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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