Versa, Rogue and Murano were the highlights. Wayne Gerdes – CleanMPG – June 1, 2016 2016 Nissan Murano S in FWD spec - $$31,420 incl. the $900 D&H to start. TrueCar shows it can be purchased for less than $27k on both the east and west coasts. Nissan May 2016 Sales Overview Nissan announced it sold 133,496 vehicles in May, down 1.0 percent compared to the 134,779 sold in May of 2015. With two fewer selling days (24 vs. 26 in May of 2015) however, sales were 7.3 percent on a daily selling rate (DSR) basis. Year to date, sales of 657,561 vehicles is up 7.4 percent over the 612,255 vehicles sold through the same period of 2015. On a DSR basis, sales were up 8.3 percent. Nissan May 2016 Sales Highlights Nissan Versa lead the B-Segment with 12,114 vehicles sold, up 19.7 percent over the 10,121 sold in May of 2015. This was also a May sales record for the model. Rogue was hot with 27,428 vehicles sold, up 5.9 percent over the 25,901 sold in May of 2015. On a DSR basis, that increase climbed to 14.7 percent. Year to date sales of 119,637 is up 6.7 percent over the 112,154 sold through the same period of 2015. Market Share Detail In May, Hyundai and Nissan each picked up 0.5 percent market share while GM took a hit losing 1.6 percent vs. April of 2016. On a volume basis, May sales of 1.53 million vehicles was down 6.1 percent below May of 2015s 1.63 million vehicles sold result. On a DSR basis however (24 vs. 26 days), May sales were up 1.7 percent. 2016 YTD sales of 7.08 million is up 0.7 percent ahead of the 7.03 million vehicles sold through the same period of 2015. On a DSR basis (126 vs. 127 days), U.S. 2016 sales were up 1.5 percent. U.S. May 2016 Sales vs. May 2015 Sales Ranks and Results for the top 14 Automobile Manufacturers GM May 2016 Sales Down 18.0% with 240,450 Vehicles Sold Ford May 2016 Sales Down 5.9% with 235,997 Vehicles Sold Toyota May 2016 Sales Down 9.6% with 219,339 Vehicles Sold FCA May 2016 Sales Up 1.1% with 204,452 Vehicles Sold Honda May 2016 Sales Down 4.8% with 147,108 Vehicles Sold Nissan May 2016 Sales Down 1.0% with 133,496 Vehicles Sold Hyundai May 2016 Sales Up 11.6% with 71,006 Vehicles Sold Kia May 2016 Sales Up 0.8% with 62,926 Vehicles Sold Subaru May 20165 Sales Up 1.1% with 50,083 Vehicles Sold BMW May 2016 Sales Down 8.8% with 33,612 Vehicles Sold Mercedes-Benz May 2016 Sales Down 1.9% with 32,567 Vehicles Sold VW May 2016 Sales Down 17.2% with 28,779 Vehicles Sold Mazda May 2016 Sales Down 4.3% with 28,328 Vehicles Sold Audi May 2016 Sales Up 1.6% with 18,728 Vehicles Sold In May, BMW moved back ahead of Mercedes-Benz. Ford was just 4,453 units off of overtaking GM as the number one OEM in the U.S. sales tally and Mazda was just 451 vehicles from taking over VWs 12th position. The seasonally adjusted annual selling rate (SAAR) for light vehicles in May was approximately 17.0 million vehicles. Calendar-year-to-date, the light vehicle SAAR was 17.2 million vehicles.
Nissan Canada reported it sold 13,205 vehicles in May, up 1.7 percent over the 12,984 sold in May of 2015. It was the best sales month in the company’s history and the 34th consecutive month of record sales. Year to date sales of 55,369 is up 9.5 percent over the 50,568 sold through the same period of 2015. Nissan Canada May Sales Highlights The Murano CUV set a May sales record with 1,510 vehicles sold, up 62.5 percent over the 929 sold in May of 2015. Year to date sales are just as impressive with 6,086 vehicles sold, up 77.7 percent over the 3,425 sold through the same period of 2015. Canadian Big 6 May 2016 Sales Results FCA – 31,724 vehicles sold in May, up 0.3% Ford – 29,400 vehicles sold in May, up 1.2% GM – 22,939 vehicles sold in May, down 16.4% Toyota – 22,158 vehicles sold in May, down 0.7% Honda – 18,753 vehicles sold in May, up 4.5% Nissan – 13,205 vehicles sold in May, up 1.7% Items of note: FCA regains the Canadian sales lead and Toyota is closing in on GM.
