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Nissan and Infiniti Announce July Sales

5 August 1998

Nissan and Infiniti Announce July Sales

    CARSON, Calif., Aug. 4 -- The following is being issued by
Nissan Motor Corporation:

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

    Nissan Motor
     Corporation-Total    66,520   60,545    9.9   353,086   450,305   -20.2
    Selling Days              26       26     --       175       178      --

    Nissan Division
     Total Sales          62,349   53,921   15.6   322,917   413,198   -20.5

    NORTH AMERICA
    (Memo) - Car**        28,670   23,364   22.7   155,781   191,893   -17.4
           - Truck        12,646   14,158  -10.7    60,896   104,108   -40.5

           - Total
             North America41,316   37,522   10.1   216,677   296,001   -25.5

    IMPORT
           - Car**        15,670   10,594   47.9    69,832    75,397    -5.8
           - Truck         5,363    5,805   -7.6    36,408    41,800   -11.4

           - Total Import 21,033   16,399   28.3   106,240   117,197    -7.8

           - Total Car    44,340   33,958   30.6   225,613   267,290   -14.1
           - Total Truck  18,009   19,963   -9.8    97,304   145,908   -32.2
           - (Hawaii)*       310      340     --     2,656     2,443      --

    Infiniti Division
     Total Sales           4,171    6,624  -37.0    30,169    37,107   -17.3
           - Total Car     2,848    5,151  -44.7    21,297    27,293   -20.6
           - Total Truck   1,323    1,473  -10.2     8,872     9,814    -8.0
           - (Hawaii)*        21       10     --       108        96      --

    TOTAL IMPORT
           - Car          18,518   15,745   17.6    91,129   102,690    -9.7
           - Truck         6,686    7,278   -8.1    45,280    51,614   -10.8
           - Total Import 25,204   23,023    9.5   136,409   154,304   -10.1

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

    NOTE:  Infiniti's July sales have been adjusted to account for the prior
month's June 30th estimate.