Nissan Canada Inc. March Sales Results
 

MISSISSAUGA, ON, April 3 /CNW/ - Nissan Canada Inc. (NCI) released its sales figures for March, 2007 today. The total sales figure for both Nissan and Infiniti brands was 8,142 units, an increase of 1,709 units (26.6%) over March, 2006. The Nissan brand accounted for 7,412 units, an increase of 1,636 units year-over-year. The Infiniti brand accounted for 730 units, an increase of 73 units year-over-year. Sales this month were led by the Nissan Versa with 2,201 units. Altima had another strong month with 1,708 units sold. The all-new Infiniti G Sedan had a solid month with 485 units sold, an increase of 98% over March, 2006.

NISSAN RECORD HIGHLIGHTS ------------------------ - Versa (sedan and hatch) led all models with 2,201 units sold. - Altima sales were 1,708, an increase of 2.5%. - Quest sales were up 99% over March, 2006 with 209 units sold.

INFINITI HIGHLIGHTS ------------------- - Total Infiniti brand sales were 730, an increase of 11.1% over March, 2006. - The G sedan led Infiniti with 485 units sold.

NCI HIGHLIGHTS -------------- - NCI sold 8,142 Nissan and Infiniti vehicles combined this month.

------------------------------------------------------------------------- NISSAN DIVISION SALES ---------------------

------------------------------------------------------------------------- March March Monthly CYTD CYTD CYTD

--------------------------------------------------------- 2007 2006 % Change 2007 2006 % Change

------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nissan Division Total 7,412 5,776 28.3 9,586 7,073 35.5

------------------------------------------------------------------------- Versa 2,201 N/A N/A 2,174 N/A N/A

------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sentra 880 1,075 -18.1 1,322 1,504 -12.1

------------------------------------------------------------------------- Altima 1,708 1,666 2.5 2,268 1,584 43.2

------------------------------------------------------------------------- Maxima 121 323 -62.5 215 344 -37.5

------------------------------------------------------------------------- 350Z 50 71 -29.6 47 73 -35.6

------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total Car 4,960 3,135 58.2 6,026 3,505 71.9

------------------------------------------------------------------------- Frontier 213 229 -7.0 303 298 1.7

------------------------------------------------------------------------- Xterra 124 189 -34.4 244 358 -31.8

------------------------------------------------------------------------- X-Trail 1,026 1,172 -12.5 1,720 1,280 34.4

------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pathfinder 254 268 -5.2 293 467 -37.3

------------------------------------------------------------------------- Murano 393 423 -7.1 533 631 -15.5

------------------------------------------------------------------------- Quest 209 105 99.0 221 140 57.9

------------------------------------------------------------------------- Armada 30 14 114.3 25 45 -44.4

------------------------------------------------------------------------- Titan 203 241 -15.8 221 349 -36.7

------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total Truck 2,452 2,641 -7.2 3,560 3,568 -0.2

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------------------------------------------------------------------------- INFINITI DIVISION SALES -----------------------

------------------------------------------------------------------------- March March Monthly CYTD CYTD CYTD

--------------------------------------------------------- 2007 2006 % Change 2007 2006 % Change

------------------------------------------------------------------------- Infiniti Division Total 730 657 11.1 894 775 15.4

------------------------------------------------------------------------- G35 Coupe 65 104 -37.5 65 100 -35.0

------------------------------------------------------------------------- G35 Sedan 485 245 98.0 589 281 109.6

------------------------------------------------------------------------- Q45 0 3

------------------------------------------------------------------------- M 56 118 -52.5 69 163 -57.7

------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total Car 606 470 28.9 723 544 32.9

------------------------------------------------------------------------- QX56 15 32 -53.1 24 36 -33.3

------------------------------------------------------------------------- FX 109 155 -29.7 147 195 -24.6

------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total Truck 124 187 -33.7 171 231 -26.0

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------------------------------------------------------------------------- COMBINED NISSAN AND INFINITI SALES ----------------------------------

------------------------------------------------------------------------- March March Monthly CYTD CYTD CYTD

--------------------------------------------------------- 2007 2006 % Change 2007 2006 % Change

------------------------------------------------------------------------- TOTAL VEHICLE 8,142 6,433 26.6 10,480 7,848 33.5

------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total Car 5,566 3,605 54.4 6,749 4,049 66.7

------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total Truck 2,576 2,828 -8.9 3,731 3,799 -1.8

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For further information: John Lindo, Manager, Product and Corporate Communication, Nissan Canada Inc., at (905) 629-6461, or john.lindo@nissancanada.com; or Alexandra Cygal, Cohn & Wolfe, at (416) 324-2069 ext 4076, or alexandra_cygal@ca.cohnwolfe.com

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