Nissan Group Reports October 2014 U.S. Sales

NASHVILLE, TN -- November 3, 2014: Nissan Group today announced total U.S. sales for October 2014 of 103,117 units, an increase of 13.3 percent over the prior year and an October record.

Nissan highlights:

Nissan Division set an October record with 94,072 sales in the month, a year-over-year increase of 14.9 percent. This marks a monthly sales record for Nissan in 13 consecutive months.

Rogue sales set an October record at 14,685, an increase of 13.7 percent.

Nissan LEAF also set an October record with 2,589 sales, an increase of 29.3 percent. LEAF has set the record for most U.S. sales in a year by an electric car at 24,411 in 2014 with two months remaining.

Versa subcompact set an October sales record with 11,097, up 28.6 percent.

Sentra sales totaled 13,129 in October, up 56.3 percent.

Sales of the midsize Altima totaled 23,544, an increase of 8.1 percent.

Frontier pickup sales increased 25.3 percent in October to 6,568.

Murano crossover sales were up 37.7 percent as the company prepares to start production for the all-new 2015 Murano at the Canton, Mississippi assembly plant this Wednesday, Nov. 5.

*Infiniti sales total included for reference. For more information on Infiniti’s October sales performance, please visit InfinitiNews.com.

NOTE: To ensure consistency in global sales reporting, Nissan calculates monthly variances on a straight-percentage basis, unadjusted for the number of selling days. Both October 2014 and October 2013 had 27 selling days.