December 2017: Nissan Group

[William Maley]

Nissan Group reports December and 2017 calendar year U.S. sales

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Nissan Group today announced total calendar year 2017 U.S. sales of 1,593,464 units, an increase of 1.9 percent over the prior year, setting an all-time record. In December 2017, Nissan Group sold 138,226 units, a decrease of 9.5 percent versus the prior year.

Nissan Division calendar year highlights:

• In 2017, Nissan Division set an all-time record with 1,440,049 total sales, up 1 percent.
• For the second consecutive time, the Rogue crossover was Nissan's top-selling model with 403,465 sales, an increase of 22 percent.
• In 2017, Nissan trucks, SUVs and crossovers set an all-time record with 765,624 total sales, a 15 percent increase over the prior year.
• Nissan set annual sales records for Rogue and NV200.

Nissan Division December highlights:

• Murano crossover sales increased 23 percent to 9,718, a December record.
• Significant gains were also made by TITAN (+27 percent) and Armada (+36 percent).

INFINITI today reported all-time record sales of 153,415 vehicles in the U.S. for the year, an increase of 11 percent over 2016. For December, INFINITI sold 16,379 vehicles, down 10 percent.

Sales of the QX30 premium active crossover increased 12 percent with 830 vehicles delivered – its best December and an increase of 524 percent for its best year. The QX80 full-size SUV increased 24 percent to 2,516 for its all-time best month and up seven percent for the year. Overall, INFINITI crossovers and sport utility vehicle sales increased 14 percent for the year.

NISSAN DIVISION	DEC	DEC	Monthly	CYTD	CYTD	CYTD
	2017	2016	% chg	2017	2016	% chg
Nissan Division Total	121,847	134,545	-9.4	1,440,049	1,426,130	1.0
Versa	7,125	8,918	-20.1	106,772	132,214	-19.2
Sentra	16,834	17,037	-1.2	218,451	214,709	1.7
Cube	0	0	N/A	0	15	-100.0
Altima	18,199	24,763	-26.5	254,996	307,380	-17.0
Maxima	5,016	5,293	-5.2	67,627	62,670	7.9
LEAF	102	1,899	-94.6	11,230	14,006	-19.8
Juke	245	1,290	-81.0	10,157	19,577	-48.1
370Z	304	368	-17.4	4,614	5,913	-22.0
GT-R	36	46	-21.7	578	698	-17.2
Total Car	47,861	59,614	-19.7	674,425	757,182	-10.9
Frontier	5,880	6,069	-3.1	74,360	86,926	-14.5
Titan	5,582	4,396	27.0	52,924	21,880	141.9
Xterra	0	0	N/A	1	38	-97.4
Pathfinder	6,053	9,368	-35.4	81,065	81,701	-0.8
Armada	3,368	2,474	36.1	35,667	14,035	154.1
Rogue	40,172	40,477	-0.8	403,465	329,904	22.3
Murano	9,718	7,881	23.3	76,732	86,953	-11.8
Quest	1	791	-99.9	4,950	11,115	-55.5
NV	1,638	1,937	-15.4	17,858	17,873	-0.1
NV200	1,574	1,538	2.3	18,602	18,523	0.4
Total Truck	73,986	74,931	-1.3	765,624	668,948	14.5
INFINITI	DEC	DEC	Monthly	CYTD	CYTD	CYTD
	2017	2016	% chg	2017	2016	% chg
Infiniti Total	16,379	18,198	-10.0	153,415	138,293	10.9
Infiniti Q40	-	0	N/A	0	59	-100.0
Infiniti Q50	5,583	5,794	-3.6	40,739	44,007	-7.4
Infiniti Q60	869	1,018	-14.6	10,751	3,970	170.8
Infiniti Q70	406	580	-30.0	5,772	5,872	-1.7
Infiniti QX30	830	740	12.2	14,093	2,259	523.9
Infiniti QX50	1,785	2,026	-11.9	16,857	16,973	-0.7
Infiniti QX60	4,098	4,928	-16.8	40,444	42,120	-4.0
Infiniti QX70	292	1,086	-73.1	6,878	6,261	9.9
Infiniti QX80	2,516	2,026	24.2	17,881	16,772	6.6
Total Car	6,858	7,392	-7.2	57,262	53,908	6.2
Total Truck	9,521	10,806	-11.9	96,153	84,385	13.9
NISSAN GROUP	DEC	DEC	Monthly	CYTD	CYTD	CYTD
	2017	2016	% chg	2017	2016	% chg
TOTAL VEHICLE	138,226	152,743	-9.5	1,593,464	1,564,423	1.9
Total Car	54,719	67,006	-18.3	731,687	811,090	-9.8
Total Truck	83,507	85,737	-2.6	861,777	753,333	14.4
Selling days	26	27		306	307

[David]

Best Year ever for Nissan, could that be because they have ignored it for so long that anything new will drive sales up? 

[A Horse With No Name]

41 minutes ago, dfelt said:

Best Year ever for Nissan, could that be because they have ignored it for so long that anything new will drive sales up? 

Possibly.  I am slowly warming up to the styling of the Infinity lineup.

[David]

9 minutes ago, A Horse With No Name said:

Possibly.  I am slowly warming up to the styling of the Infinity lineup.

True it is an ice age with the Infinity line up style.  

[A Horse With No Name]

9 minutes ago, dfelt said:

True it is an ice age with the Infinity line up style.  

I wish my wife liked Cadillac.  White ATS-V fueling up when I was at a gas station with my wife and youngest daughter.  Now THAT was Hot!

[oldshurst442]

Coupe or sedan. Its a very sensual and classy design.  

Aggressive in just the right places and doses while retaining very slippery and sexy lines. 

Infiniti's SUVs and CUVs are ugly to me.