2019 (Full Year) USA: Nissan and Infiniti Car Sales

In full-year 2019, both Nissan and Infiniti had weaker car sales in the USA with group sales 10% lower than a year ago. The Roque was the top-selling Nissan vehicle in the US.

2020 INFINITI QX80 Edition 30
2020 INFINITI QX80 Edition 30 © Infiniti

Nissan Group announced total U.S. sales for calendar year 2019 of 1,345,681 units, a decrease of 9.9 percent compared to the prior year. Nissan brand sales were down 8.7% while Infiniti branded sales were down by more than a fifth. Both car and truck sales were down by around a tenth.

20192018% Change
Nissan Group1,345,6811,493,877-9.9
Nissan Division Total1,227,9731,344,597-8.7
Infiniti Total117,708149,280-21.1
Total Car544,146608,049-10.5
Total Truck801,535885,828-9.5

Nissan Brand Sales in the USA in 2019

Nissan branded sales in the US in 2019 were as follows by car brand and model / nameplate:

20192018% Change
Nissan Division Total1,227,9731,344,597-8.7
Versa66,59675,809-12.2
Sentra184,618213,046-13.3
Altima209,183209,1460
Maxima35,07642,337-17.2
LEAF12,36514,715-16
Juke11731-98.5
370Z2,3843,468-31.3
GT-R331538-38.5
Total Car510,564559,790-8.8
Kicks58,19323,312149.6
Frontier72,36979,646-9.1
Titan31,51450,459-37.5
Pathfinder65,69167,550-2.8
Armada32,04432,650-1.9
Rogue350,447412,110-15
Murano68,36183,547-18.2
Quest03-100
NV20,02216,90218.5
NV20018,76818,6280.8
Total Truck717,409784,807-8.6

Nissan Division calendar year highlights:

  • Nissan Kicks showed strong gains during the full calendar year 2019, up 150 percent.
  • Nissan set annual sales records with NV commercial van (+19 percent) and NV200 (+1 percent).

Infiniti Brand Sales by Model in the USA in 2019

Infinity branded car sales in the USA in 2019 were as follows by model / nameplate:

20192018% Change
Infiniti Total117,708149,280-21.1
Infiniti Q5025,98734,763-25.2
Infiniti Q605,0439,017-44.1
Infiniti Q702,5524,479-43
Infiniti QX303,2298,101-60.1
Infiniti QX5018,61625,389-26.7
Infiniti QX6043,16247,370-8.9
Infiniti QX706954-99.4
Infiniti QX8019,11319,207-0.5
Total Car33,58248,259-30.4
Total Truck84,126101,021-16.7

Car Sales by Brand in the USA in 2020 (Full Year)

Car Sales by Brand in the USA in 2020 (Full Year):

Car Sales by Brand in the USA in 2019 (Full Year)

About the author:

Henk Bekker

Henk Bekker is a freelance writer with over 20 years of experience in online writing. His best-selling cars website has been reporting car sales statistics since 2008 with classic car auction prices focusing on the most expensive automobiles sold at public auctions in the past decade. He also owns the travel websites European-Traveler.com and Lake Geneva Switzerland. Henk holds an MBA from Edinburgh Business School and an MSc in Finance from the University of London.