THE British-built new Q30 has helped fuel Infiniti’s sales momentum  from a record 2015 with new sales records for January in Europe and around the world for the 17th consecutive month.

The all-time sales record for January in Western Europe is mainly boosted by the Sunderland-built new Q30 Active Compact that has started to arrive at Infiniti showrooms.

The Q30 has helped to achieve remarkable growth figures in many of the European key markets – the latest SMMT registration figures for the UK show an increase of over 72%, rising from 61 in January 2015 to 105 this year. Other European markets are also very positive with France up 112%, Italy 81% and Germany 54%.

Sales in Western Europe were exceptionally strong with more than 800 vehicles sold, an increase of 75% over January 2015.  The company sold more than 15,600 vehicles around the world, a slight increase of 1%. This marks the best January result ever for Infiniti globally as well as the 17^th consecutive month with year-on-year growth on record.

The global result is driven by all-time high January results in many regions and key markets, such as  China, Western Europe, Mexico, Latin America, Middle East, South Korea, Australia and Asia and Oceania overall.

François Goupil de Bouillé, Vice President of Infiniti Europe, Middle East and Africa, said: “Infiniti has had an excellent start into 2016 as deliveries to dealers and customers of the new Q30 Premium Active Compact started. Our new model has been very well received by industry observers and customers alike.

“Infiniti is currently in the middle of a major product offensive. As we launch the QX30 Premium Active Crossover and other upgraded models later this year, we expect to continue our strong sales momentum throughout the year.”