2019/01/03

MISSISSAUGA, ONT. – Nissan announced today the Nissan Group set an all-time calendar year sales record with 149,117 total Canadian sales in 2018 - an increase of 1.7 per cent over 2017. This marks six years of consecutive annual sales growth for the Nissan Group in Canada. For December 2018, Nissan Group reported its best December ever with total Canadian sales of 9,488 units, an increase of 1.1 per cent year-over-year.

December highlights:

• Nissan Division recorded 8,518 sales in December, a decrease of 1.6 per cent year-over-year.
• Five vehicles in the Nissan line-up set December sales records including LEAF, Qashqai, Armada, TITAN and GT-R.

Nissan Division 2018 calendar year highlights:

• In 2018, Nissan Division set an all-time record with 136,536 total sales, up 1.7 per cent over 2017. This marks six years of consecutive annual sales growth for Nissan in Canada.
• Nissan set calendar-year sales records for the LEAF, Qashqai and Armada.
• The top-three selling Nissan models in Canada in 2018 are: Rogue, Qashqai, and Murano with respective sales of 41,167; 19,662 and 13,239.
• Sales of the all-electric LEAF reached an all-time high in 2018 with 5,735 units sold, six times the annual sales recorded in 2017.
• In its first full year of sales, the Qashqai compact crossover recorded 19,662 units sold.
• The Nissan Armada full-size SUV sold 1,435 units in 2018, up 29.9 per cent over 2017.

INFINITI Division December & 2018 highlights:

• Infiniti Division set an annual sales record in 2018 with a total of 12,581 units sold, an increase of 1.2 per cent over 2017.
• This marks seven years of consecutive annual sales growth for Infiniti in Canada
• December sales totalled 970 units in Canada, an increase of 32.7 per cent over 2017.
• INFINITI set calendar-year sales records for the QX50 and QX80, with 2,881 and 1,129 units sold, respectively.
• The all-new 2019 QX50 luxury crossover had its best December ever with 308 units sold, up 234.8 per cent year-over-year.

* For more information on INFINITI's sales performance, please visit INFINITINews.comOpens in a new tab..

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About Nissan Canada Inc.

Nissan Canada Inc. (NCI) is the Canadian sales, marketing and distribution subsidiary of Nissan Motor Limited and Nissan North America, Inc. NCI was the first Japanese-based automaker to incorporate in Canada in 1965, and now directly employs 306 full-time staff across offices in Vancouver (BC), Mississauga (ON), and Kirkland (QC). There are 208 independent Nissan dealerships, including 81 that also act as Nissan Commercial Vehicles dealers, 114 electric vehicle-certified dealers, and 42 INFINITI retailers across Canada.

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About Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.

Nissan is a global full-line vehicle manufacturer that sells more than 60 models under the Nissan, INFINITI and Datsun brands. In fiscal year 2017, the company sold 5.77 million vehicles globally, generating revenue of 11.9 trillion yen. On April 1, 2017, the company embarked on Nissan M.O.V.E. to 2022, a six-year plan targeting a 30% increase in annualized revenues to 16.5 trillion yen by the end of fiscal 2022, along with cumulative free cash flow of 2.5 trillion yen. As part of Nissan M.O.V.E. to 2022, the company plans to extend its leadership in electric vehicles, symbolized by the world's best-selling all-electric vehicle in history, the Nissan LEAF. Nissan’s global headquarters in Yokohama, Japan, manages operations in six regions: Asia & Oceania; Africa, the Middle East & India; China; Europe; Latin America; and North America. Nissan has partnered with French manufacturer Renault since 1999 and acquired a 34% stake in Mitsubishi Motors in 2016. Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi is today the world’s largest automotive partnership, with combined sales of more than 10.6 million vehicles in calendar year 2017.

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