US New Auto Sales: Infiniti Jumps 20% As Consumers Flock To QX80 SUV; Nissan ... - International Business Times
CEO Carlos Ghosn has a goal of grabbing 10 percent of the U. S. new-car market by spring of 2017, up from 8. 4 percent last year, with high-margin models like the Maxima sedan and Murano crossover. Nissan reported a record February of 106,777 vehicle sales in the U. S. , a 1 percent increase from the same month last year, with Roque crossover sales leaping 25 percent to 21,419 units. Forecasts expect U. S. new-vehicle sales to continue rebounding in the wake of the Great Recession that pushed new-car buying to a 30-year-low in 2009. February sales numbers indicate the country is on track to hit 17 million units for the year,... The QX80 full-sized luxury SUV saw a 43 percent increase in deliveries, to 1,583. Nissan Leaf deliveries dropped 16 percent to 1,198 units last month. Automotive history’s best-selling electric vehicles are being closely watched to see how consumers embrace battery-powered cars, which still make up less than 1 percent of global new car sales. A little over a year after Ghosn installed Jose Munoz as the company’s North American boss, it seems the automaker is making steady strides toward reaching that 10 percent market share goal, a key to Ghosn’s efforts to grab 8 percent of the global... Source: www.ibtimes.com
