Nissan's Remodeled Teana Sedan Gets Off to Strong Start

Tokyo, June 23, 2008 (Jiji Press) - Nissan Motor Co. <7201> said Monday that orders for its fully remodeled Teana luxury sedan came to 5,034 units in some three weeks after its release on June 2.

The figure is more than five times the Japanese automaker's monthly sales target of 1,000 units.

Consumers aged 60 or older accounted for 50.2 pct of the overall sales, Nissan said.

Nissan aims to sell 20,000 units of the Teana by the end of March 2009. It sells the 3,500-c.c. high-end model for 3,948,000 yen and 2,500-c.c. versions at prices ranging from 2,467,500 yen to 3,265,500 yen.

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