March 2019: Nissan Group

[Drew Dowdell]

Nissan Group reports March 2019 U.S. sales

	March 2019	March 2018	% chg
Nissan Group Total sales (units)	150,768	162,535	-7.2
Nissan Division sales	137,362	145,103	-5.3
INFINITI sales*	13,406	17,432	-23.1

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Nissan Group announced total U.S. sales for March 2019 of 150,768 units, a decrease of 7% compared to the prior year.

Nissan highlights:

• Armada SUV sales were 4,409 units, up 3% to achieve a March record.
• Nissan Pathfinder sales in March increased 8% to 7,226 units.
• NV commercial van sales were 1,805 units, up 12% in March.
• Several key models have shown gains in 2019: NV commercial vans (+20%), Armada (+8%) and the LEAF all-electric vehicle (+6%).

*INFINITI sales total included for reference. For more information on INFINITI’s March 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. March 2019 had 27 selling days, while March 2018 had 28 selling days.

NISSAN DIVISION	MAR	MAR	Monthly	CYTD	CYTD	CYTD
	2019	2018	% chg	2019	2018	% chg
Nissan Division Total	137,362	145,103	-5.3	331,536	375,116	-11.6
Versa	10,933	10,921	0.1	24,992	25,365	-1.5
Sentra	25,633	25,123	2.0	56,793	60,002	-5.3
Altima	23,075	23,518	-1.9	51,480	63,406	-18.8
Maxima	3,593	5,034	-28.6	10,554	13,754	-23.3
LEAF	1,314	1,500	-12.4	2,685	2,545	5.5
Juke	4	142	-97.2	9	456	-98.0
370Z	263	447	-41.2	647	983	-34.2
GT-R	49	66	-25.8	93	135	-31.1
Total Car	64,864	66,751	-2.8	147,253	166,646	-11.6
Kicks	5,144	0	n/a	12,519	0	n/a
Frontier	7,868	8,932	-11.9	20,221	22,825	-11.4
Titan	3,930	4,912	-20.0	9,683	12,724	-23.9
Pathfinder	7,226	6,680	8.2	17,354	18,106	-4.2
Armada	4,409	4,288	2.8	9,801	9,082	7.9
Rogue	35,802	42,151	-15.1	93,814	116,454	-19.4
Murano	4,237	7,751	-45.3	11,729	20,722	-43.4
Quest	0	0	n/a	0	2	-100.0
NV	1,805	1,606	12.4	4,507	3,768	19.6
NV200	2,077	2,032	2.2	4,655	4,787	-2.8
Total Truck	72,498	78,352	-7.5	184,283	208,470	-11.6
INFINITI	MAR	MAR	Monthly	CYTD	CYTD	CYTD
	2019	2018	% chg	2019	2018	% chg
Infiniti Total	13,406	17,432	-23.1	34,315	40,887	-16.1
Infiniti Q50	3,785	5,085	-25.6	8,264	11,701	-29.4
Infiniti Q60	571	1,136	-49.7	1,304	2,603	-49.9
Infiniti Q70	458	655	-30.1	962	1,491	-35.5
Infiniti QX30	548	1,227	-55.3	1,577	2,815	-44.0
Infiniti QX50	1,639	1,913	-14.3	3,583	4,084	-12.3
Infiniti QX60	4,525	5,115	-11.5	12,830	12,024	6.7
Infiniti QX70	2	221	-99.1	6	570	-98.9
Infiniti QX80	1,878	2,080	-9.7	5,789	5,599	3.4
Total Car	4,814	6,876	-30.0	10,530	15,795	-33.3
Total Truck	8,592	10,556	-18.6	23,785	25,092	-5.2
NISSAN GROUP	MAR	MAR	Monthly	CYTD	CYTD	CYTD
	2019	2018	% chg	2019	2018	% chg
TOTAL VEHICLE	150,768	162,535	-7.2	365,851	416,003	-12.1
Total Car	69,678	73,627	-5.4	157,783	182,441	-13.5
Total Truck	81,090	88,908	-8.8	208,068	233,562	-10.9
Selling days	27	28		76	77

 

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[G. David Felt]

These negative numbers is what I was expecting on a every auto maker reporting by now. Surprised that some really have had positive especially in car sales. Nissan needs to find their mojo, maybe talk to the Fast n Furious film makers again.