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Infiniti Reports April Sales

1 May 1998

Infiniti Reports April Sales

    CARSON, Calif., May 1 -- Infiniti, the luxury division of
Nissan Motor Corporation U.S.A. (NMC), reported April sales of 3,865 units, up
4.1 percent versus last year.
    With sales of 1,838 units, the Infiniti I30 is up 15.7 percent versus last
year.  The Q45, Infiniti's flagship luxury performance sedan, posted April
sales of 624 units, and the QX4 had April sales of 1,099 units.
NMC sales for April, including Nissan and Infiniti Divisions, totaled 38,888
units.
    Infiniti is supported by a network of more than 145 retailers.  For
information on the complete line of Infiniti luxury vehicles and the Total
Ownership Experience(TM) philosophy, visit Infiniti online at
http://www.infiniti-usa.com.

    Contact:  Maria Fotopoulos @ 310-771-5790 or, for a recorded message of
April unit sales by model, call 310-771-5631 and choose option 3 and then
option 2.
    (or visit the Nissan Online News Bureau at http://www.nissannews.com)

    NISSAN MOTOR CORPORATION U.S.A.
    Sales Report - April 1998

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

    Nissan Motor Corporation
     -Total           38,888     51,326   -24.2  178,154   260,548    -29.5
    Selling Days          25         25      --       98       101       --

    Nissan Division
     Total Sales      35,023     47,613   -26.4  160,853   240,458    -31.1

    NORTH AMERICA
    (Memo) - Car**    17,191     22,703   -24.3   72,339   110,405    -32.5
     - Truck           6,677     12,582   -46.9   30,703    62,372    -49.3

     - Total North
        America       23,868     35,285   -32.4  103,042   172,777    -38.5
    IMPORT
     - Car**           7,614      7,969    -4.5   35,504    44,615    -18.0
     - Truck           3,541      4,359   -18.8   22,307    23,066     -0.3

     - Total Import   11,155     12,328    -9.5   57,811    67,681    -12.0

    - Total Car       24,805     30,672   -19.1  107,843   155,020    -28.3
    - Total Truck     10,218     16,941   -39.7   53,010    85,438    -36.1
    - (Hawaii)*          204        261   1,670    1,559
    Infiniti Division
     Total Sales       3,865      3,713     4.1   17,301    20,090    -11.2
    - Total Car        2,766      2,601     6.3   12,108    14,747    -15.4
    - Total Truck      1,099      1,112    -1.2    5,193     5,343      0.2
    - (Hawaii)*            5         16      --       58        59       --

    TOTAL IMPORT
    - Car             10,380     10,570    -1.8   47,612    59,362    -17.3
    - Truck            4,640      5,471   -15.2   27,500    28,409     -0.2
    - Total Import    15,020     16,041    -6.4   75,112    87,771    -11.8

    ALL NUMBERS INCLUDE HAWAII
    *Hawaii is broken out separately for information only.
    **Year-ago sales of Mexico-produced cars are reclassified from Import to
North America.

SOURCE  Nissan Motor Corporation, U.S.A.