Nissan Division Reports March Sales; Sedan Sales Up 28.8 Percent

CARSON, Calif., April 2 -- Fueled by continued strong Altima, Sentra and Maxima sedan sales, up 28.8 percent versus last year, and of truck sales that continue to buck the industry's downward trend, the Nissan Division of Nissan North America reported March sales of 67,572 units, a 15.1 percent increase versus March, 2001.The all-new Altima continues to outpace projected sales with unit sales of 18,917, a 20.4 percent increase versus March, 2001, while sales of the Nissan Sentra continue to be strong with sales of 10,741 units, a 25 percent increase over last year. Maxima continues its momentum with sales of 15,162 units, a 44.3 percent increase versus last year.Although industry-wide truck sales have dropped compared to last year, the Xterra posted sales of 7,247 units, an increase of 4.5 percent, while Pathfinder sales of 6,280 units reflects an increase versus last year of 0.4 percent. Rounding out the division's results are the Frontier with sales of 7,344 units, and the Quest with sales of 1,881 units.Combined sales for the Nissan and Infiniti divisions for March were 76,200 units, a 14.2 percent increase versus last year.Sales of Nissan's North American produced vehicles for March totaled 46,130 units, which represents 72.4 percent of all Nissan vehicles sold in the United States.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 <a href="http://www.nissandriven.com">www.nissandriven.com</a> or contact the corporate media line at 310-771-5631. <pre> Note: All numbers include Hawaii. Percentage changes based on DSR.

NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC. Sales Report -- March 2002 Month-End Results Cur. Year DSR % CYTD Year DSR % Month Ago +/- Total Ago +/- Nissan North America, Inc. -- Total 76,200 69,200 14.2 189,062 173,582 10.4 Selling Days 27 28 76 77

Nissan Division Total Sales 67,572 60,872 15.1 170,417 154,316 11.9

NORTH AMERICA (Memo) -- Car 29,658 25,202 22.0 75,044 61,952 22.7 -- Truck 16,472 18,291 -6.6 43,880 48,332 -8.0 -- Total North America 46,130 43,493 10.0 118,924 110,284 9.3 IMPORT -- Car 15,162 10,894 44.3 34,771 26,026 35.4 -- Truck 6,280 6,485 0.4 16,722 18,006 -5.9 -- Total Import 21,442 17,379 27.9 51,493 44,032 18.5

-- Total Car 44,820 36,096 28.8 109,815 87,978 26.5 -- Total Truck 22,752 24,776 -4.8 60,602 66,338 -7.4 -- (Hawaii)* 485 444 1,564 1,479

Infiniti Division Total Sales 8,628 8,328 7.4 18,645 19,266 -1.9 -- Total Car 6,382 6,358 4.1 14,101 13,921 2.6 -- Total Truck 2,246 1,970 18.2 4,544 5,345 -13.9 -- (Hawaii)* 36 29 84 70

TOTAL IMPORT -- Car 21,544 17,252 29.5 48,872 39,947 24.0 -- Truck 8,526 8,455 4.6 21,266 23,351 -7.7 -- Total Import 30,070 25,707 21.3 70,138 63,298 12.3

TOTAL SALES -- Car 51,202 42,454 25.1 123,916 101,899 23.2 -- Truck 24,998 26,746 -3.1 65,146 71,683 -7.9 -- Total Sales 76,200 69,200 14.2 189,062 173,582 10.4

ALL NUMBERS INCLUDE HAWAII *Hawaii is broken out separately for information only. </pre>