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Infiniti Reports June Sales Sales Up 23.2 Percent Versus Last Year

GARDENA, Calif., July 2 -- Infiniti, the luxury division of Nissan North America, Inc., today reported sales of 6,971 units, a 23.2 percent increase versus last year.

A key contributor to this increase was the new 2003 G35 sport sedan, which reported sales of 3,044 units.

Rounding out the Infiniti lineup, I35 posted sales of 1,911 units, QX4 posted sales of 1,281 units, G20 posted sales of 503 units and Q45 posted sales of 232 units. Please see the sales chart on the following page for more details.

While Infiniti sales are increasing, incentive spending is decreasing. Infiniti's incentive spending is down 34 percent from last year. Nissan's combined U.S. sales for June, including Nissan and Infiniti divisions, totaled 61,332 units, accounting for a slight decrease of 0.1 percent versus June of last year.

Infiniti is supported by a network of 158 dealers throughout North America and offers a range of luxury vehicles including the Infiniti QX4 luxury sport utility vehicle, G20 sedan, G35 sport sedan, I35 luxury performance sedan and flagship Q45 performance luxury 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 June 2002

                             Current Month           Calendar Year-to-Date
                       June      June     DSR %     June      June    DSR %
                       2002      2001      Chg.     2002      2001      Chg.

    Infiniti Division
     Total             6,971     5,876    +23.2    40,990   35,472    +16.3
      G20                503     1,112    -53.0     5,328    5,546     -3.3
      I35/I30          1,911     2,692    -26.3    13,865   17,432    -19.9
      G35              3,044       N/A      N/A    11,775      N/A      N/A
      Q45                232       543    -55.6     1,908    3,250    -40.9
      QX4              1,281     1,529    -13.0     8,113    9,244    -11.7

    Selling Days          26        27                153      154


   
                          NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC.
                           Sales Report - June 2002

    Month-End Results
                         Cur.      Year     DSR %    CYTD      Year     DSR %
                         Month      Ago      +/-    Total      Ago       +/-

    Nissan North America,
     Inc. - Total       61,332    63,744     -0.1  375,626   351,516     7.6
    Selling Days            26        27               153       154

    Nissan Division
     Total Sales        54,361    57,868     -2.4  334,636   316,044     6.6

    NORTH AMERICA
    (Memo) - Car        26,987    23,744     18.0  157,006   127,086    24.4
           - Truck      15,264    19,806    -20.0   88,656   102,096   -12.6

           - Total
             North
             America    42,251    43,550      0.7  245,662   229,182     7.9
    IMPORT
           - Car         7,657     9,061    -12.2   57,642    54,642     6.2
           - Truck       4,453     5,257    -12.0   31,332    32,220    -2.1

           - Total
             Import     12,110    14,318    -12.2   88,974    86,862     3.1

    - Total Car         34,644    32,805      9.7  214,648   181,728    18.9
    - Total Truck       19,717    25,063    -18.3  119,988   134,316   -10.1
    - (Hawaii)*            496       431             2,961     2,583

    Infiniti Division
     Total Sales         6,971     5,876     23.2   40,990    35,472    16.3
    - Total Car          5,690     4,347     35.9   32,877    26,228    26.2
    - Total Truck        1,281     1,529    -13.0    8,113     9,244   -11.7
    - (Hawaii)*             31        29               188       145

    TOTAL IMPORT
           - Car        13,347    13,408      3.4   90,519    80,870    12.7
           - Truck       5,734     6,786    -12.3   39,445    41,464    -4.2
           - Total
             Import     19,081    20,194     -1.9  129,964   122,334     6.9

    TOTAL SALES
           - Car        40,334    37,152     12.7  247,525   207,956    19.8
           - Truck      20,998    26,592    -18.0  128,101   143,560   -10.2
           - Total
             Sales      61,332    63,744     -0.1  375,626   351,516     7.6

    ALL NUMBERS INCLUDE HAWAII
    *Hawaii is broken out separately for information only.