– For the Second Year in a Row, NNA Sells Over One Million Units –April 3, 2006GARDENA, Calif. – Nissan North America, Inc. (NNA) closed fiscal year 2005 (FY05) with its best sales ever, making company history by reporting 1,075,097 total fiscal year-end sales, up 6.1 percent over FY04. This marks the second straight year NNA surpassed the million unit mark in a fiscal year. March sales total 103,095 units, a 2.6 percent decrease over last year. For the calendar year, NNA sales total 263,227, a 0.6 percent decrease versus 2005. NISSAN HIGHLIGHTS · March sales for Nissan-brand vehicles of 91,209 units was down 1.1 percent compared to last March · Murano had its best month ever with 8,787 units sold · Pathfinder had another strong month with 8,489 units sold, a 15.6 percent increase, and its best March ever · Titan also saw continued strong sales with 8,328 units sold, up 1.5 percent and was its best March ever · For the calendar year, Nissan division sales total 234,040, a 0.6 percent increase INFINITI HIGHLIGHTS · March sales for Infiniti were down 12.5 percent from last March with 11,886 units sold · The all-new Infiniti M continued its strong sales momentum with 2,629 units sold, representing its best March in history · For the calendar year, Infiniti sales total 29,187, down 9 percent NNA INFORMATION · Combined fiscal year sales for Nissan and Infiniti totaled 1,075,097 up 6.1 percent over last year’s record breaking year of 1,013,295 units · For the month of March, NNA sales totaled 103,095, a 2.6 percent decrease over March 2005 · For the calendar year, NNA sales total 263,227 a 0.6 percent decrease versus 2005 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 |