Rogue and Pathfinder are February standouts. Wayne Gerdes – CleanMPG – Mar. 1, 2017 2017 Nissan Rogue S FWD - $24,760 to start incl. the $940 D&H Charge provides owners with a 26/33 mpg City/Highway rating. Nissan February 2017 Sales Overview Nissan (Nissan and Infiniti) reported it sold 135,740 vehicles in February 2017, up 3.7 percent over the 130,911 sold in February of 2016. According to the company, the result was a February record. Nissan on its own achieved sales of 122,003 vehicles in February, up 1.2 percent over the 120,540 sold in February of 2016. This was also a February record. Infiniti reported sales of 13,737 vehicles in the U.S. in February, up 32.5 percent, also a record February result. The company’s 2017 YTD sales of 248,059 vehicles is up an even more impressive 4.8 percent over the 236,645 sold through the same period of 2016. For the second month in a row, Nissan monthly sales finished ahead of Honda’s. This is more than just a trend but possibly notable success going forward. We will be watching this battle as the year progresses. Nissan February 2017 Sales Highlights Sales of the Rogue continues at white hot levels. In February, Rogue sales reached 33,149, up 53.7 percent over the 21,561 sold in February of 2017. This large increase was not only a February sales record for the model, the result moved the Rogue back to the number one utility sales spot within the U.S. Utility segment. YTD Rogue sales of 61,909 vehicles is up 49.8 percent over the 41,323 sold through the same period of 2016. 2017 Nissan Rogue Hybrid Pathfinder also experienced a great February with sales of 8,997, up 24.2 percent over the 7,244 sold in February of 2016. YTD sales of 16,278 is up 18.9 percent over the 13,695 sold through the same period of 2016. U.S. February 2017 Sales vs. February 2016 Sales Ranks and Results for the top 18 Automobile Manufacturers GM February 2017 Sales Up 4.2% with 237,388 Vehicles sold Ford February 2017 Sales Down 4.0% with 208,440 Vehicles sold Toyota February 2017 Sales Down 7.2% with 174,339 Vehicles sold FCA February 2017 Sales Down 10.1% with 168,326 Vehicles sold Nissan February 2017 Sales Up 1.2 % with 122,003 Vehicles sold Honda February 2017 Sales Up 2.3% with 121,686 Vehicles sold Hyundai February 2017 Sales were flat with 53,020 Vehicles sold Subaru February 2017 Sales Up 8.3% with 45,500 Vehicles sold Kia February 2017 Sales Down 14.2% with 42,673 Vehicles Sold Mercedes-Benz February 2017 Sales Up 6.8% with 27,383 Vehicles Sold VW February 2017 Sales Up 12.7% with 25,145 Vehicles sold BMW February 2017 Sales Down 2.5% with 24,712 Vehicles sold Mazda February 2017 Sales Up 5.9% with 22,824 Vehicles sold Audi February 2017 Sales Up 17.3% with 13,741 Vehicles sold Mitsubishi February 2017 Sales Up 38.8% with 10,924 Vehicles sold Jaguar/Land Rover February 2017 Sales Up 16.4% with 9,231 Vehicles sold Volvo February 2017 Sales Down 11.6% with 4,651 Vehicles sold Porsche February 2017 Sales Up 2.1% with 3,637 Vehicles sold In February, BMW moved ahead of Mazda, Mitsubishi moved ahead of Jaguar/Land Rover, and Volvo moved ahead of Porsche. In terms of Market Share, GM was a clear winner in February with a 0.9 percent gain over February of 2016. Nissan was up 0.5 percent while both Kia and Toyota took a 0.5 and 0.8 percent hit respectively. Regarding segment sales totals, Silverado and Sierra outsold the F-Series. Consider the Niro’s first full month sales totals. From nothing to the 4th best-selling Hybrid in the country! The Prius moved back ahead of the surprisingly strong Fusion Hybrid. Remember the Fusion Hybrid outsold the Prius last month for the first time in history. YTD, sales of the Prius (9,971) are ahead of the Fusion Hybrid (9,795) by just 176 vehicles. With the Ioniq entering the C-segment hatch hybrid space, the Prius may lose more sales than the midsize sedan based Fusion Hybrid. It will be a very interesting year based on the monthly and yearly sales results. February sales exceeded 17 million vehicles for the eighth straight month although February sales were off 0.01 million vs. February of 2016. The seasonally adjusted annual selling rate (SAAR) for light vehicles was approximately 17.5 million vehicles.
