Nissan North America Announces April 2008 Sales

NASHVILLE, Tenn., May 12008 /PRNewswire - FirstCall/ -- Nissan North America, Inc. (NNA) today reported sales of 75,855 units in April, an increase of 4,731 vehicle sales compared with April 2007.

NISSAN HIGHLIGHTS
- Nissan-brand vehicles saw sales of 66,318 units in April, compared with 61,179 during April 2007. Adjusted for a difference in the number of in selling days, this represents a 0.1 percent increase.
- Nissan Versa posted its best April with sales of 6,865, up 26.4 percent on a daily sales rate basis from April 2007.
- Nissan passenger car sales showed a 16.7 percent sales increase in April to 41,943 units sold versus 33,166 units sold in April 2007. On a daily sales rate basis, Nissan Altima sales were up 28.1 percent and Nissan Sentra sales increased 25.5 percent in April 2008 compared with last year.

INFINITI HIGHLIGHTS
- Infiniti sales reached 9,537 units in April, 408 units less than in April 2007. Adjusted for the number of selling days, this represented an 11.5 percent decline.
- The Infiniti G37 Coupe posted a 50.4 percent gain in April over a year ago with sales of 1,928 units in 2008 compared with 1,183 sales in April 2007.
- The Infiniti EX, the brand's newest entry in the luxury crossover segment, was the Division's best-selling truck in April with 949 units sold.

NNA INFORMATION
- Combined sales for Nissan and Infiniti of 75,855, compared with last April's sales of 71,124 units, marked a decrease of 1.6 percent on a daily sales rate basis

In North America, NNA's operations include automotive styling, engineering, consumer and corporate financing, sales and marketing, distribution and manufacturing. More information on NNA and the complete line of Nissan and Infiniti vehicles can be found online at nissan.com.

  NISSAN DIVISION SALES
                     April     April  Monthly DSR  CYTD   CYTD    CYTD DSR
                     2008      2007    % Change    2008   2007    % Change
  Nissan Division
   Total            66,318    61,179     0.1     303,530 307,615    -2.3
  Versa              6,865     5,013    26.4      26,374  21,208    23.1
  Sentra             8,842     6,502    25.5      34,206  32,325     4.8
  Altima            22,630    16,309    28.1      99,037  90,338     8.6
  Maxima             2,398     3,504   -36.8      15,394  17,101   -10.9
  350Z               1,208     1,838   -39.3       4,479   7,096   -37.5
  Total Car         41,943    33,166    16.7     179,490 168,068     5.7
  Frontier           3,527     5,230   -37.7      17,054  22,440   -24.7
  Titan              2,407     4,922   -54.9      13,762  23,769   -42.7
  Xterra             1,916     3,045   -41.9      12,119  18,653   -35.7
  Pathfinder         2,418     4,089   -45.4      13,248  20,240   -35.2
  Armada             1,082     2,344   -57.4       6,551  11,186   -42.0
  Rogue              5,814        NA      NA      23,345      NA      NA
  Murano             5,737     6,316   -16.2      31,210  32,733    -5.6
  Quest              1,474     2,067   -34.2       6,751  10,525   -36.5
  Total Truck       24,375    28,013   -19.7     124,040 139,547   -12.0
  North American
   Produced         53,559    53,025    -6.8     244,496 267,786    -9.6
  Car               40,735    31,328    20.0     175,011 160,972     7.7
  Truck             12,824    21,697   -45.4      69,485 106,814   -35.6
  Import            12,759     8,154    44.4      59,034  39,829    46.8
  Car                1,208     1,838   -39.3       4,479   7,096   -37.5
  Truck             11,551     6,316    68.8      54,555  32,733    65.0

  INFINITI DIVISION SALES

                     April    April   Monthly DSR  CYTD   CYTD    CYTD DSR
                     2008     2007     % Change    2008   2007    % Change
  Infiniti Division
   Total             9,537     9,945   -11.5      42,070  42,490    -2.0
  G Sedan            3,692     4,491   -24.1      16,952  19,813   -15.3
  G Coupe            1,928     1,183    50.4       7,600   4,174    80.3
  M                  1,427     1,872   -29.6       6,184   8,136   -24.7
  Q45                    0         2      NA           0      17      NA
  QX56                 741       823   -16.9       3,506   3,322     4.5
  EX                   949        NA      NA       4,010      NA      NA
  FX                   800     1,574   -53.1       3,818   7,027   -46.2
  Total Car          7,047     7,548   -13.8      30,736  32,141    -5.3
  Total Truck        2,490     2,397    -4.1      11,334  10,349     8.4

  COMBINED NISSAN AND INFINITI SALES

                     April    April   Monthly DSR  CYTD   CYTD    CYTD DSR
                     2008     2007     % Change    2008   2007    % Change
  TOTAL VEHICLE     75,855    71,124    -1.6     345,600 350,105    -2.3
  Total Car         48,990    40,714    11.1     210,226 200,209    -3.1
  Total Truck       26,865    30,410   -18.5     135,374 149,896   -16.6
  Selling Days          26        24                 102     101

*All numbers include Hawaii.

Source: Nissan North America, Inc.

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