Nissan: Nissan Group reports March 2019 Canadian sales

Mississauga, Ont. – Today, the Nissan Group announced total Canadian sales of 14,981 units for March 2019, a decrease of 1.4 per cent from 2018. The Nissan Division recorded 13,606 vehicles sold in March. 

INFINITI had its best March ever with 1,375 units sold, an increase of 14.1 per cent from 2018.

Nissan Division March highlights:

• Nissan’s best-selling vehicle in Canada, the Rogue crossover, continues to see strong sales numbers with 4,455 units sold in March.
• The Qashqai compact crossover, Nissan’s second best-selling vehicle, recorded its best month ever, with 2,229 units sold in March, an increase of 38.8 per cent year-over-year.
• In less than a full year of sales, the Nissan Kicks compact crossover was Nissan’s third best selling-model in March, and recorded its best month ever with 1,435 vehicles sold.
• The Nissan Murano crossover recorded its best March ever with 1,409 units sold, an increase of 0.1 per cent from 2018.  

INFINITI highlights:

• INFINITI’s QX60 seven-passenger luxury crossover recorded its best March ever with 495 vehicles sold, an increase of 37.5 per cent from 2018. 
• The all-new INFINITI QX50 luxury crossover continues to see strong sales numbers, recording its best March ever with 319 units sold, an increase of 157.3 per cent versus prior year.   
• The INFINITI QX80 full-size luxury sport utility recorded its best month ever with 154 units sold in March, an increase of 4.8 per cent year-over-year.   

* For more information on INFINITI’s sales performance, please visit INFINITINews.com.

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About Nissan Canada Inc.
Nissan Canada Inc. (NCI) is the Canadian sales, marketing and distribution subsidiary of Nissan Motor Limited and Nissan North America, Inc. NCI was the first Japanese-based automaker to incorporate in Canada in 1965, and now directly employs 306 full-time staff across offices in Vancouver (BC), Mississauga (ON), and Kirkland (QC). There are 208 independent Nissan dealerships, including 81 that also act as Nissan Commercial Vehicles dealers, 114 electric vehicle-certified dealers, and 42 INFINITI retailers across Canada.
More information about Nissan in Canada and the complete line of Nissan and INFINITI vehicles can be found online at www.nissan.ca and www.INFINITI.ca.

About Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
Nissan is a global full-line vehicle manufacturer that sells more than 60 models under the Nissan, INFINITI and Datsun brands. In fiscal year 2017, the company sold 5.77 million vehicles globally, generating revenue of 11.9 trillion yen. On April 1, 2017, the company embarked on Nissan M.O.V.E. to 2022, a six-year plan targeting a 30% increase in annualized revenues to 16.5 trillion yen by the end of fiscal 2022, along with cumulative free cash flow of 2.5 trillion yen. As part of Nissan M.O.V.E. to 2022, the company plans to extend its leadership in electric vehicles, symbolized by the world’s best-selling all-electric vehicle in history, the Nissan LEAF. Nissan’s global headquarters in Yokohama, Japan, manages operations in six regions: Asia & Oceania; Africa, the Middle East & India; China; Europe; Latin America; and North America. Nissan has partnered with French manufacturer Renault since 1999 and acquired a 34% stake in Mitsubishi Motors in 2016. The Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi alliance sold 10.76 million vehicles combined in calendar year 2018.

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Media contacts:

Didier Marsaud
Director, Corporate Communications
Nissan Canada
Telephone: 905-629-6400
Email: didier.marsaud@nissancanada.com 

Jenn McCarthy
Manager, Product Communications
Nissan Canada
Telephone: 905-629-6350
Email: jennifer.mccarthy@nissancanada.com