Nissan Annual Sales Hit 1-Million Mark

Nissan Motor Co. became the sixth automaker to sell 1 million vehicles in the United States during a 12-month period.

The record sales occurred during Nissan’s 2005 fiscal year, which ended Thursday.

Jed Connelly, senior vice president of sales at Gardena-based Nissan North America, said he expected sales to top the 100,000 mark in March, for the best month in the company’s 47 years in the U.S.

The other automakers that sell 1 million or more vehicles a year in the U.S. are General Motors Corp., Ford Motor Co., DaimlerChrysler, Toyota Motor Corp. and Honda Motor Co.

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