,253 187 1060.2 2,568 568 358.1
Q45 158 181 -15.9 403 560 -27.1
QX56 1,342 1,096 17.9 3,731 1,176 221.5
FX 2,397 2,746 -15.9 6,426 7,740 -15.9
Total Car 9,845 8,581 10.5 21,926 22,403 -0.8
Total Truck 3,738 3,843 -6.3 10,157 8,925 15.3
COMBINED NISSAN AND INFINITI SALES
Monthly
March March DSR CYTD CYTD CYTD DSR
2005 2004 % Change 2005 2004 % Change
TOTAL VEHICLE 105,804 90,494 12.6 264,800 237,494 13.0
Total Car 56,576 54,949 -0.9 137,016 141,261 -1.7
Total Truck 49,228 35,545 33.4 127,784 96,233 34.6
Selling Days 27 26 75 76
All numbers include Hawaii. Percent changes based on DSR.
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