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Infiniti announces April Sales

4 May 1999

Infiniti announces April Sales; Division Reports a 4.2 Percent Increase Versus a Year Ago
    CARSON, Calif., May 3 -- Infiniti, the luxury division of
Nissan North America, Inc. (NNA),  reported total April sales of 4,029 units,
an increase of 4.2 percent versus the previous year.
    As the volume sales leader, the Infiniti I30 reported sales of 1,671
units.  The G20, Infiniti's luxury sports sedan, posted sales of 990 units.
Total QX4 sales for April were 978. The Q45, Infiniti's flagship luxury
performance sedan, totaled 387 units.
    Nissan North America, Inc. sales for April, including Nissan and Infiniti
Divisions, totaled 47,243 units, an 21.5 percent increase versus last year.
    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 (TOE), visit Infiniti online at
http://www.infiniti-usa.com.

    Note: All numbers include Hawaii.  Percentage changes based on DSR.
    Visit the Nissan Online News Bureau at http://www.nissannews.com)

    NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC.
    Sales Report - April 1999
    Month-End Results
                             Cur.    Year   DSR %       CYTD      Year DSR %
                            Month     Ago     +/-      Total       Ago   +/-

    Nissan North America,
       Inc. - Total        47,243  38,888    21.5    192,681   178,154   7.1
    Selling Days               25      25                 99        98

    Nissan Division Total
       Sales               43,214  35,023    23.4    171,657   160,853   5.6

    NORTH AMERICA
    (Memo) - Car           20,255  17,191    17.8     76,987    72,339   5.4
           - Truck          9,267   6,677    38.8     37,522    30,703  21.0

           - Total North
             America       29,522  23,868    23.7    114,509   103,042  10.0
    IMPORT
           - Car            9,703   7,614    27.4     35,965    35,504   0.3
           - Truck          3,989   3,541    12.7     21,183    22,307  -6.0

           - Total Import  13,692  11,155    22.7     57,148    57,811  -2.1

    - Total Car            29,958  24,805    20.8    112,952   107,843   3.7
    - Total Truck          13,256  10,218    29.7     58,705    53,010   9.6
    - (Hawaii)*               270     204              1,648     1,670

    Infiniti Division
        Total Sales         4,029   3,865     4.2     21,024    17,301  20.3
    - Total Car             3,051   2,766    10.3     15,623    12,108  27.7
    - Total Truck             978   1,099   -11.0      5,401     5,193   3.0
    - (Hawaii)*                10       5                 77        58

    TOTAL IMPORT
    - Car                  12,754  10,380    22.9     51,588    47,612   7.3
    - Truck                 4,967   4,640     7.0     26,584    27,500  -4.3
    - Total Import         17,721  15,020    18.0     78,172    75,112   3.0

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