Nissan Pathfinder & Titan Main Reason For Soaring Nissan Sales in December 2004

Nissan Motor Co. announced that its U.S. car and truck sales rose 32.7 percent during December, led by strong sales of the Nissan Titan pick-up trucks and Nissan Pathfinder SUV's which more than doubled from December 2003. Car sales increased 15.7% to 44,629 vehicles, and truck sales soared 53.8% to 47,639 vehicles.

The Nissan Pathfinder and the Nissan Titan truck models led sales, with the Murano and Armada SUVs reporting strong results as well. Sales of the Nissan Quest SUV fell 18.6% to 3,206 vehicles. The Nissan Altima sedan is its best selling vehicle and surged to a 37% increase to 19,627 cars in December.

For December, total Nissan-brand sales rose 35.5% to 80,201 vehicles, while total Infiniti-brand sales irose 16.5% to 12,067 vehicles. For the entire 2004 year, the company reported that vehicle sales increased 23.7% to 985,988 units, with car sales rising 5.9% and truck sales soaring 54.9%.