Nissan: Nissan Group reports March 2018 and record 2017 fiscal year Canadian sales

 

Mississauga, Ont. – Today, Nissan announced that the Nissan Group set a fiscal year sales record with 146,882 total Canadian sales, an increase of 6.6 per cent over FY2016. The Nissan and INFINITI Divisions also set fiscal year sales records with 134,394 and 12,488 units sold respectively, increases of 7.0 and 3.1 per cent.

For March 2018, Nissan Group sold 15,192 units, a decrease of 3.9 per cent. Nissan Division recorded 13,987 units sold, while INFINITI Division sold 1,205 vehicles.

Nissan Division highlights:

  • In its second month of sales, the all-new 2018 Nissan LEAF electric vehicle saw its best month of sales ever since 2011 with 423 units sold, three times the volume in March 2017.
  • Nissan’s best-selling vehicle in Canada, the Rogue crossover, continues to see strong sales, with 4,616 units sold.
  • The Nissan Qashqai compact crossover reinforces its position as the second best-selling model in the Nissan lineup, recording a best month ever with 1,606 vehicles sold.
  • The Murano crossover also had a strong month, recording a best March ever with 1,408 units sold, an increase of 9.9 per cent from last year.
  • The Armada flagship sport utility vehicle also recorded a best month ever with 256 units sold in March, an increase of 103.2 per cent over 2017.

Nissan Division 2017 fiscal year highlights:

  • In fiscal year 2017, Nissan Division set an all-time record in Canada with 134,394 total sales, an increase of 6.6 per cent over its 2016 fiscal year. 
  • Nissan also set fiscal year sales records for Qashqai, Murano, Armada, Frontier and TITAN.  

INFINITI highlights:

  • The updated QX80 full-size luxury sport utility vehicle recorded its best month of sales ever with 147 units sold, up 113.0 per cent year-over-year.
  • The refreshed Q50 luxury sedan, driven by the recently launched Signature Edition model, had another strong month of sales as INFINITI’s second best-selling model with 343 units sold, up 37.8 per cent.

INFINITI 2017 fiscal year highlights:

  • In fiscal year 2017, INFINITI set an all-time record in Canada with 12,488 units sold, an increase of 3.1 per cent over fiscal year 2016. 
  • INFINITI set fiscal year sales records for QX30, QX60 and QX80. 

* For more information on INFINITI’s sales performance, please visit INFINITINews.com.

 

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