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Nissan North America Reports June 2003 Sales

    GARDENA, Calif.--July 1, 2003--Nissan North America, Inc. (NNA) reported June total sales of 68,799 for its Nissan and Infiniti divisions, a 21.5 percent increase versus June of last year. NNA reports selling 376,601 units calendar year-to-date, a 0.9 percent increase from last year at this time.

    NISSAN HIGHLIGHTS

-- Nissan-brand sales for June are up 18.8 percent when compared to last June, with 59,595 units sold
-- Sales for Nissan-brand vehicles are down 3.4 percent calendar year-to-date with 321,072 units sold

    INFINITI HIGHLIGHTS

    -- Infiniti, the luxury division of NNA, sold 9,204 units, a 43.0
    percent increase over last June

    -- Calendar year-to-date sales for Infiniti are up 36.4 percent,
    totaling 55,529 units

    NNA INFORMATION

    -- Combined June sales for Nissan and Infiniti totaled 68,799
    units, a 21.5 percent increase from last June

    -- Sales of NNA's North American-produced vehicles for June
    totaled 48,580 representing 82.6 percent of all NNA vehicles
    sold in the United States

    -- Calendar year-to-date sales total 376,601 units, up 0.9
    percent

    In North America, NNA's operations include automotive styling, engineering, consumer and corporate financing, sales and marketing, distribution and manufacturing. More information on NNA and the complete line of Nissan and Infiniti vehicles can be found online at www.nissannews.com or by contacting the corporate media line at 310-771-5631.


   NISSAN DIVISION SALES

                  June    June   Monthly     CYTD     CYTD   CYTD DSR
                                  DSR
                   2003    2002  % Change     2003     2002  % Change

Nissan Division
 Total           59,595  54,361      18.8% 321,072  334,636      -3.4%
Sentra            9,103   9,214       7.0%  47,441   54,546     -12.5%
Altima           20,274  17,773      23.6% 100,685  102,459      -1.1%
Maxima            8,388   7,657      18.7%  47,149   57,631     -17.6%
350Z              2,720       0       N/A   19,503        0       N/A
Total Car        40,485  34,644      26.6% 214,917  214,648       0.8%
Frontier          5,264   6,626     -13.9%  29,748   38,383     -22.0%
Xterra            6,203   7,001      -4.0%  31,146   40,153     -21.9%
Pathfinder        2,756   4,453     -33.0%  17,278   31,332     -44.5%
Murano            4,720       0       N/A   25,191        0       N/A
Quest               167   1,637     -88.9%   2,792   10,120     -72.2%
Total Truck      19,110  19,717       5.0% 106,155  119,988      -3.4%
North America
 Produced        48,580  42,251      24.6% 233,194  245,662      -4.5%
Car              36,946  26,987      48.3% 169,508  157,006       8.7%
Truck            11,634  15,264     -17.4%  63,686   88,656     -27.7%
Import           11,015  12,110      -1.5%  87,878   88,974      -0.6%
Car               3,539   7,657     -49.9%  45,409   57,642     -20.7%
Truck             7,476   4,453      81.9%  42,469   31,332      36.4%

   INFINITI DIVISION SALES

                  June    June   Monthly     CYTD     CYTD   CYTD DSR
                                  DSR
                   2003    2002  % Change     2003     2002  % Change

Infiniti
 Division Total   9,204   6,971      43.0%  55,529   40,990      36.4%
I35/I30           1,117   1,911     -36.7%   7,237   13,865     -47.5%
G35 Sport Sedan   2,745   3,044      -2.3%  17,062   11,775      45.9%
G35 Sport Coupe   2,375       0       N/A   13,136        0       N/A
M45                 316       0       N/A    1,961        0       N/A
Q45                 156     232     -27.2%   1,164    1,908     -38.6%
QX4                 387   1,281     -67.3%   4,355    8,113     -46.0%
FX45              2,109       0       N/A   10,604        0       N/A
Total Car         6,708   5,690      27.7%  40,570   32,877      24.2%
Total Truck       2,496   1,281     111.1%  14,959    8,113      85.6%

All Infiniti vehicles are imported.

   COMBINED NISSAN AND INFINITI SALES

                  June    June   Monthly     CYTD     CYTD   CYTD DSR
                                  DSR
                   2003    2002  % Change     2003     2002  % Change

TOTAL VEHICLE    68,799  61,332      21.5% 376,601  375,626       0.9%
Total Car        47,193  40,334      26.8% 255,487  247,525       3.9%
Total Truck      21,606  20,998      11.5% 121,114  128,101      -4.8%
Selling Days         24      26                152      153



    All numbers include Hawaii. Percent changes based on DSR.