Nissan Group Reports March 2017 and 2016 Fiscal Year Total Canadian Sales

	March 2017	March 2016	% Change
Nissan Group Total Sales (units)	15,815	12,601	+25.5
Nissan Division sales	14,523	11,463	+26.7
INFINITI sales	1,292	1,138	+13.5

	FY2016 (April 1, 2016-    March 31, 2017)	FY2015 (April 1, 2015-    March 31, 2016)	% Change
Total sales (Units)	137,773	133,770	+3.0
Nissan Division total sales	125,659	122,057	+3.0
INFINITI total sales	12,114	11,713	+3.4

MISSISSAUGA, ON, April 3, 2017 /CNW/ - Nissan Group today announced monthly Canadian sales of 15,815 units, an increase of 25.5 per cent over last year and the best month in the company's history.

Nissan Division sales increased 26.7 per cent with 14,523 units sold, setting a new all-time sales record.  

For the company's 2016 fiscal year, Nissan Group set an all-time record with 137,773 total Canadian sales, an increase of 3.0 per cent over its 2015 fiscal year.

Nissan Division March highlights:

• Nissan's best-selling vehicle in Canada - the Nissan Rogue crossover - set an all-time monthly sales record at 4,888 - an increase of 63.3 per cent.
• The Pathfinder sport utility vehicle set a new all-time sales record at 1,185 units, an increase of 10.4 per cent.
• Sales of the TITAN full-size pickup truck totaled 722, its best month on record and an increase of 307.9 per cent.
• The Armada flagship sport utility vehicle set an all-time record with 126 sales, up 72.6 per cent.
• Sales of the LEAF fully-electric vehicle set a March record at 144, up 46.9 per cent.
• The Murano crossover set a March record at 1,281, up 0.9 per cent.
• The NV200 compact cargo van also set an all-time sales record at 305 units, an increase of 35.0 per cent.
• Nissan Versa Note hatchback finished the month up 63.6 percent, with sales of 1,034.
• Sales of the Sentra subcompact climbed to 1,750, up 14.1 per cent.

Nissan Division 2016 fiscal year highlights:

• In fiscal year 2016, Nissan Division set an all-time record in Canada 125,659 total sales, an increase of 3.0 per cent over its 2015 fiscal year.
• Nissan also set fiscal year sales records for Rogue, LEAF, JUKE, Murano, Armada, and NV200.

INFINITI March highlights:

• The refreshed 7-passenger QX60 premium crossover continues to be INFINITI's best-seller with 387 units sold in March.
• In the seventh full month of sales for the Q60 premium sports coupe, 166 units were sold in March.
• The new QX30 premium active crossover continues to see sales momentum with 153 units sold, its best month ever.

INFINITI 2016 fiscal year highlights:

• In fiscal year 2016, INFINITI set an all-time record with 12,114 total sales in Canada, an increase of 3.4 per cent.
• INFINITI set fiscal year sales records for QX60 and QX80.

NISSAN DIVISION SALES
	March		March		Monthly		CYTD		CYTD		CYTD
	2017		2016		% Change		2017		2016		% Change
Nissan Division Total	14,523		11,463		26.7		30,836		27,236		13.2
Micra	875		1,184		-26.1		1,688		2,536		-33.4
Versa Note	1,034		632		63.6		2,052		1,524		34.6
LEAF™	144		98		46.9		322		221		45.7
JUKE	261		423		-38.3		586		997		-41.2
Sentra	1,750		1,534		14.1		3,581		3,532		1.4
Altima	1,056		752		40.4		2,472		2,199		12.4
Maxima	347		287		20.9		651		602		8.1
370Z	75		142		-47.2		136		201		-32.3
GT-R	22		18		22.2		34		39		-12.8
Total Car	5,564		5,070		9.7		11,522		11,851		-2.8
Frontier	372		453		-17.9		858		970		-11.5
Rogue	4,888		2,993		63.3		10,481		7,115		47.3
Pathfinder	1,185		1,073		10.4		2,842		2,659		6.9
Murano	1,281		1,270		0.9		2,941		3,049		-3.5
Armada	126		73		72.6		262		161		62.7
Titan	722		177		307.9		1,250		629		98.7
NCV	80		58		37.9		140		156		-10.3
NV200	305		226		35.0		540		456		18.4
Total Truck	8,959		6,393		40.1		19,314		15,385		25.5
INFINITI DIVISION SALES
	March		March		Monthly		CYTD		CYTD		CYTD
	2017		2016		% Change		2017		2016		% Change
INFINITI Division Total	1,292		1,138		13.5		2,800		2,780		0.7
Q50	249		285		-12.6		464		733		-36.7
Q60	166		9		1744.4		299		21		1323.8
Q70	4		21		-81.0		26		75		-65.3
Total Car	419		315		33.0		789		829		-4.8
QX30	153		-		100.0		329		-		100.0
QX50	221		252		-12.3		482		588		-18.0
QX60	387		419		-7.6		880		954		-7.8
QX70	43		52		-17.3		88		144		-38.9
QX80	69		100		-31.0		232		265		-12.5
Total Truck	873		823		6.1		2,011		1,951		3.1
COMBINED NISSAN AND INFINITI SALES
	March		March		Monthly		CYTD		CYTD		CYTD
	2017		2016		% Change		2017		2016		% Change
TOTAL VEHICLE	15,815		12,601		25.5		33,636		30,016		12.1
Total Car	5,983		5,385		11.1		12,311		12,680		-2.9
Total Truck	9,832		7,216		36.3		21,325		17,336		23.0

About Nissan North America
In North America, Nissan's operations include automotive styling, engineering, consumer and corporate financing, sales and marketing, distribution and manufacturing. Nissan is dedicated to improving the environment under the Nissan Green Program and has been recognized annually by the U.S Environmental Protection Agency as an ENERGY STAR® Partner of the Year since 2010. More information on Nissan in North America and the complete line of Nissan and INFINITI vehicles can be found online at www.NissanUSA.com and www.INFINITIUSA.com, or visit the U.S. media sites NissanNews.com and INFINITINews.com.

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 2015, the company sold more than 5.4 million vehicles globally, generating revenue of 12.2 trillion yen. Nissan engineers, manufactures and markets 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: ASEAN & Oceania; Africa, Middle East & India; China; Europe; Latin America and North America. Nissan has been partnered with French manufacturer Renault since 1999 and Mitsubishi Motors since 2016 under the Renault-Nissan Alliance.

For more information on our products, services and commitment to sustainable mobility, visit our website at http://www.nissan-global.com/EN/.  You can also follow @NissanMotor on Twitter.

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 directly employs 306 full-time staff across offices in Vancouver (BC), Mississauga (ON), and Kirkland (QC). There are 194 independent Nissan dealerships, 41 INFINITI retailers and 45 Nissan Commercial Vehicle dealers across Canada. A pioneer in zero emission mobility, Nissan made history with the introduction of the Nissan LEAF, the first affordable, mass-market, pure-electric vehicle and winner of numerous international accolades including the prestigious 2011 European Car of the Year and World Car of the Year awards.

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.

SOURCE Nissan Canada Inc.

Media contacts: Didier Marsaud, Director, Corporate Communications, Nissan Canada, Tel: [phone], Email: [email protected]; Jenn McCarthy: Cohn & Wolfe, Tel: [phone], Email: [email protected]

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