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