Nissan July 2012 Sales up 16.2%

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New fuel efficient Altima, Sentra and Versa doing well.

Wayne Gerdes - CleanMPG - Aug. 1, 2012

2012 Nissan Versa – A best in segment starting price of $10,990 to start and a very respectable 30/38/33 mpgUS city/highway/combined rating make for a very enticing offering.

The 2012 Nissan Versa Sedan is the epitome of the entry-level subcompact thanks in part to the sedan’s interior volume of 90.0 cubic feet and trunk volume of 14.8 cubic feet (104.8 cubic feet total).

Other available interior features include trip computer, power windows with driver’s one-touch down, speed-sensing auto door locks, remote trunk release lever and steering wheel-mounted audio controls. Two interior colors are available, Sandstone and Charcoal.

Nissan July Sales Results

Nissan today reported July U.S. sales of 98,341 units versus 84,601 units a year earlier, up 16.2 percent.

Nissan posted sales of 86,722 units, up 12.3 percent from last July’s 77,191 units with the Altima achieving a July record of 26,602, up 24.7 percent from a year ago. July marked the first full month of sales for the all-new, 2013 Altima sedan.

Infiniti reported sales of 11,619 units in July, an increase of 56.8 percent from 7,410 units a year earlier.

LEAF sales have dwindled to almost non-existent

Nissan July 2012 Highlights and Overall Sales

Model	July-12	July-11	July-DSR % change	July-12 YTD	July-11 YTD	YTD-DSR % change
Versa	7,451	5,359	+50.6%	68,370	51,245	+33.4%
Sentra	9,888	8,730	+22.7%	65,872	73,860	-10.8%
Altima	26,602	21,340	+35.0%	183,703	153,182	+19.9%
LEAF	395	931	-54.0%	3,543	4,806	-26.3%
Nissan Totals	98,341	84,601	+25.9%	676,062	589,574	+14.7%

The daily selling rate (DSR) is calculated with 24 days for June 2012 and 26 days for June 2011. Year-to-date, the DSR is calculated with 178 days for both 2011 and 2012. All percentages reflect DSR.

Top 10 - July 2012 US Automobile Sales Leaders

Sales Rank	Make	Model	July-12	July-11	July-DSR % change	July-12 YTD	July-11 YTD	YTD-DSR % change
1	Ford	F-Series	49,314	49,104	+8.8%	350,455	313,183	+11.9%
2	Toyota	Camry	29,913	27,016	+20.0%	243,816	174,485	+39.7%
3	Chevrolet	Silverado	28,972	33,121	-5.2%	223,480	215,906	+3.5%
4	Honda	Accord	28,639	16,831	+84.3%	183,817	143,936	+27.7%
5	Nissan	Altima	26,602	21,340	+35.0%	183,703	153,182	+19.9%
6	Honda	Civic	25,004	14,006	+93.4%	187,586	141,577	+32.5%
7	Toyota	Corolla	23,640	17,577	+45.7%	175,366	154,324	+13.6%
8	Ram	P/U	23,824	20,311	+27.1%	162,405	132,209	+22.8%
9	Ford	Fusion	23,326	19,318	+30.8%	160,175	151,004	+6.1%
10	Ford	Escape	21,572	24,411	-4.3%	148,739	147,018	+1.2%

The daily selling rate (DSR) is calculated with 24 days for July 2012 and 26 days for July 2011. Year-to-date, the DSR is calculated with 178 days for both 2011 and 2012. All percentages reflect DSR.

Top 10 Sales Leaders - Items of note: Camry moved back to number 2 from 3 with the Chevrolet Silverado. F-Series missed the 50,000 mark after four straight months of topping that milestone. Malibu sales fell of a cliff dropping to just 12,345 units and dropping off the Top 10 list hard. Escape fell from 6th to 10th.

B-Segment Sales Rank

1. Nissan Versa - 7,451
2. Chevrolet Sonic - 6,278
3. Hyundai Accent - 5,257
4. Honda Fit - 4,608
5. Ford Fiesta - 4,059
6. Kia Rio - 3,646
7. Toyota Yaris - 1,271
8. Mazda2 - 905

C-Segment Sales Rank

1. Honda Civic - 25,004
2. Toyota Corolla - 23,640
3. Hyundai Elantra - 18,512
4. Ford Focus - 16,454
5. Chevrolet Cruze - 14,954
6. VW Jetta - 13,629
7. Nissan Sentra - 9,888
8. Mazda3 - 9,027
9. Kia Forte - 6,216

D-Segment Sales Rank

1. Toyota Camry - 29,913
2. Honda Accord - 28,639
3. Nissan Altima - 26,602
4. Ford Fusion - 23,326
5. Hyundai Sonata - 20,978
6. Kia Optima - 13,317
7. Chevrolet Malibu - 12,345
8. Chrysler 200 - 9,287
9. VW Passat - 9,007

Segment ranking items of note: In the B-Segment ranks, the Fit and Fiesta swapped positions while Yaris sales fell sharply. The C-Segment ranks did not change other than the Elantra jumping two places ahead of both the Focus and surprising quickly faltering Cruze. The D-Segment ranks saw the Malibu fall towards the bottom of the list.

Automobile Manufacturer's US Sales Rank – July 2012 vs. July 2011 Comparison and Total Sales

1. GM July Sales down 6.4% with 201,237 vehicles sold.
2. Ford July Sales down 3.5% with 173,966 vehicles sold.
3. Toyota July Sales up 26.1% with 164,898 vehicles sold.
4. Chrysler July Sales up 12.6% with 126,089 vehicles sold.
5. Honda July Sales up 45.3% with 116,944 vehicles sold.
6. Nissan July Sales up 16.2% with 98,341 vehicles sold.
7. Hyundai July Sales up 4.1% with 62,021 vehicles sold.
8. Kia July Sales up 5.6% with 48,074 vehicles sold.
9. VW July Sales up 27.3% with 37,014 vehicles sold.
10. BMW July Sales up 4.0% with 27,152 vehicles sold.
11. Subaru July Sales up 15.9% with 25,183 vehicles sold.
12. Mercedes-Benz July Sales up 5.8% with 22,294 vehicles sold.
13. Mazda July Sales down 7.0% with 19,318 vehicles sold.
14. Audi July Sales up 28.0% with 11,707 vehicles sold.

Through the first seven months of 2012, the Seasonally Adjusted Annual Rate (SAAR) is running at approximately 14 million.

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Another interesting fact about the Altima is that it is built in the USA at 2 different plants composed of 60% parts that are manufactured in the USA. This was compared to a new Ford Taurus that is composed of 65% parts manufactured in the USA. I dug this up when a FaceBook friend was touting that he wanted to "buy American" and that is why he was shopping for a Taurus even though he was impressed with the Altima rental cars he had driven.