Nissan North America Sales Rise 15.5%, Set New February Record

- Altima and Rogue lead gains with record sales -

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FRANKLIN, TN--March 1, 2012: Nissan North America, Inc. (NNA) today reported record February U.S. sales of 106,731 units versus 92,370 units a year earlier, marking an increase of 15.5 percent over last February's record total. Nissan Division sales increased 17.1 percent over last year, also establishing a new February record. Sales of Infiniti vehicles increased 1.0 percent over the prior year.

NISSAN HIGHLIGHTS

• Nissan Division posted a record February with 97,492 sales, an increase of 17.1 percent over the old record of 83,226 units set in 2011.
• Altima sales remained strong, setting a new February record with 32,953 deliveries, up 58.4 percent over the prior year. In April, Nissan will unveil the all-new, fifth generation Altima at the New York International Auto Show. A preview image and video of the 2013 Altima, which goes on sale this Summer, was released today at Nissan Altima Coming Soon .
• Nissan Rogue also set a new February record with 13,423 units, up 17.5 percent.
• Sales of Nissan's trucks continued to grow, with Frontier, Titan, Xterra and Pathfinder posting year-on-year sales increases.

INFINITI HIGHLIGHTS

• Infiniti delivered 9,239 vehicles in February, an increase of 1.0 percent versus 9,144 a year earlier.
• Sales of the Infiniti QX luxury utility hit a new February high at 1,162, up 28.8 percent over last year.
• Infiniti G Sedan sales were up 7.2 percent to 4,334 deliveries in February.

"Nissan's momentum throughout the lineup continues to drive our growth and record February sales," said Al Castignetti, vice president and general manager, Nissan Division. "Another strong month for Nissan Altima demonstrates that consumers are increasingly turning to Nissan for quality and reliability in the midsize car segment."

NOTE: To ensure consistency in global sales reporting, Nissan North America calculates monthly variances on a straight-percentage basis, unadjusted for the number of selling days. February 2012 had 25 selling days, while February 2011 had 24. See below for the stats: