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Infiniti Reports Best May in History Up 33.7%

GARDENA, Calif., June 3 -- Led by the hot-selling G35 luxury sport sedan, Infiniti, the luxury division of Nissan North America, Inc., today reported its best May in history with sales of 7,633 units, a 33.7 percent increase versus last year.

A key contributor to this record May was the new 2003 G35 luxury sport sedan, which reported sales of 3,298 units.

Rounding out the Infiniti lineup, I35 posted sales of 2,076 units, QX4 posted sales of 1,166 units, G20 posted sales of 799 units and Q45 posted sales of 294 units. Please see the sales chart on the following page for more details.

Nissan North America, Inc.'s combined sales for May, including Nissan and Infiniti divisions, totaled 64,060 units, accounting for a 1.6 percent increase versus May of last year.

Infiniti is supported by a network of approximately 150 retailers throughout North America and offers a range of luxury vehicles including the Infiniti QX4 luxury sport utility vehicle, G20 sedan, G35 luxury sport sedan, I35 luxury sedan and flagship Q45 luxury performance sedan. For more information on the complete line of Infiniti luxury vehicles and the Total Ownership Experience (TOE) philosophy, visit Infiniti on the Web at www.infiniti.com .

Note: All numbers include Hawaii. Percentage changes based on DSR.

                     Infiniti Division Sales for May 2002

                              Current Month          Calendar Year-to-Date
                         May       May    DSR %     May       May     DSR %
                         2002     2001     Chg.     2002      2001     Chg.
    Infiniti Division
        Total            7,633    5,708   +33.7   34,019    29,596    +14.9
      G20                  799    1,005   -20.5    4,825     4,434     +8.8
      I35/I30            2,076    2,801   -25.9   11,954    14,740    -18.9
      G35                3,298     N/A      N/A    8,731      N/A      N/A
      Q45                  294      686   -57.1    1,676     2,707    -38.1
      QX4                1,166    1,216    -4.1    6,832     7,715    -11.4
    Selling Days            26       26              127       127