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Nissan North America Announces November 2005 Sales

GARDENA, Calif.--Dec. 1, 2005--Nissan North America, Inc. (NNA) reported 77,212 total sales in November, posting a 7.8 percent decrease over last year. The Infiniti Division posted a 14.1 percent decrease in sales while the all-new Infiniti M posted strong sales and had its best November ever.

NISSAN HIGHLIGHTS

-- November sales for Nissan-brand vehicles of 66,849 units were down 6.7 percent when compared to last year with 68,795 units sold

-- Sentra (8,450 units sold) posted a steady increase of 9.3 percent.

-- Xterra (7,231 units sold) posted strong sales with sales up 36.2 percent.

-- Calendar year-to-date sales are up 11.6 percent with 861,872 units sold

INFINITI HIGHLIGHTS

-- Sales for Infiniti were down 14.1 percent from last November with 10,363 units sold

-- The all-new M continued its strong sales momentum with 1,982 units sold

-- Calendar year-to-date sales are up 4.3 percent with 123,545 units sold

NNA INFORMATION

-- Calendar year-to-date sales are up 10.7 percent with 985,417 units sold

In North America, NNA's operations include automotive styling, engineering, consumer and corporate financing, sales and marketing, distribution and manufacturing.


NISSAN DIVISION SALES

               November November  Monthly     CYTD     CYTD   CYTD DSR
                 2005     2004      DSR       2005     2004  % Change
                                 % Change    
Nissan Division
 Total          66,849   68,795      -6.7  861,872  774,801      11.6
Sentra           8,450    7,425       9.3  112,219   97,940      15.0
Altima          15,154   16,345     -11.0  236,923  216,262       9.9
Maxima           5,422    5,540      -6.0   69,478   69,951      -0.3
350Z             1,933    2,118     -12.4   25,100   28,389     -11.3
Total Car       30,959   31,428      -5.4  443,721  412,542       7.9
Frontier         5,509    5,407      -2.2   66,781   64,822       3.4
Xterra           7,231    5,097      36.2   63,601   60,483       5.5
Pathfinder       5,958    6,182      -7.5   68,677   30,888     123.1
Murano           5,764    6,028      -8.2   66,178   54,537      21.8
Quest            2,322    2,854     -21.9   37,828   43,224     -12.2
Armada           3,148    3,617     -16.4   35,420   32,662       8.8
Titan            5,958    8,182     -30.1   79,666   75,643       5.7
Total Truck     35,890   37,367      -7.8  418,151  362,259      15.8
North American
 Produced       59,145   59,202      -4.1  769,405  666,851      15.8
Car             29,026   29,310      -4.9  418,620  384,126       9.4
Truck           30,119   29,892      -3.3  350,785  282,725      24.5
Import           7,704    9,593     -22.9   92,467  107,950     -14.0
Car              1,933    2,118     -12.4   25,101   28,416     -11.4
Truck            5,771    7,475     -25.9   67,366   79,534     -15.0


INFINITI DIVISION SALES

               November November  Monthly     CYTD     CYTD   CYTD DSR
                  2005     2004     DSR       2005     2004  % Change
                                 % Change     
Infiniti
 Division Total 10,363   11,581     -14.1  123,545  118,920       4.3
I35                  4      720     -99.5    1,044   10,939     -90.4
G35 Sedan        3,259    4,158     -24.8   38,674   38,573       0.6
G35 Coupe        1,727    1,899     -12.7   23,833   26,241      -8.9
M45              1,982      123    1446.9   21,448    1,978     988.2
Q45                 63      129     -53.1    1,077    1,854     -41.7
QX56             1,288    1,399     -11.6   13,224   11,143      19.1
FX               2,040    3,153     -37.9   24,242   28,181     -13.7
Total Car        7,035    7,029      -3.9   86,076   79,586       8.5
Total Truck      3,328    4,552     -29.8   37,469   39,334      -4.4


COMBINED NISSAN AND INFINITI SALES

               November November  Monthly     CYTD     CYTD   CYTD DSR
                  2005     2004     DSR       2005     2004  % Change
                                 % Change    
 
TOTAL VEHICLE   77,212   80,376      -7.8  985,417  893,721      10.7
Total Car       37,994   38,457      -5.2  529,797  492,128       8.0
Total Truck     39,218   41,919     -10.2  455,620  401.593      13.9
Selling Days        25       24                280      281

All numbers include Hawaii.