Press Release

Nissan Announces New Boiler for Washington, D.C.'s Rose School

12/02/96

THE HEAT IS ON! Nissan Strikes Again to Replace the Rose
School's Boiler

WASHINGTON, Nov. 27 -- Rose School students have one more
thing to be thankful for this Thanksgiving: Monday they will finally
return to their classrooms. Last week the school's 24 "special needs"
students and their teachers were displaced to alternate school sites
when the boiler fell into disrepair, but thanks to Nissan, the heat is
back on.  Earlier this week, Nissan stepped in to coordinate and pay
for the boiler replacement, and today the equipment was installed.

At a ceremony today in Washington, D.C., Mayor Marion Barry Jr., and
Gen. Julius W. Becton Jr., newly appointed Chief Executive Officer of
the DC Public School System, participated in the signing of a
Memorandum of Understanding that formalized Nissan's donation.

"Nissan is a good example of corporate citizenship and corporate
responsibility at its best," Barry said. "We're just delighted to have
this kind of support for our young people."

"I want to thank [Nissan] for their activism on behalf of our
students," Becton said.

When local Nissan retailers heard the news about The Rose School's
broken boiler last week, they suggested that Nissan step in. A
collective effort of 14 local retailers enabled Nissan to donate the
boiler (including installation and materials) to The Rose
School. Nissan will pay the contractor (American Combustion
Industries, Inc., Brentwood, MD) directly. The estimated price is
$12,200 for labor and materials.

"Nissan believes that every child deserves to learn in a safe, warm
environment, and we're committed to improving the communities where we
do business," said Tom Center, vice president of Nissan's Mid-Atlantic
region.

The boiler donation is the third in a series of contributions Nissan
has made this year to schools in Washington, D.C. Late in the summer,
because of fire code violations, it was announced that many schools
would not open on time for the first day of classes. To help several
schools open, Nissan pledged $100,000 for roof repairs to Whittier
Elementary and Jefferson junior High School to bring them up to fire
code regulations.  Both schools were able to open their doors for the
school year. Local retailers in the Washington, D.C., area also
pledged $25 per vehicle sold between August 19 and September 30.

In all, Nissan has raised $131,700 to help schools in Washington,
DC. In North America, Nissan's operations include styling,
engineering, manufacturing, sales, consumer and corporate finance, and
industrial and textile equipment. Nissan in North America employs more
than 20,000 people in the United States, Canada and Mexico, and
generates nearly 75,000 jobs through more than 1,500 Nissan and
Infiniti retailers across the continent. SOURCE Nissan North America,
Inc.