Mississauga, Ont. – Today, Nissan Group announced a best October ever with total Canadian sales of 12,198 units for October 2018, an increase of 5.4 per cent year-over-year. Nissan Division also achieved a record October with sales of 11,296 units, up 7.7 per cent from 2017.
INFINITI sold 902 vehicles in October, a decrease of 16.8 percent from the prior year.
Nissan Division highlights:
Nissan’s best-selling vehicle in Canada, the Rogue crossover, had a strong month of sales with 3,329 units sold in October.
Sales of the Nissan Qashqai compact crossover totaled 1,707, an increase of 43.1 per cent year-over-year.
The all-electric Nissan LEAF also recorded an October sales record with 640 units sold last month. This marks the ninth consecutive month of sales records for LEAF.
Sales of the new Nissan KICKS compact crossover remain strong with 625 vehicles sold in October.
With 521 units sold, the Nissan TITAN pickup truck also secured its best October ever, an increase of 99.6 per cent over 2017.
INFINITI highlights:
The all-new 2019 QX50 luxury crossover continued to see strong sales since its launch in July. With 328 units sold in October, an increase of 91.8 per cent, QX50 was INFINITI Canada’s best-selling vehicle for the month.
The QX80 full-size, luxury sport utility vehicle had its best October ever with 87 units sold, an increase of 17.6 per cent.
NISSAN DIVISION SALES
October
October
Monthly
CYTD
CYTD
CYTD
2018
2017
% Change
2018
2017
% Change
Nissan Division Total
11,296
10,493
7.7
117,574
115,281
2.0
Micra
410
730
-43.8
4,826
7,946
-39.3
Versa Note
394
587
-32.9
5,779
6,912
-16.4
LEAF™
640
7
–
5,121
935
447.7
Kicks
625
–
–
3,613
–
–
Qashqai
1,707
1,193
43.1
16,462
6,450
155.2
Sentra
1,041
939
10.9
11,100
12,298
-9.7
Altima
181
506
-64.2
4,713
6,038
-21.9
Maxima
73
142
-48.6
1,098
1,801
-39.0
370Z
26
40
-35.0
652
850
-23.3
GT-R
4
4
0.0
56
122
-54.1
Total Car
5,101
4,163
22.5
53,420
45,235
18.1
Frontier
384
436
-11.9
3,455
3,683
-6.2
Rogue
3,329
3,483
-4.4
35,702
36,663
-2.6
Pathfinder
551
539
2.2
5,897
8,848
-33.4
Murano
1,119
1,303
-14.1
11,386
12,636
-9.9
Armada
78
87
-10.3
1,222
946
29.2
Titan
521
261
99.6
4,327
5,129
-15.6
NV
56
97
-42.3
733
634
15.6
NV200
157
124
26.6
1,432
1,507
-5.0
Total Truck
6,195
6,330
-2.1
64,154
70,046
-8.4
INFINITI DIVISION SALES
October
October
Monthly
CYTD
CYTD
CYTD
2018
2017
% Change
2018
2017
% Change
INFINITI Division Total
902
1,084
-16.8
10,609
10,620
-0.1
Q50
173
201
-13.9
2,249
2,069
8.7
Q60
43
76
-43.4
765
991
-22.8
Q70
–
5
–
44
60
-26.7
Total Car
216
282
-23.4
3,058
3,120
-2.0
QX30
26
46
-43.5
313
948
-67.0
QX50
328
171
91.8
2,275
1,565
45.4
QX60
244
487
-49.9
3,639
3,897
-6.6
QX70
1
24
–
382
385
-0.8
QX80
87
74
17.6
942
705
33.6
Total Truck
686
802
-14.5
7,551
7,500
0.7
COMBINED NISSAN AND INFINITI SALES
October
October
Monthly
CYTD
CYTD
CYTD
2018
2017
% Change
2018
2017
% Change
TOTAL VEHICLE
12,198
11,577
5.4
128,183
125,901
1.8
Total Car
5,317
4,445
19.6
56,478
48,355
16.8
Total Truck
6,881
7,132
-3.5
71,705
77,546
-7.5
* For more information on INFINITI’s sales performance, please visit INFINITINews.com.
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