Nissan 2010 US Sales Report

As it’s been the case for the last couple of years, Japanese car maker Nissan enjoyed constant increase in sales, reporting sales of 93,730 units versus 73,404 units a year earlier, an increase of 27.7 percent.

Nissan Division sales were up 26.3 percent for the month, also a December best. Sales of Infiniti vehicles rose 37.3 percent over the prior year.

Nissan Rogue and Versa set new December records. Rogue totaled 10,363 deliveries, up 58.2 percent; and Versa at 10,201, an increase of 49.8 percent. The 100-percent electric, zero-emission Nissan LEAF marked its first deliveries in December, but it’s expected to gain a big share of the market in the coming years.

Infiniti sales for December were 12,502 units, up 37.3 percent from the 9,108 units sold in the same month a year earlier. The all-new Infiniti M Line finished the year strong, with deliveries up 115.5 percent over December 2009.

“We finished the year strong, thanks to high demand for bread-and-butter models like Altima, Versa, Sentra and Rogue,” said Al Castignetti, vice president and general manager, Nissan division. “We’re continuing Nissan’s growth, with double-digit gains in 2010 for the majority of our lineup, which is only strengthened by the addition of great new vehicles like Nissan LEAF and Juke.”