Nissan Group Reports December and 2015 Calendar Year U.S. Sales

January 5, 2016 | By Business Wire News

NASHVILLE, Tenn.

Nissan Group:

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	2015	2014	% Change
Total December sales (units)	139,300	117,318	+18.7
Nissan Division sales	124,207	105,311	+17.9
Infiniti sales*	15,093	12,007	+25.7

Calendar Year Total Sales (units)	1,484,918	1,386,895	+7.1
Nissan Division sales	1,351,420	1,269,565	+6.4
Infiniti Sales	133,498	117,330	+13.8

Nissan Group today announced total U.S. sales for December 2015 of 139,300 units, an increase of 19 percent over the prior year and a December record. For calendar year 2015, Nissan set an all-time record with 1,484,918 total U.S. sales, an increase of 7 percent.

Nissan Division calendar year highlights:

In 2015, Nissan Division set an all-time record with 1,351,420 total sales.
Nissan also set annual sales records for Rogue, Versa, NV and NV200.
In 2015, Nissan’s light-truck sales set an all-time record with 575,797 total sales and up 20 percent for the year.

Nissan Division December highlights:

Nissan Division finished December with 124,207 sales, up 18 percent and a December record.
Overall sales of Nissan crossovers, trucks and SUVs set a December record, up 41 percent.
The Nissan Rogue crossover set a December record at 26,479, an increase of 78 percent.
Sales of the Murano crossover increased 62 percent to 7,083 and set a December record.
Sales of the NV and NV200 each set best month ever records.
Nissan’s total car sales set a December record with 68,934 in sales, up 4 percent.
Sales of the Versa subcompact set a December record at 11,058, an increase of 21 percent.
Sentra sales increased 28 percent with 19,760 in sales and set a December record.

*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 2015 had 28 selling days, while December 2014 had 26 selling days.


NISSAN DIVISION	DECEMBER	DECEMBER	Monthly	CYTD	CYTD	CYTD
	2015	2014	% chg	2015	2014	% chg

Nissan Division Total	124,207	105,311	17.9	1,351,420	1,269,565	6.4
Versa	11,058	9,129	21.1	144,528	139,781	3.4
Sentra	19,760	15,393	28.4	203,509	183,268	11.0
Cube	13	186	-93.0	943	3,785	-75.1
Altima	29,462	32,331	-8.9	333,398	335,644	-0.7
Maxima	4,771	3,180	50.0	40,359	50,401	-19.9
LEAF	1,347	3,102	-56.6	17,269	30,200	-42.8
Juke	1,958	2,155	-9.1	27,121	38,184	-29.0
370Z	481	446	7.8	7,391	7,199	2.7
GT-R	84	156	-46.2	1,105	1,436	-23.1
Total Car	68,934	66,078	4.3	775,623	789,898	-1.8
Frontier	5,693	6,060	-6.1	62,817	74,323	-15.5
Titan	1,018	869	17.1	12,140	12,527	-3.1
Xterra	70	1,137	-93.8	10,672	16,505	-35.3
Pathfinder	8,366	6,789	23.2	82,041	79,111	3.7
Armada	1,156	1,361	-15.1	12,737	12,593	1.1
Rogue	26,479	14,879	78.0	287,190	199,199	44.2
Murano	7,083	4,367	62.2	62,907	47,301	33.0
Quest	1,703	685	148.6	11,018	9,833	12.1
NV	1,924	1,554	23.8	16,958	14,890	13.9
NV200	1,781	1,532	16.3	17,317	13,385	29
Total Truck	55,273	39,233	40.9	575,797	479,667	20.0
INFINITI	DECEMBER	DECEMBER	Monthly	CYTD	CYTD	CYTD
	2015	2014	% chg	2015	2014	% chg

Infiniti Total	15,093	12,007	25.7	133,498	117,330	13.8
Infiniti Q40	31	1,184	-97.4	8,605	15,590	-44.8
Infiniti Q50	4,678	3,855	21.3	43,874	36,899	18.9
Infiniti Q60	290	658	-55.9	3,949	7,740	-49.0
Infiniti Q70	786	656	19.8	8,449	5,034	67.8
Infiniti QX50	1,453	224	548.7	5,468	2,727	100.5
Infiniti QX60	4,987	3,367	48.1	41,770	31,192	33.9
Infiniti QX70	697	448	55.6	5,737	5,213	10.1
Infiniti QX80	2,171	1,615	34.4	15,646	12,935	21.0
Total Car	5,785	6,353	-8.9	64,877	65,263	-0.6
Total Truck	9,308	5,654	64.6	68,621	52,067	31.8

NISSAN GROUP	DECEMBER	DECEMBER	Monthly	CYTD	CYTD	CYTD
	2015	2014	% chg	2015	2014	% chg

TOTAL VEHICLE	139,300	117,318	18.7	1,484,918	1,386,895	7.1
Total Car	74,719	72,431	3.2	840,500	855,161	-1.7
Total Truck	64,581	44,887	43.9	644,418	531,734	21.2
Selling days	28	26		308	307