Infiniti Reports Best July Sales in History

GARDENA, Calif., Aug. 1 -- Infiniti, the luxury division of Nissan North America, Inc., today reported its best July sales in history with sales of 7,535 units, a 33.5 percent increase versus July of last year.

Continuing its hot sales pace, the G35 sport sedan reported sales of 3,371, which is its best sales month since going on sale March 11.

Rounding out the Infiniti lineup, I35 posted sales of 2,041 units, QX4 posted sales of 1,459 units, G20 posted sales of 276 units and Q45 posted sales of 388 units. Please see the sales chart on the following page for more details.

Nissan's combined U.S. sales for July, including Nissan and Infiniti divisions, totaled 62,281 units, accounting for a 5.4 percent increase versus July of last year.

Infiniti is supported by a network of 158 dealers throughout North America and offers a range of luxury vehicles including the Infiniti QX4 luxury sport utility vehicle, G20 sedan, G35 sport sedan, I35 luxury performance sedan and flagship Q45 performance luxury sedan. For more information on the complete line of Infiniti luxury vehicles and the Total Ownership Experience (TOE) philosophy, visit Infiniti on the Web at www.infiniti.com .

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


                    Infiniti Division Sales for July 2002

                             Current Month            Calendar Year-to-Date
                         July    July    DSR %        July     July   DSR %
                         2002    2001     Chg.        2002     2001    Chg.

    Infiniti Division
     Total              7,535   5,417    +33.5      48,525   40,889  +18.7
      G20                 276   1,014    -73.9       5,604    6,560  -14.6
      I35/I30           2,041   2,560    -23.5      15,906   19,992  -20.4
      G35               3,371     N/A      N/A      15,146      N/A    N/A
      Q45                 388     449    -17.0       2,296    3,699  -37.9
      QX4               1,459   1,394     +0.5       9,572   10,638  -10.0

    Selling Days           25      24                  178      178


     Contact:  Eric Booth, Infiniti Public Relations, 310/771-3014.
     (Or visit the Nissan Online News Bureau at www.infinitinews.com )