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| 2018 | 2017 | % Change | |
| April Sales | 8,960 | 10,797 | -17.0 |
| Total Sales | 49,847 | 54,358 | -8.3 |
NASHVILLE, Tenn., May 01, 2018 -- With its first full month of arriving at INFINITI retailers, the 2019 QX50, powered by the world’s first variable compression engine, contributed to the best April in the luxury crossover’s history, with 1,413 deliveries, up 18%.
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Benefitting from the increased traffic that the QX50 brought into showrooms, the QX60 7-passenger luxury crossover also saw a large increase in April, up 9% to more than 3,000 deliveries.
In total, INFINITI reported deliveries of 8,960 vehicles in the U.S. during April, down 17%.
| Apr | Apr | Monthly | CYTD | CYTD | CYTD | ||||||
| 2018 | 2017 | % chg | 2018 | 2017 | % chg | ||||||
| INFINITI Total | 8,960 | 10,797 | -17.0 | 49,847 | 54,358 | -8.3 | |||||
| Q50 | 1,880 | 2,559 | -26.5 | 13,581 | 13,009 | 4.4 | |||||
| Q60 | 650 | 744 | -12.6 | 3,253 | 4,115 | -20.9 | |||||
| Q70 | 272 | 443 | -38.6 | 1,763 | 2,405 | -26.7 | |||||
| QX30 | 671 | 1,208 | -44.5 | 3,486 | 7,740 | -55.0 | |||||
| QX50 | 1,413 | 1,197 | 18.0 | 5,497 | 5,515 | -0.3 | |||||
| QX60 | 3,052 | 2,804 | 8.8 | 15,076 | 11,472 | 31.4 | |||||
| QX70 | 102 | 506 | -79.8 | 672 | 3,411 | -80.3 | |||||
| QX80 | 920 | 1,336 | -31.1 | 6,519 | 6,691 | -2.6 | |||||
| Car | 2,802 | 3,746 | -25.2 | 18,597 | 19,529 | -4.8 | |||||
| CUV/SUV | 6,158 | 7,051 | -12.7 | 31,250 | 34,829 | -10.3 |
About INFINITI
INFINITI Motor Company Ltd. is headquartered in Hong Kong with sales operations in over 50 countries. The INFINITI brand was launched in 1989. Its range of premium automobiles is currently built in manufacturing facilities in Japan, the United States, United Kingdom and China. INFINITI plans to also expand manufacturing into Mexico by 2017. INFINITI design studios are located in Atsugi-Shi (near Yokohama), London, San Diego and Beijing.
INFINITI is in the middle of a major product offensive. The brand has been widely acclaimed for its daring design and innovative driver-assistance technologies. From the 2016 season, INFINITI is a technical partner of the Renault Sport Formula 1® team, contributing its expertise in hybrid performance.
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Manager, INFINITI USA Communications
615-725-1455
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