Nissan Group reports December and 2017 calendar year U.S. sales

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		2017		2016		% chg
Total December sales (units)		138,226		152,743		- 9.5
Nissan Division sales		121,847		134,545		- 9.4
INFINITI sales*		16,379		18,198		- 10.0
Calendar Year Total Sales (units)		1,593,464		1,564,423		+1.9
Nissan Division sales		1,440,049		1,426,130		+1.0
INFINITI Sales*		153,415		138,293		+10.9

Nissan Group today announced total calendar year 2017 U.S. sales of 1,593,464 units, an increase of 1.9 percent over the prior year, setting an all-time record. In December 2017, Nissan Group sold 138,226 units, a decrease of 9.5 percent versus the prior year.

Nissan Division calendar year highlights:

• In 2017, Nissan Division set an all-time record with 1,440,049 total sales, up 1 percent.
• For the second consecutive time, the Rogue crossover was Nissan's top-selling model with 403,465 sales, an increase of 22 percent.
• In 2017, Nissan trucks, SUVs and crossovers set an all-time record with 765,624 total sales, a 15 percent increase over the prior year.
• Nissan set annual sales records for Rogue and NV200.

Nissan Division December highlights:

• Murano crossover sales increased 23 percent to 9,718, a December record.
• Significant gains were also made by TITAN (+27 percent) and Armada (+36 percent).

*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 2017 had 26 selling days, while December 2016 had 27 selling days.

NISSAN DIVISION		DEC		DEC		Monthly		CYTD		CYTD		CYTD
		2017		2016		% chg		2017		2016		% chg
Nissan Division Total		121,847		134,545		-9.4		1,440,049		1,426,130		1.0
Versa		7,125		8,918		-20.1		106,772		132,214		-19.2
Sentra		16,834		17,037		-1.2		218,451		214,709		1.7
Cube		0		0		N/A		0		15		-100.0
Altima		18,199		24,763		-26.5		254,996		307,380		-17.0
Maxima		5,016		5,293		-5.2		67,627		62,670		7.9
LEAF		102		1,899		-94.6		11,230		14,006		-19.8
Juke		245		1,290		-81.0		10,157		19,577		-48.1
370Z		304		368		-17.4		4,614		5,913		-22.0
GT-R		36		46		-21.7		578		698		-17.2
Total Car		47,861		59,614		-19.7		674,425		757,182		-10.9
Frontier		5,880		6,069		-3.1		74,360		86,926		-14.5
Titan		5,582		4,396		27.0		52,924		21,880		141.9
Xterra		0		0		N/A		1		38		-97.4
Pathfinder		6,053		9,368		-35.4		81,065		81,701		-0.8
Armada		3,368		2,474		36.1		35,667		14,035		154.1
Rogue		40,172		40,477		-0.8		403,465		329,904		22.3
Murano		9,718		7,881		23.3		76,732		86,953		-11.8
Quest		1		791		-99.9		4,950		11,115		-55.5
NV		1,638		1,937		-15.4		17,858		17,873		-0.1
NV200		1,574		1,538		2.3		18,602		18,523		0.4
Total Truck		73,986		74,931		-1.3		765,624		668,948		14.5
INFINITI		DEC		DEC		Monthly		CYTD		CYTD		CYTD
		2017		2016		% chg		2017		2016		% chg
Infiniti Total		16,379		18,198		-10.0		153,415		138,293		10.9
Infiniti Q40		-		0		N/A		0		59		-100.0
Infiniti Q50		5,583		5,794		-3.6		40,739		44,007		-7.4
Infiniti Q60		869		1,018		-14.6		10,751		3,970		170.8
Infiniti Q70		406		580		-30.0		5,772		5,872		-1.7
Infiniti QX30		830		740		12.2		14,093		2,259		523.9
Infiniti QX50		1,785		2,026		-11.9		16,857		16,973		-0.7
Infiniti QX60		4,098		4,928		-16.8		40,444		42,120		-4.0
Infiniti QX70		292		1,086		-73.1		6,878		6,261		9.9
Infiniti QX80		2,516		2,026		24.2		17,881		16,772		6.6
Total Car		6,858		7,392		-7.2		57,262		53,908		6.2
Total Truck		9,521		10,806		-11.9		96,153		84,385		13.9
NISSAN GROUP		DEC		DEC		Monthly		CYTD		CYTD		CYTD
		2017		2016		% chg		2017		2016		% chg
TOTAL VEHICLE		138,226		152,743		-9.5		1,593,464		1,564,423		1.9
Total Car		54,719		67,006		-18.3		731,687		811,090		-9.8
Total Truck		83,507		85,737		-2.6		861,777		753,333		14.4
Selling days		26		27				306		307

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