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Nissan Reports June Sales

Nissan Reports June Sales

    GARDENA, Calif., July 3 The Nissan Division of Nissan
North America, Inc. (NNA) today announced June sales of 57,868 units.  The
Nissan Altima led the division with sales of 13,238 units, up 10.4 percent
versus last year.  Nissan's Sentra sales also were up over last year, with
10,505 units for a 26.9 percent increase.  Sales for the flagship Maxima were
9,061 units, bringing total sedan sales to 32,805 units, up 5.8% versus last
year.
    Frontier had sales of 8,535 units while Xterra reported sales of 8,317.
Pathfinder and Quest recorded sales of 5,257 and 2,954 units, respectively,
bringing combined truck sales to 25,063 units for the month.
    Sales of Nissan's North American-produced vehicles accounted for 75.3
percent of June sales.  Calendar year-to-date sales totaled 316,044 units,
versus 336,779 units in 2000.  Overall Nissan Division reported a 6.2 percent
decrease versus the corresponding month last year.  Combined sales for Nissan
and Infiniti Divisions for June totaled 63,744 units, a 5.0 percent decline
from June 2000.
    In North America, Nissan's operations include automotive styling,
engineering, consumer and corporate financing, sales and marketing,
distribution and manufacturing.  More information on Nissan in North America
and the complete line of Nissan and Infiniti vehicles can be found online at
http://www.nissandriven.com.

    Note:  All numbers include Hawaii.  Percentage changes based on DSR.

    Contacts:  Gina Pasco, Nissan Corporate Communications - 310-771-3416
Or contact the corporate media line at 310-771-5631.


    NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC.
    Sales Report - June 2001

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

    Nissan North America, Inc.
     -Total                 63,744  67,086    -5.0  351,516   377,215   -6.8
    Selling Days                26      26              154       154

    Nissan Division Total
     Sales                  57,868  59,721    -3.1  316,044   336,779   -6.2

    NORTH AMERICA
     (Memo) - Car           23,744  20,263    17.2  127,086   108,187   17.5
            - Truck         19,806  23,309   -15.0  102,096   123,648  -17.4

            - Total North
               America      43,550  43,572    -0.1  229,182   231,835   -1.1

    IMPORT
            - Car            9,061  10,732   -15.6   54,642    68,773  -20.5
            - Truck          5,257   5,417    -3.0   32,220    36,171  -10.9

            - Total Import  14,318  16,149   -11.3   86,862   104,944  -17.2

    - Total Car             32,805  30,995     5.8  181,728   176,960    2.7
    - Total Truck           25,063  28,726   -12.8  134,316   159,819  -16.0
    - (Hawaii)*                431     390            2,583     2,847

    Infiniti Division Total
     Sales                   5,876   7,365   -20.2   35,472    40,436  -12.3
    - Total Car              4,347   5,141   -15.4   26,228    29,444  -10.9
    - Total Truck            1,529   2,224   -31.3    9,244    10,992  -15.9
    - (Hawaii)*                 29      12              145       143

    TOTAL IMPORT
            - Car           13,408  15,873   -15.5   80,870    98,217  -17.7
            - Truck          6,786   7,641   -11.2   41,464    47,163  -12.1
            - Total Import  20,194  23,514   -14.1  122,334   145,380  -15.9

    TOTAL SALES
            - Car           37,152  36,136     2.8  207,956   206,404    0.8
            - Truck         26,592  30,950   -14.1  143,560   170,811  -16.0
            - Total Sales   63,744  67,086    -5.0  351,516   377,215   -6.8

    ALL NUMBERS INCLUDE HAWAII

   *Hawaii is broken out separately for information only.

    Contact:  Dierdre Dickerson (310) 771-6461