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Nissan Group reports December 2018 and 2018 calendar year U.S. sales

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2018

2017

% chg

Total December sales (units)

148,720

138,226

7.6

Nissan Division sales

130,655

121,847

7.2

INFINITI sales*

18,065

16,379

10.3

 

 

 

 

Calendar Year Total Sales (units) 

1,493,877

1,593,464 

-6.2

Nissan Division sales

1,344,597

1,440,049 

-6.6

INFINITI Sales*

149,280

153,415 

-2.7

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Nissan Group announced total U.S. sales for December 2018 of 148,720 units, an increase of 7.6 percent versus the prior year. Nissan Group also announced total calendar year 2018 U.S. sales of 1,493,877 units, a decrease of 6.2 percent compared to the prior year.

Nissan Division December highlights:

  • Nissan Division total sales grew 7 percent in the month of December.
  • Rogue sales set an all-time monthly record with 42,523 units, up 6 percent.
  • The Nissan Kicks crossover also saw its best month of sales since launch at 5,704 units.
  • Sales of the Nissan Frontier pickup grew 27 percent in December to 7,492 units.

Nissan Division calendar year highlights:

  • For the third consecutive year, the Rogue crossover was Nissan's top-selling model with 412,110 sales, an increase of 2 percent. It was the best-ever calendar year for Rogue sales.
  • In 2018, Nissan trucks, SUVs and crossovers set an all-time record with 784,807 total sales, a 3 percent increase over the prior year.
  • Sales of the all-electric Nissan LEAF grew 31 percent over the prior year.
  • Other key models showed strong gains during the full calendar year 2018: Frontier (up 7 percent) and Murano (up 9 percent).

*INFINITI sales total included for reference. For more information on INFINITI's December sales performance, please visit INFINITINews.com.

NOTE: To ensure consistency in global sales reporting, Nissan North America calculates monthly variances on a straight-percentage basis, unadjusted for the number of selling days. December 2018 and December 2017 each had 26 selling days.

NISSAN DIVISION

DEC

DEC

Monthly

CYTD

CYTD

CYTD

 

2018

2017

% chg

2018

2017

% chg

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nissan Division Total

130,655

121,847

7.2

1,344,597

1,440,049

-6.6

Versa

6,735

7,125

-5.5

75,809

106,772

-29.0

Sentra

17,567

16,834

4.4

213,046

218,451

-2.5

Altima

17,064

18,199

-6.2

209,146

254,996

-18.0

Maxima

5,600

5,016

11.6

42,337

67,627

-37.4

LEAF

1,667

102

1534.3

14,715

11,230

31.0

Juke

5

245

-98.0

731

10,157

-92.8

370Z

202

304

-33.6

3,468

4,614

-24.8

GT-R

25

36

-30.6

538

578

-6.9

Total Car

48,865

47,861

2.1

559,790

674,425

-17.0

Kicks

5,704

0

n/a

23,312

0

n/a

Frontier

7,492

5,880

27.4

79,646

74,360

7.1

Titan

4,661

5,582

-16.5

50,459

52,924

-4.7

Xterra

0

0

n/a

0

1

-100.0

Pathfinder

6,799

6,053

12.3

67,550

81,065

-16.7

Armada

2,874

3,368

-14.7

32,650

35,667

-8.5

Rogue

42,523

40,172

5.9

412,110

403,465

2.1

Murano

8,033

9,718

-17.3

83,547

76,732

8.9

Quest

0

1

-100.0

3

4,950

-99.9

NV

2,013

1,638

22.9

16,902

17,858

-5.4

NV200

1,691

1,574

7.4

18,628

18,602

0.1

Total Truck

81,790

73,986

10.5

784,807

765,624

2.5

North American produced 96,695 89,078 -8.6 1,022,140 1,111,177 -8.0
Car 48,633 47,276 2.9 555,053 659,076 -15.8
Truck 48,062 41,802 15.0 467,087 452,101 3.3
Import 33,960 32,769 3.6 322,457 328,872 -2.0
Car 232 585 -60.3 4,737 15,349 -69.1
Truck 33,728 32,184 4.8 236,580 313,523 -24.5
             

INFINITI

DEC

DEC

Monthly

CYTD

CYTD

CYTD

 

2018

2017

% chg

2018

2017

% chg

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Infiniti Total

18,065

16,379

10.3

149,280

153,415

-2.7

Infiniti Q50

3,690

5,583

-33.9

34,763

40,739

-14.7

Infiniti Q60

662

869

-23.8

9,017

10,751

-16.1

Infiniti Q70

329

406

-19.0

4,479

5,772

-22.4

Infiniti QX30

647

830

-22.0

8,101

14,093

-42.5

Infiniti QX50

3,329

1,785

86.5

25,389

16,857

50.6

Infiniti QX60

7,032

4,098

71.6

47,370

40,444

17.1

Infiniti QX70

4

292

-98.6

954

6,878

-86.1

Infiniti QX80

2,372

2,516

-5.7

19,207

17,881

7.4

Total Car

4,681

6,858

-31.7

48,259

57,262

-15.7

Total Truck

13,384

9,521

40.6

101,021

96,153

5.1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NISSAN GROUP

DEC

DEC

Monthly

CYTD

CYTD

CYTD

 

2018

2017

% chg

2018

2017

% chg

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL VEHICLE

148,720

138,226

7.6

1,493,877

1,593,464

-6.2

Total Car

53,546

54,719

-2.1

608,049

731,687

-16.9

Total Truck

95,174

83,507

14.0

885,828

861,777

2.8

Selling days

26

26

 

307

306

 

 

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