Nissan gross sales in the USA considerably rebounded through the third quarter of 2023 and amounted to 200,334 automobiles, which is 40 p.c greater than a 12 months in the past. To date this 12 months, the Japanese model offered nearly 648,219 automobiles (up 28 p.c year-over-year).
In the meantime, Nissans all-electric automotive gross sales surged by 376 p.c year-over-year to six,074, which is the best quarterly consequence since This fall 2014. This consequence shouldn’t be the best amongst BEV producers, however it is perhaps an indication that Nissan is lastly turning round its EV gross sales after a really very long time of lackluster ends in the EV house.
The share of all-electric automobiles out of the model’s complete quantity amounted to 3 p.c, revealing a number of house for additional enchancment.
The all-new Nissan Ariya mannequin is at the moment the best-selling plug-in mannequin from Nissan (4,504 items in Q3), because the Nissan Leaf fades (1,570 gross sales through the interval, and solely a slight improve from a really weak results of 1,276 items a 12 months in the past).
Nissan BEV gross sales in Q3’2023 (YOY change):
Nissan Ariya: 4,504 (new) Nissan Leaf: 1,570 (up 23%) Whole: 6,074 (up 376%) and three% share
To date this 12 months, Nissan offered greater than 15,503 electrical automobiles within the US (74 p.c greater than a 12 months in the past), which represents 2.4 p.c of the model’s complete gross sales.
Nissan BEV gross sales in Q1-Q3’2023 (YOY change):
Nissan Ariya: 9,699 (new) Nissan Leaf: 5,804 (down 35%) Whole: 15,503 (up 74%) and a couple of.4% share
For reference, in 2022, Nissan gross sales exceeded 12,000 (down 14 p.c year-over-year).
Cumulatively, Nissan offered over 193,000 BEVs within the US (since December 2010) and that is a fairly unhappy image of an organization that when was on the forefront of the EV market. At its peak, Nissan was in a position to promote over 30,000 Leafs in 2014. This consequence won’t be overwhelmed this 12 months.
Nonetheless, the Japanese producer is predicted to proceed to extend electrical automotive gross sales, as there’s some potential within the Ariya.
The 2 fashions – Ariya and Leaf – haven’t certified for the 7,500 federal tax credit score when buying (regardless of the Leaf and its batteries being domestically produced), though the inducement is perhaps out there by means of leasing. The Leaf can also be affected by the CHAdeMO-charging port (as a substitute of the extra standard CCS1).