Nissan North America Announces August 2008 Sales

FRANKLIN, Tenn., Sept. 3, 2008 - Nissan North America, Inc. (NNA) today reported August 2008 sales of 108,493 units versus 95,527 units a year ago, an increase of 13.6 percent. Sales of Nissan Division vehicles increased 14.2 percent, while sales of Infiniti Division vehicles increased by 8.0 percent.

Nissan vehicles saw sales of 97,417 units in August compared with August 2007's 85,275 units sold, a 14.2 percent increase.

The Xterra SUV and Frontier midsize pickup led a strong month for truck sales, with increases of 76.9 percent and 55.5 percent, respectively, over year-ago levels.

With the introduction of the seventh-generation Maxima, sales for the model were strong, reaching 5,484 units, exceeding prior year by 15.5 percent.

The all-new Nissan GT-R enjoyed a strong launch with sales of 484 units in August.

Sales of Nissan cars combined for 49,394 units, an increase of 0.6 percent from the prior year, while truck sales increased 32.7 percent to 48,023 units.

INFINITI HIGHLIGHTS

Infiniti sales for August grew to 11,076 units from 10,252 units, an increase of 8.0 percent.

Sales of the EX totaled 1,645 units, the strongest posting for the new nameplate since its launch in December 2007.

Sales of the FX sport crossover reached 1,581 units, an increase of 27.3 percent compared with August 2007.

NNA INFORMATION

Combined sales for Nissan and Infiniti of 108,493 units, compared with last August's sales of 95,527 units, marking an increase of 13.6 percent.

To ensure consistency in our global sales reporting, Nissan North America calculates monthly variances on a straight-percentage basis, unadjusted for the number of selling days in the month. This August had 27 selling days, as did August 2007.

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