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Infiniti Reports Best August Sales in History

GARDENA, Calif., Sept. 4 -- Infiniti, the luxury division of Nissan North America, Inc., today reported its best August sales in history with sales of 8,451 units, accounting for a 32.1 percent increase versus August of last year.

A key contributor to this record month was the G35 sport sedan, which reported sales of 3,708 units making August its best sales month to date. Since the G35 went on sale March 11, Infiniti has achieved five record sales months including March (8,628 units), April (7,741 units), May (7,633 units), July (7,535 units) and now August (8,451 units).

Rounding out the Infiniti lineup, I35 posted sales of 2,399 units, QX4 posted sales of 1,751 units, Q45 posted sales of 490 units and G20 posted sales of 103 units (please see the sales chart on the following page for more details).

Nissan's combined U.S. sales for August, including Nissan and Infiniti divisions, totaled 73,403 units, accounting for a 19.8 percent increase versus August 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 August 2002

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

    Infiniti Division
     Total             8,451      6,170   +32.1   56,976    47,059    +20.5
      G20                103      1,112   -91.1    5,707     7,672    -26.0
      I35/I30          2,399      2,785   -16.9   18,305    22,777    -20.0
      G35              3,708        N/A     N/A   18,854       N/A      N/A
      Q45                490        474    -0.3    2,786     4,173    -33.6
      QX4              1,751      1,799    -6.1   11,323    12,437     -9.4

    Selling Days          28         27              206       205

    Contact:  Eric Booth, Infiniti Public Relations, 310/771-3014

      (Or visit the Infiniti Online News Bureau at www.infinitinews.com)



    NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC.
    Sales Report - August 2002

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

    Nissan North
     America, Inc.
     -Total           73,403     59,075    19.8  511,310   467,316      8.9
    Selling Days          28         27              206       205

    Nissan Division
     Total Sales      64,952     52,905    18.4  454,334   420,257      7.6

    NORTH AMERICA
    (Memo) - Car      30,421     19,985    46.8  214,470   166,582     28.1
           - Truck    18,437     17,556     1.3  122,709   137,910    -11.5

           - Total
             North
             America  48,858     37,541    25.5  337,179   304,492     10.2

    IMPORT
           - Car      10,432      8,595    17.0   75,549    71,647      4.9
           - Truck     5,662      6,769   -19.3   41,606    44,118     -6.2

           - Total
             Import   16,094     15,364     1.0  117,155   115,765      0.7

    - Total Car       40,853     28,580    37.8  290,019   238,229     21.1
    - Total Truck     24,099     24,325    -4.5  164,315   182,028    -10.2
    - (Hawaii)*          538        371            3,881     3,296

    Infiniti Division
     Total Sales       8,451      6,170    32.1   56,976    47,059     20.5
    - Total Car        6,700      4,371    47.8   45,653    34,622     31.2
    - Total Truck      1,751      1,799    -6.1   11,323    12,437     -9.4
    - (Hawaii)*           34         32              265       195

    TOTAL IMPORT
           - Car      17,132     12,966    27.4  121,202   106,269     13.5
           - Truck     7,413      8,568   -16.6   52,929    56,555     -6.9
           - Total
             Import   24,545     21,534     9.9  174,131   162,824      6.4

    TOTAL SALES
           - Car      47,553     32,951    39.2  335,672   272,851     22.4
           - Truck    25,850     26,124    -4.6  175,638   194,465    -10.1
           - Total
             Sales    73,403     59,075    19.8  511,310   467,316      8.9

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