March 2018: Nissan Group U.S.

[William Maley]

Nissan Group reports March 2018 U.S. sales

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Nissan Group today announced total U.S. sales for March 2018 of 162,535 units, a decrease of 4% compared to the previous year.

Nissan highlights:

• Nissan Rogue posted the best monthly performance in the nameplate's history with 42,151 sales, up 7%.
• Armada SUV sales rose 39% to 4,288 units, a March record.
• Frontier truck sales rose to 8,932 units, up 28%.
• Sentra compact sales increased 14% to 25,123 units.

INFINITI today reported sales of 17,432 vehicles in the U.S. during March, down 5%.

Deliveries of the all-new 2019 QX50, powered by the world’s first variable compression engine, began in March, contributing to the luxury crossover’s best March, with 1,913 total sold, up 11%.

The Q50 sports sedan increased 34% to 5,085 in March, up 12% for the year. Overall INFINITI sedans and coupes were up 2.6% in March.

The updated QX80 premium full-size SUV also had its best March, with an increase of 5%. The QX60 premium crossover had an all-time sales record of 5,115 delivered, up 34% in March and 39% for the year.

NISSAN DIVISION	MAR	MAR	Monthly	CYTD	CYTD	CYTD
	2018	2017	% chg	2018	2017	% chg
Nissan Division Total	145,103	150,566	-3.6	375,116	373,330	0.5
Versa	10,921	12,336	-11.5	25,365	31,075	-18.4
Sentra	25,123	21,960	14.4	60,002	51,414	16.7
Altima	23,518	28,511	-17.5	63,406	73,985	-14.3
Maxima	5,034	6,961	-27.7	13,754	15,597	-11.8
LEAF	1,500	1,478	1.5	2,545	3,287	-22.6
Juke	142	1,487	-90.5	456	4,088	-88.8
370Z	447	500	-10.6	983	1,248	-21.2
GT-R	66	75	-12.0	135	195	-30.8
Total Car	66,751	73,308	-8.9	166,646	180,889	-7.9
Frontier	8,932	6,973	28.1	22,825	15,566	46.6
Titan	4,912	5,539	-11.3	12,724	11,295	12.7
Xterra	0	1	-100.0	0	1	-100.0
Pathfinder	6,680	10,442	-36.0	18,106	26,720	-32.2
Armada	4,288	3,094	38.6	9,082	7,291	24.6
Rogue	42,151	39,512	6.7	116,454	101,421	14.8
Murano	7,751	7,317	5.9	20,722	17,249	20.1
Quest	0	620	-100.0	2	3,870	-99.9
NV	1,606	1,863	-13.8	3,768	4,533	-16.9
NV200	2,032	1,897	7.1	4,787	4,495	6.5
Total Truck	78,352	77,258	1.4	208,470	192,441	8.3
INFINITI	MAR	MAR	Monthly	CYTD	CYTD	CYTD
	2018	2017	% chg	2018	2017	% chg
Infiniti Total	17,432	18,266	-4.6	40,887	43,561	-6.1
Infiniti Q50	5,085	3,800	33.8	11,701	10,450	12.0
Infiniti Q60	1,136	1,829	-37.9	2,603	3,371	-22.8
Infiniti Q70	655	1,072	-38.9	1,491	1,962	-24.0
Infiniti QX30	1,227	2,960	-58.5	2,815	6,532	-56.9
Infiniti QX50	1,913	1,724	11.0	4,084	4,318	-5.4
Infiniti QX60	5,115	3,821	33.9	12,024	8,668	38.7
Infiniti QX70	221	1,077	-79.5	570	2,905	-80.4
Infiniti QX80	2,080	1,983	4.9	5,599	5,355	4.6
Total Car	6,876	6,701	2.6	15,795	15,783	0.1
Total Truck	10,556	11,565	-8.7	25,092	27,778	-9.7
NISSAN GROUP	MAR	MAR	Monthly	CYTD	CYTD	CYTD
	2018	2017	% chg	2018	2017	% chg
TOTAL VEHICLE	162,535	168,832	-3.7	416,003	416,891	-0.2
Total Car	73,627	80,009	-8.0	182,441	196,672	-7.2
Total Truck	88,908	88,823	0.1	233,562	220,219	6.1
Selling days	28	27		77	75

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[A Horse With No Name]

Not bad, I am assuming they are dropping their fleet numbers a bit.  I had an Altima as a rental not long ago and it was not terrible.