In the U.S., Nissan Group announced total sales for November 2018 of 110,513 units, a decrease of 19 percent compared to the previous year. Several key models have shown gains in 2018: Murano (+13%), Frontier (+5%) and Rogue (+2%). Nissan sold 1,128 LEAF all-electric vehicles in November, and for the calendar year to date LEAF sales were up 17% compared to the prior year.
INFINITI reported its best November sales in the U.S. of 14,086 vehicles, up 8%. The all-new 2019 INFINITI QX50 luxury crossover had its fourth-straight record month with 3,009 deliveries, up 86%.
Globally, INFINITI had the best November sales in the brand's 29-year history, thanks to growing customer demand for its all-new QX50 midsize SUV. The company sold a record 22,126 vehicles globally in November, an increase of 6% from a year earlier.
In Canada, Nissan Group announced a best November ever with total Canadian sales of 11,446 units for November 2018, an increase of 0.5% year-over-year. Nissan Division also saw record monthly sales for November with 10,444 units sold, up 1.3% year-over-year. INFINITI sold 1,002 vehicles in November, a decrease of 7.4% from 2017.
Nissan sales in China from January to November 2018 increased 3.9% from a year earlier to a record 1,387,795 vehicles. Sales in November decreased 9.2%. Sales at the company’s passenger vehicle businesses – including Dongfeng Nissan and Dongfeng Venucia – rose 4.2% over the past 11 months to 1,154,781 vehicles. The light commercial vehicle business, comprising Dongfeng Automobile Co., Ltd. (DFAC) and Zhengzhou Nissan (ZNA), boosted sales by 4.1% to 192,542 units year-to-date.