Infiniti Reports Canadian Sales Increase of 19.8 Per Cent

• All-New Infiniti Q50 Sports Sedan Continues Strong Sales
• Calendar Year-To-Date Sales Up Nearly 11 Per Cent

MISSISSAUGA, ON, Oct. 1, 2013 /CNW/ - Infiniti today reported Canadian sales of 876 units, up 19.8 per cent from a year earlier and representing its best September ever. Calendar year-to-date sales for Infiniti are up 10.9 per cent, with 6,873 vehicles sold.

Sales of the all-new Infiniti Q50 sports sedan totalled 313 units, contributing to a total of 389 units for the family formerly known as 'G' and up 70.6 per cent from the same month last year - its best September in more than a decade. The 7-passenger Infiniti QX60 also continued to impress Canadians, up 33.2 per cent from September, 2012 with 269 units sold.

"The exciting all-new Q50 sports sedan is creating a lot of well-deserved buzz for the Infiniti brand," said Wendy Durward, Director of Infiniti Canada."

"Many of our new customers are drawn to Q50's design, performance and world's first technologies, which is exposing them to the entire line-up of equally inspiring vehicles like the QX60 crossover introduced last year. It's a great time for Canadians to experience what the expanding Infiniti brand is all about."

INFINITI DIVISION SALES
	September		September		Monthly		CYTD		CYTD		CYTD
	2013		2012		% Change		2013		2012		% Change
Infiniti Division Total	876		731		19.8		6,873		6,197		10.9
G Sedan	44		182		-75.8		1,256		1,923		-34.7
Q50	313		0		100.0		605		0		100.0
Q60	32		46		-30.4		436		591		-26.2
M	33		44		-25.0		215		240		-10.4
Total Car	422		272		55.1		2,512		2,754		-8.8
QX50	97		149		-34.9		1,105		992		11.4
QX60	269		202		33.2		2,433		1,594		52.6
QX70	53		62		-14.5		503		575		-12.5
QX80	35		46		-23.9		320		282		13.5
Total Truck	454		459		-1.1		4,361		3,443		26.7

About Infiniti:

Infiniti Motor Company Ltd. is headquartered in Hong Kong with sales operations in approximately 50 countries. The Infiniti brand was launched in 1989. Infiniti's range of premium automobiles is currently built in manufacturing facilities in Japan and the United States. Production in China and Europe will start soon along with the expansion of the brand's portfolio.

As the Title Partner and Vehicle Performance Partner of Infiniti Red Bull Racing, Infiniti has a far-reaching technical collaboration with the Formula One team, and Sebastian Vettel, its triple World Champion driver, serves as Infiniti's Director of Performance.

More information about Infiniti, its Total Ownership Experience® and its industry leading technologies can be found at Infiniti.ca. For the latest news on Infiniti, visit media.infiniti.ca or media.infiniti.ca/fr, "like" Infiniti on Facebook facebook.com/infiniticanada or follow the brand on Twitter twitter.com/infiniticanada.

 

SOURCE: Infiniti

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