2011/07/04

Nissan Canada inc. announces best monthly sales ever

NISSAN CANADA - Nissan Canada Inc. (NCI) today announced record-breaking sales for June with 11,293 vehicles sold, its best monthly sales ever and up 40.2 per cent over June 2010. Nissan also achieved a milestone with its best monthly sales ever with 10,686 units, up 47.4 per cent. Sales of Infiniti vehicles decreased 25 per cent from the prior year, to 607 units.

“Exceeding 11,000 vehicles this month is a significant milestone for Nissan Canada and our strong product line-up, along with the support of our marketing programs, has led us to achieve our best sales month ever,” said Allen Childs, President of Nissan Canada Inc. “We’re also pleased to see some strength in the market overall.”

Nissan Altima set a new monthly sales record in June with 3,394 units, up 198.8 per cent over the same month last year while Nissan Versa had its best-ever June with 2,854 units, up 53.8 per cent. Nissan Sentra was the third strongest seller in the Nissan line-up with 1,803 units sold (up 7.4 per cent over June 2010). Nissan Frontier and Armada also achieved best-ever June sales with 294 and 52 units, respectively.

The Infiniti G line-up remains Infiniti’s strongest seller with 331 units sold in June, followed by the EX35 with 163 units.

NCI June 2011 HIGHLIGHTS

Ø Nissan Canada had its best monthly sales ever with 11,293 units sold, up 40.2 per cent
Ø Nissan set a new monthly sales record with 10,686 units, up 47.4 per cent over June 2010
Ø Nissan sales are up 7.3 per cent, calendar year-to-date
Ø Nissan Altima had its best monthly sales ever with 3,394 units sold, up 198.8 per cent
Ø Nissan Versa, Frontier and Armada set new June sales records with 2,854, 294 and 52 units sold, respectively
Ø The Infiniti G-line-up remains Infiniti’s strongest seller with 331 units sold