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Nissan's First & Current U.S. Presidents Conduct Joint Media Session

7 October 1998

Nissan's First & Current U.S. Presidents Conduct Joint Media Session

     Business Editors
     ADVISORY...for Tuesday (Oct. 13)

     --(BW AutomotiveWire)--
     

WHO: Mr. Yutaka Katayama, the "father of the Z car" and Nissan's first
     president in the United States, and Mr. Minoru Nakamura, the
     automaker's current U.S. president, will hold a joint news
     conference on Tuesday, Oct. 13, 1998--the day "Mr. K" is inducted
     into the Automotive Hall of Fame.

WHAT: Katayama and Nakamura will discuss:

    --    Nissan's U.S. heritage

    --    Nissan's activities at the 1999 North American International
          Auto Show

    --    A "State of the Company" update

WHEN: The news conference will begin promptly at 9:00 a.m., Oct. 13,
     1998.

WHERE: The Ritz Carlton Hotel, Dearborn, Mich. Plaza Ballroom "B"

WHY: -- An opportunity to speak with Automotive Hall of Fame inductee
     Yutaka Katayama, the "father of the Z car" in the United States

    -- Learn about the status of Nissan's "Back to Basics" business
          strategy from Minoru Nakamura, president, Nissan Motor
          Corporation, U.S.A.

    -- Discuss how the U.S. auto market has changed and where it is
       heading

    -- Find out more about Nissan's future-product thinking

    -- Learn what Nissan is planning for the Detroit auto show in
       January, including its plans regarding concept vehicles

HOW: The hotel is at the intersection of the Southfield Freeway and
     Hubbard Drive in Dearborn. Get there by car, truck, SUV, bus,
     taxi, limousine -- just get there.

RSVP: Please contact Kurt von Zumwalt, 310-771-5238, Fred
     Standish,248-488-4227, of Nissan North America Corporate
     Communications or Ryan Schneider, 310 444-7048, Porter Novelli