/EINPresswire.com/ -- Nissan Group today announced total U.S. sales for August 2016 of 124,638 units, a decrease of 6.5 percent over the prior year.

		August 2016		August 2015		% Change
Nissan Group Total sales (units)		124,638		133,351		-6.5
Nissan Division sales		114,199		122,716		-6.9
Infiniti sales*		10,439		10,635		-1.8

Nissan highlights:

• Overall sales of Nissan crossovers, trucks and SUVs set an August record, up 19 percent.
• Sales of the Rogue crossover set an August record with sales 32,979, up 19 percent.
• Sales of the Murano crossover set an August record with sales 7,482, up 29 percent.
• Sales of the Frontier pickup truck increased 162% to 9,537.
• Nissan Maxima sales climbed to 6,064, up 43 percent.

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

NOTE: To ensure consistency in global sales reporting, Nissan North America calculates monthly variances on a straight-percentage basis, unadjusted for the number of selling days. August 2016 had 26 selling days, the same number of selling days as August 2015.

NISSAN DIVISION		AUGUST			AUGUST			Monthly			CYTD			CYTD			CYTD
		2016			2015			% chg			2016			2015			% chg
Nissan Division Total		114,199			122,716			-6.9			969,865			915,358			6.0
Versa		10,585			14,875			-28.8			94,902			91,779			3.4
Sentra		14,256			15,662			-9.0			155,806			140,074			11.2
Cube		0			46			-100.0			15			888			-98.3
Altima		19,646			32,327			-39.2			217,290			238,200			-8.8
Maxima		6,064			4,250			42.7			42,807			22,930			86.7
LEAF		1,066			1,393			-23.5			7,922			12,383			-36.0
Juke		1,143			2,360			-51.6			15,267			19,354			-21.1
370Z		590			635			-7.1			4,292			5,309			-19.2
GT-R		88			65			35.4			455			891			-48.9
Tot al Car		53,438			71,613			-25.4			538,756			531,808			1.3
Frontier		9,537			3,645			161.6			61,792			42,644			44.9
Titan		1,248			1,268			-1.6			8,490			8,443			0.6
Xterra		2			1,132			-99.8			38			9,246			-99.6
Pathfinder		5,794			7,054			-17.9			51,083			56,794			-10.1
Armada		514			891			-42.3			6,371			8,958			-28.9
Rogue		32,979			27,665			19.2			215,160			188,143			14.4
Murano		7,482			5,800			29.0			53,246			39,734			34.0
Quest		327			658			-50.3			9,846			6,953			41.6
NV		1,431			1,389			3.0			11,988			11,101			8.0
NV200		1,447			1,601			-9.6			13,095			11,534			14
Total Truck		60,761			51,103			18.9			431,109			383,550			12.4
North American produced		96,585			101,906			-5.2			719,807			773,037			-6.9
Car		62,394			68,507			-8.9			467,110			505,363			-7.6
Truck		34,191			33,399			2.4			252,697			267,674			-5.6
Import		25,945			20,810			24.7			135,859			142,321			-4.5
Car		2,342			3,106			-24.6			18,208			26,445			-31.1
Truck		23,603			17,704			33.3			117,651			115,876			1.5
IN FINITI		AUGUST			AUGUST			Monthly			CYTD			CYTD			CYTD
		2016			2015			% chg			2016			2015			% chg
Infiniti Total		10,439			10,635			-1.8			85,362			85,348			0.0
Infiniti Q40		0			264			-100.0			59			8,348			-99.3
Infiniti Q50		3,745			3,839			-2.4			26,804			28,046			-4.4
Infiniti Q60		169			311			-45.7			916			2,922			-68.7
Infiniti Q70		439			626			-29.9			4,093			5,682			-28.0
Infiniti QX30		74			0			N/A			74			0			N/A
Infiniti QX50		1,200			241			397.9			11,184			1,855			502.9
Infiniti QX60		3,268			3,995			-18.2			27,941			25,533			9.4
Infiniti QX70		283			273			3.7			3,699			3,474			6.5
Infiniti QX80		1,261			1,086			16.1			10,592			9,488			11.6
Total Car		4,353			5,040			-13.6			31,872			44,998			-29.2
Total Truck		6,086			5,595			8.8			53,490			40,350			32.6
NISSAN GROUP		AUGUST			AUGUST			Monthly			CYTD			CYTD			CYTD
		2016			2015			% chg			2016			2015			% chg
TOTAL VEHICLE		124,638			133,351			-6.5			1,055,227			1,000,706			5.4
Total Car		57,791			76,653			-24.6			570,628			576,806			-1.1
Total Truck		66,847			56,698			17.9			484,599			423,900			14.3
Selling days		26			26						204			204

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