Nissan North America, Inc. maintained momentum from a strong 2011 finish with January sales of 79,313 units versus 71,847 units a year earlier, an increase of 10.4 percent. Nissan Division sales rose 12.5 percent for the month to 72,517 units. Sales of Infiniti vehicles decreased 8.2 percent from the prior year, 6,796 units. NISSAN HIGHLIGHTS
- Nissan Division delivered 72,517 units in January, an increase of 12.5 percent over the 64,442 units sold in January 2011.
- Nissan set a new January record for Versa sales with 9,418 deliveries, up 8.5 percent over the prior year.
- Sales of Nissan Altima, the industry's second-best selling passenger car in 2011, increased 35.9 percent to 22,357 in January.
- Nissan Rogue sales set a new January record at 9,904 units, up 5.1 percent.
- Nissan's truck lineup delivered a 21.6 percent gain over last January, led by Frontier (up 35.3 percent) and Pathfinder (up 30.6 percent).
- Deliveries of the all-electric Nissan LEAF totaled 676 in January, marking 10,369 U.S. sales for the world's best-selling electric car since its December 2010 launch.
INFINITI HIGHLIGHTS
- Infiniti sales 6,796 units for January, a decrease of 8.2 percent versus 7,405 a year earlier.
- Sales of the Infiniti QX luxury utility totaled 1,020, an increase of 30.4 percent over last year.
"Nissan carried momentum from a strong finish to 2011 into January," said Al Castignetti, vice president and general manager, Nissan Division. "January's performance, especially for key models like Altima, Versa, Rogue and Frontier, reinforces our optimism that 2012 is going to be an even better year than 2011 for Nissan."
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. January 2012 had 24 selling days, as did January 2011.