NISSAN GROUP REPORTS DECEMBER 2018 AND 2018 CALENDAR YEAR U.S. SALES
| 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
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 |
| 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 |
INFINITI REPORTS U.S. ANNUAL SALES
| 2018 | 2017 | % Change | |
| December Sales | 18,065 | 16,379 | 10.3 |
| Total Sales | 149,280 | 153,415 | -2.7 |
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – INFINITI today reported sales of 18,065 vehicles in the U.S. for December, an increase of 10 percent.
In December, deliveries of INFINITI’s crossover and sport utility vehicles increased 41 percent for their best month ever, and for the year, rose five percent to above the 100,000 mark for the first time and an all-time record. With deliveries of 19,207 in 2018, the QX80 had the best year in the full-size SUV’s history.
The QX60 7-passenger crossover increased 72 percent for the month and 17 percent over prior year for a monthly and yearly record. The all-new QX50 crossover also increased in December and for the year.
| 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 |
| Q50 | 3,690 | 5,583 | -33.9 | 34,763 | 40,739 | -14.7 |
| Q60 | 662 | 869 | -23.8 | 9,071 | 10,751 | -16.1 |
| Q70 | 329 | 406 | -19.0 | 4,479 | 5,772 | -22.4 |
| QX30 | 647 | 830 | -22.0 | 8,101 | 14,093 | -42.5 |
| QX50 | 3,329 | 1,785 | 86.5 | 25,389 | 16,857 | 50.6 |
| QX60 | 7,032 | 4,098 | 71.6 | 47,370 | 40,444 | 17.1 |
| QX70 | 4 | 292 | -98.6 | 954 | 6,878 | -86.1 |
| QX80 | 2,372 | 2,516 | -5.7 | 19,207 | 17,881 | 7.4 |
| Car | 4,681 | 6,858 | -31.7 | 48,259 | 57,262 | -15.7 |
| CUV/SUV | 13,384 | 9,521 | 40.6 | 101,021 | 96,153 | 5.1 |
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