RegGuheert
Well-known member
Since I was so terrible at this last month, let's do this again!
I'll start:
U.S.: 2500
Worldwide: 12,000
I'll start:
U.S.: 2500
Worldwide: 12,000
Did they really sell that few last month?I guess 1,171 for April 2018
RegGuheert said:Ha, ha! Orient Express gives an overly-precise guess at a late time on May 1:Did they really sell that few last month?I guess 1,171 for April 2018
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-autos-sales/instead-of-spring-bounce-a-thud-for-u-s-april-auto-sales-idUSKBN1I23VNInstead of spring bounce, a thud for U.S. April auto sales
...Nissan Motor Co Ltd’s (7201.T) sales hit quite a bump, plunging 28 percent in April. The Japanese automaker’s passenger car sales dropped nearly 35 percent and SUV and truck sales were down 23.1 percent. Even sales of the company’s popular SUV crossover model Rogue were down almost 15 percent.
“April was an extremely challenging month with intense competition in the U.S. market,” Nissan said in a statement. The company said declining retail sales and a “pullback on fleet volume contributed to lower performance.”
Automotive research firm Kelley Blue Book (KBB) said the estimated average transaction price for vehicles was $35,411 in April 2018, up 2 percent versus April 2017.
Despite rising fuel prices, KBB said prices rose more for SUV models than cars...
Yes, and for further perspective, notice the LEAF was actually the only Nissan model with a Y/Y increase in April sales:jake14mw said:Wow, those are staggering sales drops!
edatoakrun said:Yes, and for further perspective, notice the LEAF was actually the only Nissan model with a Y/Y increase in April sales:jake14mw said:Wow, those are staggering sales drops!
SageBrush said:Welp, now we are done with the 'willing to buy/lease at msrp' crowd.
The rest of the year will be a discount dance by Nissan to reach their regulatory sales goals for CARB compliance.
It is called PR by someWetEV said:SageBrush said:Welp, now we are done with the 'willing to buy/lease at msrp' crowd.
The rest of the year will be a discount dance by Nissan to reach their regulatory sales goals for CARB compliance.
Which is why the Leaf is sold in places unrelated by CARB compliance.
How does that work, again?
Yeah, saw the headlines this morning about Nissan US sales being down 28% year over year. Seems like no other major automakers had it this bad from your article and my article below. GM is MIA since they won't be reporting monthly sales figures any more.edatoakrun said:Very bad month for all vehicle sales, and especially for Nissan's cars...
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-autos-sales/instead-of-spring-bounce-a-thud-for-u-s-april-auto-sales-idUSKBN1I23VN
Perhaps they also reduced incentives besides reducing fleet sales?In the biggest surprise of the month, Japanese automaker Nissan reported a stunning sales decline of 28%. The results indicate that Nissan is slashing its sales to fleet customers such as daily rental companies, which are less profitable than sales to individuals, analysts said.
After Nissan resale values suffered, "they've clearly embarked on a new strategy," Krebs said.
Nissan's new CEO, Hiroto Saikawa, had said in January that he would prioritize "quality" sales.
If you want to believe that, then you need to explain why the 2018 Nissan LEAF is currently outselling ALL other PEVs globally by a margin of about 2:1 or higher (the Chinese EC-Series excepted).jonemyers said:I think these sales numbers are a confirmation that the standard for range is now 200 miles per charge for a new EV.
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