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Nissan North America Announces February 2008 Sales

NASHVILLE, Tenn., March 3 -- Nissan North America, Inc. (NNA) today reported sales of 86,219 units in February versus 85,218 units in February 2007, down 2.9 percent on a daily sales rate basis.

  NISSAN HIGHLIGHTS
  -- Nissan-brand vehicles saw sales of 76,151 units, a 3.2 percent decrease
     on a daily sales rate basis compared with last year's 75,514 units
     sold. On a total monthly volume basis, February 2008 was the best
     February sales month on record. Excluding fleet sales, February sales
     were up 2.9 percent on a daily sales rate basis.
  -- The all-new Murano crossover saw a record February, with sales of
     10,074 units, in its first full month on sale.
  -- The Rogue crossover continued to see solid sales, with 5,223 units
     sold.
  -- The Versa subcompact experienced a record February with sales of 5,708
     units, as did the Altima family of midsize vehicles, with sales of
     23,363 units.

  INFINITI HIGHLIGHTS
  -- Infiniti sales declined by 0.4 percent on a daily sales rate basis,
     with 10,068 units sold, as compared with last February's 9,704 units.
     Infiniti also posted a record February in 2008 in terms of total
     monthly sales volume. Excluding fleet sales, sales were up 2.1 percent
     on a daily sales rate basis.
  -- Sales of the G Coupe increased 79.7 percent versus the prior year, with
     sales of 1,657 units.
  -- The all-new EX crossover sold 919 units in its second month on the
     market.

  NNA INFORMATION
  -- Combined sales for Nissan and Infiniti of 86,219, compared with last
     February's sales of 85,218 units, marked a decrease of 2.9 percent on a
     daily sales rate basis but achieved a record February on a volume
     basis.

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

  NISSAN DIVISION SALES
                   February February  Monthly DSR   CYTD     CYTD  CYTD DSR
                      2008     2007    % Change     2008     2007  % Change
  Nissan Division
   Total            76,151    75,514       -3.2  144,112   149,194    -5.3
  Versa              5,708     5,125        6.9   11,317     9,622    15.3
  Sentra             7,309     8,291      -15.4   14,479    16,169   -12.2
  Altima            23,363    22,114        1.4   44,998    46,508    -5.2
  Maxima             4,540     4,224        3.2    8,337     8,417    -2.9
  350Z               1,092     1,495      -29.9    1,963     2,697   -28.7
  Total Car         42,012    41,249       -2.2   81,094    83,413    -4.7
  Frontier           4,661     5,136      -12.9    8,725     9,956   -14.1
  Titan              3,794     6,058      -39.9    7,486    11,284   -35.0
  Xterra             3,548     4,850      -29.8    7,062     9,904   -30.1
  Pathfinder         3,765     4,999      -27.7    6,698     9,828   -33.2
  Armada             1,851     2,571      -30.9    3,528     5,160   -33.0
  Rogue              5,223        NA         NA   10,658        NA      NA
  Murano            10,074     8,100       19.4   15,763    14,595     5.8
  Quest              1,223     2,551      -54.0    3,098     5,054   -39.9
  Total Truck       34,139    34,265       -4.4   63,018    65,781    -6.1
  North American
   Produced         59,762    65,919      -13.0  115,728   131,902   -14.0
  Car               40,920    39,754       -1.2   79,131    80,716    -3.9
  Truck             18,842    26,165      -30.9   36,597    51,186   -29.9
  Import            16,389     9,595       64.0   28,384    17,292    60.9
  Car                1,092     1,495      -29.9    1,963     2,697   -28.7
  Truck             15,297     8,100       81.3   26,421    14,595    77.4

  INFINITI DIVISION SALES
                   February February  Monthly DSR   CYTD     CYTD  CYTD DSR
                      2008     2007    % Change     2008     2007  % Change
  Infiniti
   Division Total   10,068     9,704    -0.4      18,712    18,668    -1.8
  G Sedan            4,085     4,345    -9.7       7,455     8,666   -15.7
  G Coupe            1,657       885    79.7       3,208     1,655    90.0
  M                  1,581     1,961   -22.6       3,004     3,497   -15.8
  Q45                    0         5  -100.0           0        13  -100.0
  QX56                 941       772    17.0       1,741     1,563     9.2
  EX                   919        NA      NA       1,609        NA      NA
  FX                   885     1,736   -51.1       1,695     3,274   -49.3
  Total Car          7,323     7,196    -2.3      13,667    13,831    -3.2
  Total Truck        2,745     2,508     5.1       5,045     4,837     2.2

  COMBINED NISSAN AND INFINITI SALES
                   February February  Monthly DSR   CYTD     CYTD  CYTD DSR
                      2008     2007    % Change     2008     2007  % Change
  TOTAL VEHICLE     86,219    85,218    -2.9     162,824   167,862    -4.9
  Total Car         49,335    48,445    -2.2      94,761    97,244    -6.5
  Total Truck       36,884    36,773    -3.7      68,063    70,618    -7.5
  Selling Days          25        24      50          49

  *All numbers include Hawaii.