October 2014: Nissan Group

[William Maley]

Nissan Group reports October 2014 U.S. sales

 

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Nissan Group today announced total U.S. sales for October 2014 of 103,117 units, an increase of 13.3 percent over the prior year and an October record.

 

Nissan highlights:

• Nissan Division set an October record with 94,072 sales in the month, a year-over-year increase of 14.9 percent. This marks a monthly sales record for Nissan in 13 consecutive months.
• Rogue sales set an October record at 14,685, an increase of 13.7 percent.
• Nissan LEAF also set an October record with 2,589 sales, an increase of 29.3 percent. LEAF has set the record for most U.S. sales in a year by an electric car at 24,411 in 2014 with two months remaining.
• Versa subcompact set an October sales record with 11,097, up 28.6 percent.
• Sentra sales totaled 13,129 in October, up 56.3 percent.
• Sales of the midsize Altima totaled 23,544, an increase of 8.1 percent.
• Frontier pickup sales increased 25.3 percent in October to 6,568.
• Murano crossover sales were up 37.7 percent as the company prepares to start production for the all-new 2015 Murano at the Canton, Mississippi assembly plant this Wednesday, Nov. 5.

Infiniti today reported sales of 9,045 vehicles in the U.S. during October.

 

Sales of the Infiniti Q50 sport sedan were up 16 percent for the month, while deliveries of the updated Q70 luxury performance sedan were up 18.2 percent. For 2015, the Q70 adds a new long-wheelbase model which provides class-leading rear legroom.

 

The QX60 three-row luxury crossover also saw an increase in October, with sales of 2,285, up five percent.

 

[2QuickZ's]

Who the heck is buying a Versa over pretty much anything that doesn't have a Mitsubishi badge on it?  Is the new one really that much better than the last one?  I may have to check one out.  Same story for the Sentra.  The new Rogue definitely looks better than the last gen so I'm not surprised it is up.  I guess I am more surprised the last gen sold as well as it did.