Birchwood Infiniti Blog

As seen in: “Newest models arriving for spring”

http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/subscriber/autos/articles/general/story/4142834p-4733514c.html

By: Myron Love
Updated: April 2 at 03:32 PM CDT

…Birchwood Infiniti Nissan officially introduced the newest Infiniti model, the EX 35, as well as the G37 coupe on Wednesday at a special-event evening at the Pointe West Auto Centre dealership. About 800 guests were invited to drop in between 5 and 9 p.m. to enjoy some wine, hors d’oeuvres and music and become acquainted with the models.

The EX 35 has actually been in since the beginning of February and the coupe since November. “We wanted to wait until spring to formally introduce the coupe,” says Birchwood Infiniti Nissan general manager Greg Flom.

Sales manager Phil Chow says the coupe has been totally redesigned. The sport coupe has a 3.7L engine with 330 hp and comes with either an automatic or six-speed manual transmission.

Chow points out that the interior has been extensively revamped, with several additional luxury touches incorporated in the new look.

The base price for the G37 Coupe is $51,897, including freight and pdi.

The EX 35 retains its predecessor’s ATTESA AWD system. The big new things, Chow says, is that the model has cameras imbedded all around to help with parking in close quarters and moving in reverse. The model also offers a quieter drive, touchscreen navigation, iPod compatibility, push-button start and intelligent keyless entry.

The new EX 35 has a 3.5L V-6 engine that puts out 297 hp. The base price is $42,000, including freight, pdi and AWD, and is $51,700 fully loaded.

All nine dealerships unveil new service

By: Myron Love (Updated: August 1 at 02:25 PM CDT)

http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/subscriber/autos/story/4206947p-4799299c.html

The Birchwood Auto Group’s nine dealerships have become Winnipeg’s newest Wi-Fi hot spots.

“MTS normally focuses on places such as restaurants and libraries for its Wi-Fi service,” says Kevin McNeill, director of information systems for the Birchwood Group. “We are the first auto dealers to offer the service.”

McNeill reports that there was some demand for the Internet service, particularly from customers from luxury vehicle stores (such as Birchwood BMW MINI, Woodhaven Lexus Toyota and the combination Volvo, Jaguar, Land Rover store all at the Pointe West AutoPark in Headingley). “We decided to roll out the program at all of our stores,” McNeill says.

Birchwood customers are now able to bring their laptops with them when they bring their vehicles in for servicing, get the access code and go online for up to 60 minutes at a time while waiting for their vehicles.

Source:  Nissan/Infiniti News Room (http://www.nissannews.com/newsrelease.do?id=564&mid=1)

NISSAN NORTH AMERICA ANNOUNCES AUGUST SALES

FRANKLIN, Tenn. (September 3, 2008) – Nissan North America, Inc. (NNA) today reported August 2008 sales of 108,493 units versus 95,527 units a year ago, an increase of 13.6 percent.  Sales of Nissan Division vehicles increased 14.2 percent, while sales of Infiniti Division vehicles increased by 8.0 percent.
NISSAN HIGHLIGHTS

* Nissan vehicles saw sales of 97,417 units in August compared with August 2007’s 85,275units sold, a 14.2 percent increase.
* The Xterra SUV and Frontier midsize pickup led a strong month for truck sales, with increases of 76.9 percent and 55.5 percent, respectively, over year-ago levels.
* With the introduction of the seventh-generation Maxima, sales for the model were strong, reaching 5,484 units, exceeding prior year by 15.5 percent.
* The all-new Nissan GT-R enjoyed a strong launch with sales of 484 units in August.
* Sales of Nissan cars combined for 49,394 units, an increase of 0.6 percent from the prior year, while truck sales increased 32.7 percent to 48,023 units.

INFINITI HIGHLIGHTS

* Infiniti sales for August grew to 11,076 units from 10,252 units, an increase of 8.0 percent.
* Sales of the EX totaled 1,645 units, the strongest posting for the new nameplate since its launch in December 2007.
* Sales of the FX sport crossover reached 1,581 units, an increase of 27.3 percent compared with August 2007.

NNA INFORMATION

* Combined sales for Nissan and Infiniti of 108,493 units, compared with last August’s sales of 95,527 units, marking an increase of 13.6 percent.
* To ensure consistency in our global sales reporting, Nissan North America calculates monthly variances on a straight-percentage basis, unadjusted for the number of selling days in the month. This August had 27 selling days, as did August 2007.

In North America, NNA’s operations include automotive styling, engineering, consumer and corporate financing, sales and marketing, distribution and manufacturing.  More information on NNA and the complete line of Nissan and Infiniti vehicles can be found online at  www.nissannews.com.