I think you need to look at a lot of things to really know why the sales are so low compared to the 350Z. There was a huge shift in priorities and a lot of performance cars entering the market when the 370Z came out. A big chunk of the target demo was also already filled. Think about it, if you're a fan of the Z and already have a 350 in the garage, it wouldn't be an easy decision to fork over money for a new one during a recession. I'd say the large amount of 350Z sales definitely hindered the overall sales for the 370. They sold something like 150k 350z's overall. It's a nich car and in many way impractical as a two seater. The performance side is subjective, the 370Z was faster than the 09 stang. Nissan just fell asleep since then.
Also a bit unfair to compare a car sales volume in a different segment. It wouldn't make sense to compare the FR-S/BR-Z sales to Boxter,Cayman or Z4 sales for example.
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