Nissan Group Reports March 2014 U.S. Sales

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Apr 01, 2014, 11:10 ET

NASHVILLE, Tenn., April 1, 2014 /PRNewswire/ --

	March 2014	March 2013	% Change
Nissan Group Total sales (units)	149,136	137,726	8.3
Nissan Division March sales	136,642	126,623	7.9
Infiniti March sales*	12,494	11,103	12.5

Nissan Group announced today total U.S. sales for March 2014 of 149,136 units, an increase of 8.3 percent over the prior year.

Nissan highlights:

Nissan Group's March sales marked the best-ever monthly total in the company's history.
Nissan Division also set an all-time record with 136,642 deliveries in the month, an increase of 7.9 percent over the prior year. This also marks a monthly record for Nissan division in 12 of the last 13 months.
The Nissan Rogue crossover also set an all-time monthly record with 19,420 deliveries, an increase of 26.3 percent.
Sentra deliveries increased 38.4 percent to 19,323 vehicles in March.
Sales of the all-electric Nissan LEAF set a March record, increasing 12.1 percent to 2,507.
Nissan Altima sales totaled 35,921 units in March, its best sales month since March 2013.
Nissan Juke deliveries also hit an all-time monthly high at 6,943, up 77.3 percent.
Through March, sales of Nissan's crossover lineup have increased 25 percent. Nissan will look to extend those gains with the launch of the all-new 2015 Murano, which will be unveiled later this month at the New York International Auto Show.

*Infiniti sales total included for reference. For more information on Infiniti's March 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. March 2014 had 26 selling days, while March 2013 had 27 selling days.

NISSAN DIVISION	MAR	MAR	Monthly	CYTD	CYTD	CYTD
	2014	2013	% chg	2014	2013	% chg

Nissan Division Total	136,642	126,623	7.9	323,745	290,905	11.3
Versa	15,799	15,917	-0.7	34,603	39,287	-11.9
Sentra	19,323	13,965	38.4	40,789	33,002	23.6
Cube	418	793	-47.3	1,248	1,951	-36.0
Altima	35,921	37,763	-4.9	89,285	86,952	2.7
Maxima	6,008	6,088	-1.3	14,461	14,007	3.2
LEAF	2,507	2,236	12.1	5,184	3,539	46.5
Juke	6,943	3,916	77.3	15,582	9,106	71.1
370Z	793	669	18.5	1,734	1,378	25.8
GT-R	119	122	-2.5	264	268	-1.5
Total Car	87,831	81,469	7.8	203,150	189,490	7.2
Frontier	7,140	6,818	4.7	17,862	12,178	46.7
Titan	1,314	2,084	-36.9	3,318	5,112	-35.1
Xterra	2,132	2,913	-26.8	5,445	4,890	11.3
Pathfinder	7,894	9,071	-13.0	19,569	22,366	-12.5
Armada	1,321	1,335	-1.0	3,449	3,934	-12.3
Rogue	19,420	15,381	26.3	50,448	34,296	47.1
Murano	5,296	4,870	8.7	11,373	11,853	-4.0
Quest	1,559	1,345	15.9	3,319	3,454	-3.9
NV	1,645	1,290	27.5	3,389	3,285	3.2
NV200	1,090	47	2219.1	2,423	47	5,055
Total Truck	48,811	45,154	8.1	120,595	101,415	18.9

INFINITI DIVISION	MAR	MAR	Monthly	CYTD	CYTD	CYTD
	2014	2013	% chg	2014	2013	% chg

Infiniti Division Total	12,494	11,103	12.5	31,221	27,376	14.0
Q50	3,795	N/A	N/A	10,019	N/A	N/A
Infiniti G Sedan	2,001	4,530	-55.8	3,830	10,384	-63.1
Infiniti Q60	594	1,042	-43.0	1,418	2,532	-44.0
Infiniti M Line	646	641	0.8	1,593	1,568	1.6
Infiniti QX50	300	1,143	-73.8	717	464	54.5
Infiniti QX60	3,340	2,633	26.9	8,424	6,903	22.0
Infiniti QX70	577	146	295.2	1,846	2,155	-14.3
Infiniti QX80	1,241	968	28.2	3,374	3,370	0.1
Total Car	7,036	6,213	13.2	16,860	14,484	16.4
Total Truck	5,458	4,890	11.6	14,361	12,892	11.4

NISSAN & INFINITI	MAR	MAR	Monthly	CYTD	CYTD	CYTD
	2014	2013	% chg	2014	2013	% chg

TOTAL VEHICLE	149,136	137,726	8.3	354,966	318,281	11.5
Total Car	94,867	87,682	8.2	220,010	203,974	7.9
Total Truck	54,269	50,044	8.4	134,956	114,307	18.1
Selling days	26	27		75	76
* All numbers include Hawaii