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Nissan North America Announces December 2007 Sales


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NASHVILLE, Tenn., Jan. 3, 2008 -- Nissan North America, Inc. (NNA) today reported sales of 89,555 units in December, a 2.4 percent decrease from the prior year. Nissan Division sales declined by 2.2 percent over last year for the month, while Infiniti Division sales decreased by 3.5 percent versus the prior year. NNA finished the 2007 calendar year with sales totaling 1,068,238 units, a 4.5% increase over 2006.

  NISSAN HIGHLIGHTS
  *  Nissan-brand vehicles saw sales of 76,900 units, a 2.2 percent decrease
     on a daily sales rate basis compared with last year's 78,663 units
     sold.
  *  Sales of the all-new Rogue crossover totaled 6,288 units in its third
     month of sales.
  *  The Versa subcompact saw a record December, with sales of 6,214 units,
     up 49.8 percent versus the prior year.
  *  The Altima achieved record sales in December, with 25,151 units,
     including 2,977 units of Altima Coupe and 964 Altima Hybrids. The
     Altima also experienced a record calendar year, with 2007 sales
     totaling 284,762 units.
  *  Nissan Division sales for 2007 totaled 941,200 units, a record calendar
     year and a 4.5 percent increase over 2006.

  INFINITI HIGHLIGHTS
  *  Infiniti sales declined by 3.5 percent on a daily sales rate basis for
     the month, with 12,655 units sold, as compared with last December's
     13,112 units.
  *  The all-new Infiniti EX launched with 305 units sold in its first
     month.
  *  The G Sedan experienced a record year in 2007, with sales of 54,015
     units.
  *  Infiniti Division's sales in 2007 reached 127,038 units, a 4.5 percent
     increase over 2006.

  NNA INFORMATION
  *  Combined sales for Nissan and Infiniti of 89,555 units were down 2.4
     percent compared with December 2006 sales of 91,775 units.
  *  For the 2007 calendar year, combined sales for Nissan and Infiniti
     totaled 1,068,238 units, the third consecutive year of sales exceeding
     1 million units, a 4.5 percent increase over 2006.

In North America, NNA's operations include automotive styling, engineering, consumer and corporate financing, sales and marketing, distribution and manufacturing. More information on NNA and the complete line of Nissan and Infiniti vehicles can be found online at www.nissannews.com.

  NISSAN DIVISION SALES
                  December   December   Monthly DSR   CYTD    CYTD  CYTD DSR

                    2007       2006       %Change     2007    2006   %Change

  Nissan Division
   Total            76,900     78,663        -2.2   941,200  898,103     4.5

  Versa              6,214      4,147        49.8    79,443   22,044   259.2
  Sentra             6,879      7,311        -5.9   106,522  117,922   -10.0
  Altima            25,151     24,832         1.3   284,762  232,457    22.1
  Maxima             4,047      5,168       -21.7    52,574   69,763   -24.9
  350Z               1,306      1,392        -6.2    18,957   24,635   -23.3

  Total Car         43,597     42,850         1.7   542,258  466,821    15.8

  Frontier           4,708      5,728       -17.8    64,397   77,510   -17.2

  Titan              4,785      5,575       -14.2    65,746   72,192    -9.2

  Xterra             3,911      5,822       -32.8    51,355   62,325   -17.9

  Pathfinder         4,813      5,977       -19.5    63,056   73,124   -14.0

  Armada             2,656      3,126       -15.0    31,632   32,864    -4.1

  Rogue              6,288         NA          NA    17,808       NA      NA

  Murano             4,199      6,831       -38.5    76,358   81,362    -6.5

  Quest              1,943      2,754       -29.4    28,590   31,905   -10.7

  Total Truck       33,303     35,813        -7.0   398,942  431,282    -7.8

  North American
   Produced         65,107     70,440        -7.6   828,077  792,103     4.2

  Car               42,291     41,458         2.0   523,301  442,186    18.0

  Truck             22,816     28,982       -21.3   304,776  349,917   -13.2

  Import            11,793      8,223        43.4   113,123  106,000     6.4

  Car                1,306      1,392        -6.2    18,957   24,635   -23.3

  Truck             10,487      6,831        53.5    94,166   81,365    15.4

  INFINITI DIVISION SALES
                  December   December   Monthly DSR   CYTD    CYTD  CYTD DSR

                    2007       2006       %Change     2007    2006   %Change

  Infiniti Division
   Total           12,655     13,112         -3.5   127,038  121,146     4.5

  G Sedan           4,483     6,544         -31.5    54,015    40,346   33.4

  G Coupe           2,075     1,189          74.5    17,794    20,395  -13.0

  M                 2,462     2,183          12.8    21,884    25,658  -15.0

  Q45                   1         7         -85.7        23       393  -94.2

  QX56              1,316     1,151          14.3    12,288    11,694    4.7

  EX                  305        NA            NA       305        NA     NA

  FX                2,013     2,037          -1.2    20,724    22,653   -8.8

  Total Car         9,021     9,924          -9.1    93,718    86,796    7.6

  Total Truck       3,634     3,188          14.0    33,320    34,350   -3.3

  COMBINED NISSAN AND INFINITI SALES
                 December   December   Monthly DSR   CYTD    CYTD   CYTD DSR

                   2007       2006       %Change     2007    2006    %Change

  TOTAL VEHICLE    89,555    91,775        -2.4  1,068,238 1,019,249     4.5

  Total Car        52,618    52,774        -0.3    635,976   553,617    14.5

  Total Truck      36,937    39,001        -5.3    432,262   465,632    -7.5

  Selling Days         26        26                    307       306

  * All numbers include Hawaii.
  * Two I35 units were sold in CY07 and two in CY06.
  * 2006 sales for QX4 resulted in 3 units for the calendar year. Three QX4

    units were sold in CY07.