Nissan Group reports August 2014 U.S. sales

September 3, 2014 by Nissan Group

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Nissan Group today announced total U.S. sales for August 2014 of 134,388 units, an increase of 11.5 percent over the prior year and an August record.

Nissan highlights:

•Nissan Division set an August record with 125,224 sales in the month, an increase of 15.3 percent. Nissan has posted year-over-year increases in retail sales for 22 consecutive months.

•Rogue sales were the best of any month in the history of the nameplate at 21,419, an increase of 24 percent over the previous August.

•Nissan LEAF set an all-time monthly record with 3,186 sales, an increase of 31.7 percent.

•Altima sales set an August record with 32,153 in August, up 3.8 percent over the prior year.

•Versa subcompact sales were up 46.4 percent to 14,630.

•Sentra sales totaled 17,182 in August, up 36.3 percent.

*Infiniti sales total included for reference. For more information on Infiniti's August sales performance, please visit InfinitiNews.com.

NOTE: To ensure consistency in global sales reporting, Nissan calculates monthly variances on a straight-percentage basis, unadjusted for the number of selling days. August 2014 had 27 selling days, while August 2013 had 28 selling days.