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Nissan Reports July Sales

    GARDENA, Calif., Aug. 1 The Nissan Division of Nissan
North America, Inc. (NNA) today announced July sales of 51,308 units.  The
Nissan Altima led the division with sales of 10,712 units.  Nissan's Sentra
turned in sales of 8,799 units while Nissan Maxima posted sales of
8,409 units, bringing total Nissan sedan sales to 27,921 units.
    Frontier had sales of 7,244 units while Xterra reported sales of 7,990, up
5.4 percent versus prior year.  Pathfinder and Quest recorded sales of
5,129 and 3,024 units, respectively, bringing combined truck sales to
23,387 units for the month.
    Sales of Nissan's North American-produced vehicles accounted for
65.3 percent of July sales.  Calendar year-to-date sales totaled 367,352
units, versus 398,353 units in 2000.  Overall Nissan Division reported a
16.7 percent decrease versus the corresponding month last year.  Combined
sales for Nissan and Infiniti Divisions for June totaled 56,725 units, a
17.8 percent decline from July 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 - July 2001

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

    Nissan North America,
     Inc. -Total         56,725   69,029     -17.8 408,241  446,244     -8.5
    Selling Days             25       25               179      179

    Nissan Division
     Total Sales         51,308   61,574     -16.7 367,352  398,353     -7.8

    NORTH AMERICA
    (Memo) - Car         19,511   21,849     -10.7 146,597  130,036     12.7
           - Truck       18,258   22,830     -20.0 120,354  146,478    -17.8

           - Total North
             America     37,769   44,679     -15.5 266,951  276,514     -3.5
    IMPORT
           - Car          8,410   11,238     -25.2  63,052   80,011    -21.2
           - Truck        5,129    5,657      -9.3  37,349   41,828    -10.7

           - Total
             Import      13,539   16,895     -19.9 100,401  121,839    -17.6

           - Total Car   27,921   33,087     -15.6 209,649  210,047     -0.2
           - Total Truck 23,387   28,487     -17.9 157,703  188,306    -16.3
           - (Hawaii)*      342      445             2,925    3,292

    Infiniti Division
     Total Sales          5,417    7,455     -27.3  40,889   47,891    -14.6
           - Total Car    4,023    5,430     -25.9  30,251   34,874    -13.3
           - Total Truck  1,394    2,025     -31.2  10,638   13,017    -18.3
           - (Hawaii)*       18       34               163      177

    TOTAL IMPORT
           - Car         12,433   16,668     -25.4  93,303  114,885    -18.8
           - Truck        6,523    7,682     -15.1  47,987   54,845    -12.5
           - Total
             Import      18,956   24,350     -22.2 141,290  169,730    -16.8

    TOTAL SALES
           - Car         31,944   38,517     -17.1 239,900  244,921     -2.1
           - Truck       24,781   30,512     -18.8 168,341  201,323    -16.4
           - Total Sales 56,725   69,029     -17.8 408,241  446,244     -8.5

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

               
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