Nissan: Nissan Group reports record May 2018 Canadian sales

May 2018

May 2017

% Change

Nissan Group Total Sales (units)

14,180

13,943

+1.7%

Nissan Division sales

13,236

12,825

+3.2%

INFINITI sales*

944

1,118

-15.6%

Mississauga, Ont. – Today, Nissan Group announced total Canadian sales of 14,180 units for May 2018, an increase of 1.7 per cent and a May record.

The Nissan Division also set a May sales record with 13,236 units sold, an increase of 3.2 per cent year-over-year. The INFINITI Division sold 944 vehicles.

Nissan Division highlights:

Nissan’s best-selling vehicle in Canada, the Rogue crossover, continues to see strong sales, with 4,145 vehicles sold in May.
The Nissan Qashqai compact crossover celebrated its first full year of sales with its best month ever, selling 1,908 units in May and holding its position as the second best-selling model in the Nissan lineup.
The all-new 2018 Nissan LEAF electric vehicle set a sales record in May with 906 units sold. After only four months of sales, it achieved its best calendar year ever in May with a total of 1,916 units sold. With this result, the LEAF beat its previous annual sales record, set in 2016, with 1,375 units sold over the full 12 months.
Also recording its best May to date, the TITAN full-size pickup truck sold 588 units, an increase of 52.3 per cent over 2017.
The Armada full-size sport utility vehicle also had a strong month of sales, recording a best May ever with 133 units sold, an increase of 11.8 per cent from last year.

INFINITI highlights:

The QX60 luxury crossover retained its top spot as INFINITI’s best-selling vehicle with 333 units sold last month.
The refreshed QX80 full-size luxury sport utility vehicle’s sales increased 65.1 per cent to 71 units.
Sales of the QX70 performance crossover are up 345.2 per cent over May 2017 with 138 vehicles sold last month.

NISSAN DIVISION SALES

 

May

May

Monthly

CYTD

CYTD

CYTD

 

2018

2017

% Change

2018

2017

% Change

Nissan Division Total

13,236

12,825

3.2

55,679

53,996

3.1

Micra

741

922

-19.6

2,720

3,382

-19.6

Versa Note

662

781

-15.2

3,201

3,538

-9.5

LEAF™

906

122

642.6

1,916

586

227.0

Qashqai

1,908

191

899.0

7,107

191

3620.9

Kicks

6

6

Sentra

1,065

1,683

-36.7

4,967

6,590

-24.6

Altima

542

850

-36.2

2,897

3,683

-21.3

Maxima

148

221

-33.0

605

1,056

-42.7

370Z

66

143

-53.8

272

378

-28.0

GT-R

9

20

-55.0

30

67

-55.2

Total Car

6,053

5,203

16.3

23,721

20,574

15.3

Frontier

371

482

-23.0

1,799

1,718

4.7

Rogue

4,145

4,172

-0.6

18,062

18,168

-0.6

Pathfinder

568

963

-41.0

2,906

4,583

-36.6

Murano

1,138

1,321

-13.9

5,502

5,446

1.0

Armada

133

119

11.8

630

463

36.1

Titan

588

386

52.3

2,011

1,952

3.0

NV

76

65

16.9

358

269

33.1

NV200

164

114

43.9

690

823

-16.2

Total Truck

7,183

7,622

-5.8

31,958

33,422

-4.4

INFINITI DIVISION SALES

May

May

Monthly

CYTD

CYTD

CYTD

2018

2017

% Change

2018

2017

% Change

INFINITI Division Total

944

1,118

-15.6

4,540

4,938

-8.1

Q50

179

220

-18.6

1,184

911

30.0

Q60                        

86

130

-33.8

455

540

-15.7

Q70

9

8

12.5

26

39

-33.3

Total Car

274

358

-23.5

1,665

1,490

11.7

QX30

31

114

-72.8

165

553

-70.2

QX50

97

145

-33.1

455

777

-41.4

QX60

333

427

-22.0

1,390

1,630

-14.7

QX70

138

31

345.2

314

147

113.6

QX80

71

43

65.1

551

341

61.6

Total Truck

670

760

-11.8

2,875

3,448

-16.6

COMBINED NISSAN AND INFINITI SALES

May

May

Monthly

CYTD

CYTD

CYTD

2018

2017

% Change

2018

2017

% Change

TOTAL VEHICLE

14,180

13,943

1.7

60,219

58,934

2.2

Total Car

6,327

5,561

13.8

25,386

22,064

15.1

Total Truck

7,853

8,382

-6.3

34,833

36,870

-5.5

* For more information on INFINITI’s sales performance, please visit INFINITINews.com.

 

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