Versa Sales Surge 67%, Nissan sales up, up, up!

[Bubs daddy]

"NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Nissan North America Inc. said Monday its U.S. sales jumped 6 percent last month, helped by the introduction of its Rogue crossover sport utility vehicle and big gains for its Versa subcompact.

Total sales rose to 80,683 vehicles, compared with 76,015 sold during the same period last year.

Sales of the Altima sedan, the Japanese automaker's best-selling car, rose 8.8 percent to 19,811 from 18,203. Versa sales surged by about two-thirds, to 5,561 from 3,324. Nissan sold 5,650 Rogue SUVs last month.

Nissan-brand sales rose 6.8 percent to 70,079, from 65,633 vehicles previously. Sales of the company's luxury Infiniti brand increased 2.1 percent to 10,604 from 10,382 vehicles.

Truck sales edged 1 percent higher at Nissan, but fell 5.8 percent at Infiniti.

So far this year, Nissan's U.S. sales have risen 5.1 percent to 978,683 vehicles, from 927,474 during the same period in 2006. Adjusted for one additional selling day this year, sales are up 5.2 percent."

http://www.chron.com/disp/stor....html

[jfanaselle]

I'm not surprised by this news because I'm seeing more and more Versas on the road every day. The other morning, my girlfriend and I went to breakfast and we saw 5 Versas on the road over the course of about 5 minutes and 3 miles of driving! This is good news for all of us Versa owners because it means we should start seeing better support from aftermarket parts manufacturers!

[logicpaysoff]

Not in NJ; there are very few on the road. We see one maybe every month or so....its always white, so I'm beginning to think its the same one.

[Great White Versa]

They are everywhere here in Vegas as well.

What do they consider to be Infiniti's Truck? Are they saying that the QXs are trucks?

[themanfromvlad]

I know this isn't entirely related since I'm in Canada, but at my local dealership 70% of the cars they are selling are Versas.

[jacksan1]

Not in NJ; there are very few on the road. We see one maybe every month or so....its always white, so I'm beginning to think its the same one.

Same here in MN. Hardly any I see around. What's going on?

[Bubs daddy]

Lots of them out here. I see them every day, all colors.

[mking8288]

I'm seeing more V's in different colors around the city, mostly HB style and also gradually seeing more in CT crusing on I-95 Turnpike, where as I'm still searching hard for them in NJ - barely spotting one on the Turnpike or GSP on weekends.