Luxury cars drive up Nissan sales in July - The Daily News Journal
FRANKLIN – Nissan North America set a July sales record, according to data released by the automaker earlier this week. “Strong demand for crossovers such as Rogue and Murano drove Nissan’s overall light truck sales up 22 percent and set a July record for the company,” said Fred Diaz, senior vice president for Nissan U. S. Sales & Marketing and Operations. The Nissan Group, which includes Nissan and Infiniti, sold 130,872 units, an increase of 7. 8 percent over the previous July. Nissan Division set a July record at 120,439 sales in the month, an increase of 6. 7 percent while Infiniti finished the month with a sales increase of 22. 2 percent to 10,433. Sales of Smyrna-built models were mixed with the Altima posting a 27... Both the Maxima and LEAF sales dropped 27. 9 percent and 61. 1 percent, respectively. General Motors, Fiat Chrysler and Hyundai all saw 6 percent sales increases, while Honda and Nissan saw 8 percent gains. Toyota’s sales were flat, hurt by a big dip in car sales. in the same time period, mass-market vehicle sales rose just 3 percent, according to car shopping. Source: www.dnj.com
