- Nissan sales climbed 10.2% in the second quarter to hit 230,443 units.
- Infiniti sales were essentially flat as the luxury brand declined 0.2%.
- Kicks had best June ever, while Pathfinder had its best-ever quarter.
Nissan has introduced a slew of new and updated models over the past few years, and the effort is paying off as the brand has experienced 16 consecutive months of year-over -year retail sales increases. Furthermore, in the first half of the year, overall group sales were up 9.6% to 242,741 units.
Starting with Nissan itself, sales climbed 10.2% in the second quarter to 230,443 vehicles. The best-selling vehicle in the second quarter was the Rogue, which found 65,796 takers. That was a 38.6% increase from a year ago and Nissan expects even greater success when the redesigned model arrives later this year with an all-new e-Power system.
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The recently redesigned Sentra also provided a big boost as sales soared 28.5% to 39,817 units. Unfortunately, those gains were largely offset by a 26.5% drop in Altima sales.
Sticking with cars, Z sales plummeted 50.7% to 806 units. There’s no word on why, but it could be related to the facelifted 2027 model that was announced in March. It arrives at dealerships this summer with revised styling, updated equipment, and a handful of performance tweaks. The Nismo variant also gains a new six-speed manual transmission.
Nissan doesn’t release monthly sales data, but confirmed the Kicks had its best-ever June. Q2 sales were up 4.9% to 26,251 units and the crossover is up 10.7% year-to-date.
High gas prices didn’t help the redesigned Leaf as sales dropped 36.6% to a disappointing 1,016 units in the second quarter. The model is also down 57.1% for the year, which is a shame because it’s a pretty decent vehicle.
On the truck and SUV side, a number of models posted huge gains including the Frontier (34.6%), Pathfinder (32.1%), and Armada (27%). Even the Murano was up 6.4% in Q2.
Infiniti QX65 Is Off To A Good Start
Switching over to Infiniti, second quarter sales were essentially flat as the brand posted a slight decline of 0.2%. That equates to a drop of 29 sales over the course of three months.
This is actually pretty surprising as the QX50 and QX55 have been phased out, and dealers only sold a handful of them in Q2. Their departure was largely offset by the new QX65, which seeks to recapture the magic of the legendary FX.
As a refresher, the five-seater is based on the larger QX60 and starts at $53,990 before a $1,545 destination fee. Power comes from a turbocharged 2.0-liter four-cylinder developing 268 hp (200 kW / 272 PS) and 286 lb-ft (387 Nm) of torque. It’s connected to a nine-speed automatic transmission and a standard all-wheel drive system.
That combination won over 1,256 buyers, but the QX60 still reigns supreme with 7,581 sales in Q2. More notably, the range-topping QX80 had its best second-quarter ever as sales were up 18.5% to 3,402. However, year-to-date sales of the full-size SUV are down 9.4%.
Q2 Infiniti US Sales
