Nissan’s China passenger vehicle and light commercial vehicle businesses reported January sales of 133,934 units, a 0.8% decrease from a year earlier. Dongfeng Nissan, Dongfeng Automobile and Zhengzhou Nissan all posted positive growth, even in an overall industry environment that has had a sluggish TIV for the last five months. Dongfeng Nissan had the best ever January sales with 100,234 units, a 2.0% increase year-over-year. Key models including Nissan’s Sylphy, Teana, X‑Trail, Qashqai, Murano and its SUV series, along with the Venucia D60, T90, T70 and T60, continued to drive strong growth. Nissan’s Sylphy and Qashqai achieved their best January sales.
In the U.S., Nissan Group announced total sales for January 2019 of 100,741 units, a decrease of 19% compared to the prior year. Nissan highlights include: Frontier truck sales rose to 6,062 units, up 3%; and NV commercial van sales increased 24% to 1,263 units. INFINITI reported U.S. sales of 10,302 vehicles in January, a decrease of 3%. The QX60 seven-passenger crossover, up 38%, and the QX80 full-size sport utility vehicle, up 6%, had their best January ever, contributing to a 7% increase in INFINITI's CUV and SUV lines.
In Canada, the Nissan Group announced total Canadian sales of 7,967 units for January 2019, a decrease of 9.8% year-over-year. The Nissan Division sold 7,294 units in January. INFINITI reported 673 vehicles sold in January, a decrease of 17.8% from 2018.