OREANDA-NEWS. September 02, 2015.  Nissan Group today announced total U.S. sales for August 2015 of 133,351 units, a decrease of 1 percent over the prior year. On a "Daily Selling Rate" basis, Nissan Group U.S. sales increased 3 percent over August 2014, a month that included the U.S. Labor Day holiday and one additional selling day.

Nissan highlights:

  • Overall sales of Nissan crossovers, trucks and SUVs set an August record, up 6 percent.
  • Sales of the Nissan Rogue crossover had its best month ever with 27,665 sales, an increase of 29.2 percent.
  • Sales of the Murano crossover increased 4 percent to 5,800.
  • Nissan's best-selling vehicle – Altima – set an August record with 32,327 sales, up 1 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 North America calculates monthly variances on a straight-percentage basis, unadjusted for the number of selling days. August 2015 had 26 selling days, while August 2014 had 27 selling days.

NISSAN DIVISION

AUGUST

AUGUST

Monthly

CYTD

CYTD

CYTD

2015

2014

% chg

2015

2014

% chg

Nissan Division Total

122,716

125,224

-2.0

915,358

883,274

3.6

Versa

14,875

14,630

1.7

91,779

98,200

-6.5

Sentra

15,662

17,182

-8.8

140,074

128,659

8.9

Cube

46

347

-86.7

888

2,965

-70.1

Altima

32,327

32,153

0.5

238,200

235,260

1.2

Maxima

4,250

6,110

-30.4

22,930

35,351

-35.1

LEAF

1,393

3,186

-56.3

12,383

18,941

-34.6

Juke

2,360

2,353

0.3

19,354

30,439

-36.4

370Z

635

691

-8.1

5,309

5,441

-2.4

GT-R

65

208

-68.8

891

859

3.7

Total Car

71,613

76,860

-6.8

531,808

556,115

-4.4

Frontier

3,645

6,770

-46.2

42,644

48,510

-12.1

Titan

1,268

1,231

3.0

8,443

8,719

-3.2

Xterra

1,132

1,254

-9.7

9,246

12,092

-23.5

Pathfinder

7,054

7,896

-10.7

56,794

55,224

2.8

Armada

891

1,006

-11.4

8,958

8,411

6.5

Rogue

27,665

21,419

29.2

188,143

137,339

37.0

Murano

5,800

5,594

3.7

39,734

30,659

29.6

Quest

658

744

-11.6

6,953

7,900

-12.0

NV

1,389

1,227

13.2

11,101

9,914

12.0

NV200

1,601

1,223

30.9

11,534

8,391

37

Total Truck

51,103

48,364

5.7

383,550

327,159

17.2

INFINITI

AUGUST

AUGUST

Monthly

CYTD

CYTD

CYTD

2015

2014

% chg

2015

2014

% chg

Infiniti Total

10,635

9,164

16.1

85,348

77,043

10.8

Infiniti Q40

264

1,546

-82.9

8,348

11,327

-26.3

Infiniti Q50

3,839

2,655

44.6

28,046

23,122

21.3

Infiniti Q60

311

602

-48.3

2,922

5,304

-44.9

Infiniti Q70

626

174

259.8

5,682

3,171

79.2

Infiniti QX50

241

254

-5.1

1,855

1,907

-2.7

Infiniti QX60

3,995

2,600

53.7

25,533

20,431

25.0

Infiniti QX70

273

384

-28.9

3,474

3,662

-5.1

Infiniti QX80

1,086

949

14.4

9,488

8,119

16.9

Total Car

5,040

4,977

1.3

44,998

42,924

4.8

Total Truck

5,595

4,187

33.6

40,350

34,119

18.3

NISSAN GROUP

AUGUST

AUGUST

Monthly

CYTD

CYTD

CYTD

2015

2014

% chg

2015

2014

% chg

TOTAL VEHICLE

133,351

134,388

-0.8

1,000,706

960,317

4.2

Total Car

76,653

81,837

-6.3

576,806

599,039

-3.7

Total Truck

56,698

52,551

7.9

423,900

361,278

17.3

Selling days

26

27

204

205