 Nissan's Best June In 14 Years |
Nissan's Best June In 14 Years |
 Some 123 Nissan 350Z's were sold in June 2004 |
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5th July, 2004 Nissan Australia has recorded outstanding sales during June, with a total of 6,377 vehicles retailed during the month. This is the best June result in fourteen years, and cements Nissan’s position as Australia’s top full-line importer with 6.6% market share. Year-to-date figures for the company emphasise Nissan’s steady growth, with the latest figures for June showing an 11% increase on the same period last year. Passenger vehicle sales during calendar 2004 are an impressive 18% higher than for the same period last year and the popular Pulsar small car continues to contribute strongly to this result with 1,343 sales in June. Nissan’s new prestige sedan, the Maxima, also performed well and recorded total sales of 543 during the month – the best June result ever. Finally, the outstanding 350Z sports coupe and roadster models maintained a healthy sales rate with 123 retail sales in June. Nissan’s legendary four-wheel drive line-up is also on the move – SUV and light commercial vehicle sales during June totalled 4,365 vehicles, the second highest monthly result ever recorded by the company. Star performer was Nissan’s compact SUV entrant, the extreme X-TRAIL, with 1,382 sales during June. The popularity of this versatile vehicle remains very strong, with year-to-date figures showing an 11% increase over the same period last year. Nissan’s sporty Navara 4x4 utility line-up – including the stylish new Series 2 ST-R – continued to re-write the record books with the best monthly result ever of 1,380 vehicles and a year-to-date sales rate an outstanding 28% ahead of the same period last year. And Nissan’s legendary Patrol wagon and Patrol cab-chassis models completed the success story with strong sales for both vehicles and the latter claiming the best monthly result in two years. |