Nissan Division Reports April Sales Figures

    CARSON, Calif., May 1 The Nissan Division today posted
sales of 46,526 units versus 54,773 units reported a year ago.

    Sentra sales remained strong with total sales of 7,679 units, a 20 percent
increase over last year.

    Combined U.S. sales for Nissan and Infiniti Divisions totaled 51,148, a
16.3 percent decrease versus year-ago levels.  Calendar year-to-date sales for
Nissan Division are 200,842 units.

    Other April sales highlights include:
    --  Maxima sales of 8,907
    --  Altima sales of 10,404
    --  Frontier sales of 7,078
    --  Pathfinder sales of 4,157
    --  Xterra sales of 6,102
    --  Quest sales of 2,199

    
     NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC.
     Sales Report - April 2001

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

     Nissan North America, Inc.
      - Total                   51,148  61,078  -16.3  224,730  242,428   -7.3
     Selling Days                   25      25             102      102

     Nissan Division Total
      Sales                     46,526  54,773  -15.1  200,842  216,309   -7.2

     NORTH AMERICA
     (Memo)       - Car         18,083  18,892   -4.3   80,035   67,251   19.0
                  - Truck       15,379  20,182  -23.8   63,711   77,037  -17.3

                  - Total North
                     America    33,462  39,074  -14.4  143,746  144,288   -0.4
     IMPORT
                  - Car          8,907   9,825   -9.3   34,933   47,430  -26.3
                  - Truck        4,157   5,874  -29.2   22,163   24,591   -9.9

                  - Total
                     Import     13,064  15,699  -16.8   57,096   72,021  -20.7

     - Total Car                26,990  28,717   -6.0  114,968  114,681    0.3
     - Total Truck              19,536  26,056  -25.0   85,874  101,628  -15.5
     - (Hawaii)*                   275     410           1,754    1,972

     Infiniti Division Total
      Sales                      4,622   6,305  -26.7   23,888   26,119   -8.5
     - Total Car                 3,468   4,375  -20.7   17,389   19,443  -10.6
     - Total Truck               1,154   1,930  -40.2    6,499    6,676   -2.7
     - (Hawaii)*                    27      22              97      105

     TOTAL IMPORT
                  - Car         12,375  14,200  -12.9   52,322   66,873  -21.8
                  - Truck        5,311   7,804  -31.9   28,662   31,267   -8.3
                  - Total
                     Import     17,686  22,004  -19.6   80,984   98,140  -17.5

     TOTAL SALES
                  - Car         30,458  33,092   -8.0  132,357  134,124   -1.3
                  - Truck       20,690  27,986  -26.1   92,373  108,304  -14.7
                  - Total
                     Sales      51,148  61,078  -16.3  224,730  242,428   -7.3


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