NISSAN GROUP REPORTS DECEMBER AND 2016 CALENDAR YEAR U.S. SALES
January 4, 2017 by NissanNASHVILLE, Tenn. – Nissan Group today announced total U.S. sales for December 2016 of 152,743 units, an increase of 9.7 percent over the prior year and a December record. For calendar year 2016, Nissan set an all-time record with 1,564,423 total U.S. sales, an increase of 5.4 percent. Nissan Division calendar year highlights: ◾In 2016, Nissan Division set an all-time record with 1,426,130 total sales, up 5.5 percent. ◾For the first time, the Rogue crossover was Nissan's top-selling model with 329,904 sales, an increase of 14.9 percent. ◾In 2016, Nissan trucks, SUVs and crossovers set an all-time record with 668,948 total sales, a 16.2 percent increase over the prior year. ◾Nissan set annual sales records for Rogue, Murano, NV200 and NV. Nissan Division December highlights: ◾Nissan Division sold a December-record 134,545 vehicles, up 8.3 percent. ◾Sales of Nissan crossovers, trucks and SUVs also set a December record, up 35.6 percent. ◾Rogue crossover sales set an all-time record at 40,477, an increase of 52.9 percent.◾Pathfinder SUV sales increased 12 percent to 9,368, also a December record. ◾Significant gains were also made by TITAN (+331.8 percent), Armada (+114 percent) and Murano (+11.3 percent) ◾Sales of the all-electric Nissan LEAF rose 41 percent to 1,899 in December.
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*INFINITI sales total included for reference. For more information on INFINITI's December 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. December 2016 had 27 selling days, while December 2015 had 28 selling days.
