In the U.S., Nissan Group announced total sales for February 2018 of 129,930 units, a decrease of 4% compared to the previous year. INFINITI reported sales of 12,820 vehicles in the U.S. during February, down 7%. The Q50 sports sedan had its best-ever February, up 13.4% to 3,904, while the Q70 luxury performance sedan increased 9% for the month. Overall INFINITI sedans and coupes were up 12% in February.
In Canada, Nissan Group announced total Canadian sales of 9,813 units for February 2018, an increase of 3.2% and a best February ever. The Nissan Division also set a February sales record with 8,982 units sold, an increase of 3.2% year-over-year. The INFINITI Division also had a strong February selling 831 vehicles, up 3% from 2017.
In China, Nissan reported strong February sales, despite the traditionally slow Chinese New Year holiday season. Sales at Nissan rose 4.4% from a year earlier to 78,135 vehicles, while sales at the company’s passenger vehicle business, DFL-PV (including Dongfeng Nissan and Dongfeng Venucia), gained 12.4% to 68,714 vehicles.
In Europe, Nissan announced sales for February of 58,070 units (Nissan and Datsun), representing a market share of 3.7%.