英菲尼迪去年12月销量27200辆，创月度新高，而其去年全球销量同比增长6%至23万辆以上，创年度销量新高。其中美国市场销量增加4%至138300辆，美洲销量增加4%至153500辆以上。西欧市场，英菲尼迪销量增加140%至16000辆，主要得益于新款Q30和QX30紧凑车型的上市。而在中国市场，英菲尼迪销量增加3%至41590辆，由于QX30是在去年11月中旬才上市的，因此不会对该品牌整体销量造成多大影响。至于亚洲和大洋洲地区，销量增加18%至6700辆，创该地区新高。虽然英菲尼迪去年销量增加，但仍大幅落后于德系车竞争对手，而雷克萨斯销量也至少是其一倍。

Infiniti far behind German rivals despite 2016 global sales record

Having sold a record of 27,200 vehicles in December to establish a new monthly record. In total, global deliveries rose by seven percent in 2016, allowing Nissan’s premium arm to shift a total of 230,000+ units and achieve a new annual sales record. United States was a contributing factor taking into account local sales went up by four percent to 138,300, while deliveries in the Americas increased also by four percent to more than 153,500 units.

In Western Europe, Infiniti enjoyed a whopping 140 percent sales hike compared to the previous year, managing to sell in excess of 16,000 vehicles. The company goes on to specify the driving forces were the new Q30 and QX30 compact models.

A new record was also established in China where Infiniti increased the amount of customer deliveries by three percent to 41,590 cars. The aforementioned QX30 went on sale locally in mid-November, so it did not have the time to make a significant positive impact on the company’s sales numbers in the People’s Republic.

As for Asia and Oceania, sales jumped by a significant 18 percent to almost 6,700 units, representing a new record for the region.

While these are indeed some impressive sales performances on all fronts, Infiniti greatly lags behind German rivals that are able to sell almost as many cars per month. Toyota’s premium division, Lexus, manages to sell at least twice as many vehicles annually.