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Nissan Division Reports November Sales

2 December 1997

Altima Leads Nissan Division November Sales - Altima Sales Up 19.5 Percent Over Last Year -

    CARSON, Calif., Dec. 2 -- Leading November sales for the
Nissan Division of Nissan Motor Corporation U.S.A. (NMC) was the new 1998
Nissan Altima with 10,239 units, up 19.5 percent versus last year and 28.8
percent over last month.
    Total November sales for the Division were 43,228 units, up 2.7 percent
over last month.  Calendar year-to-date sales for Nissan Division totaled
617,772 units.  Sales of Nissan's North American-produced vehicles for
November totaled 28,360 units, which represents 65.6 percent of all Nissan
vehicles sold in the United States.
    The Nissan Maxima reported sales of 8,449 units, and the Nissan Sentra
reported sales of 5,360 units.  Total sedan sales for November were 24,048
units, up 4.8 percent over last month.  Division sales for total car were
25,557, up 3.2 percent over last month.
    Total truck sales were up 2.2 percent over last month, lead by the Nissan
Truck which turned in sales of 8,086 units.  The Nissan Pathfinder reported
sales of 6,144, up 17.4 percent over last month.  The Nissan Quest posted unit
sales of 3,441, up 7.4 percent over last year and 3.2 percent over last month.
    Total NMC sales for November, including Nissan and Infiniti Divisions,
were 48,356 units, up 2.3 percent over last month.  Combined calendar year-to-
date sales for Nissan and Infiniti Divisions were 677,791 units.
    Nissan Motor Corporation U.S.A., which includes the Infiniti luxury
division, markets and distributes Nissan and Infiniti vehicles in the United
States to more than 1,200 dealers.

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


    NISSAN MOTOR CORPORATION U.S.A.
    Sales Report - November 1997

    Month-End Results
                        Cur.       Year   DSR %     CYTD      Year    DSR %
                       Month        Ago     +/-    Total       Ago      +/-

    Nissan Motor
     Corporation-Total48,356     51,325    -2.0  677,791   694,888     -1.8
    Selling Days          25         26              281       283

    Nissan Division
     Total Sales      43,228     46,739    -3.8  617,772   643,132     -3.3

    NORTH AMERICA
    (Memo)
    - Car             16,833     17,295     1.2  255,537   288,774    -10.9
    - Truck           11,527     11,913     0.6  157,435   159,650     -0.7

    - Total
      North America   28,360     29,208     1.0  412,972   448,424     -7.3

    IMPORT
    - Car              8,724      9,431    -3.8  137,620   129,111      7.3
    - Truck            6,144      8,100   -21.1   67,180    65,597      3.1

    - Total Import    14,868     17,531   -11.8  204,800   194,708      5.9

    - Total Car       25,557     26,726    -0.5  393,157   417,885     -5.2
    - Total Truck     17,671     20,013    -8.2  224,615   225,247      0.4
    - (Hawaii)*          814      1,097            4,695     6,731

    Infiniti Division
      Total Sales      5,128      4,586    16.3   60,019    51,756     16.8
    - Total Car        3,393      3,661    -3.6   43,089    50,831    -14.6
    - Total Truck      1,735        925    95.1   16,930       925  1,743.3
    - (Hawaii)*           14         13              193       138

    ALL NUMBERS INCLUDE HAWAII
    *Hawaii is broken out separately for information only.

SOURCE  Nissan Motor Corporation U.S.A.