Nissan North America Announces May 2008 Sales

NASHVILLE, Tenn., June 3, 2008 /PRNewswire/ -- Nissan North America, Inc. (NNA) today reported May sales of 100,874 units, compared to 93,062 in the prior year. Adjusted for the number of selling days, sales were up 4.4 percent, marking a record May. On the same basis, Nissan Division sales rose 5.7 percent, from 82,314 units to 90,379 units, while the Infiniti Division saw sales of 10,495 units decrease from 10,748 units the prior year, a decline by 6.0 percent.

2008 Nissan Altima Coupe

NISSAN HIGHLIGHTS
-- Nissan vehicles saw sales of 90,379 units in May, a 5.7 percent increase on a daily sales rate basis compared with May 2007's 82,314 units sold, marking a record May for the Nissan Division.
-- The Nissan Altima Sedan, Hybrid and Coupe combined for sales of 34,428 units, the best month in the vehicle's history, up 38.3 percent versus the prior year.
-- Sales of the Nissan Versa subcompact reached 10,378 units, an increase of 10.6 percent from May 2007.
-- The Nissan Rogue achieved sales of 7,467 in May, the most that have been sold in any month since it launched in September 2007.
-- Sales of Nissan cars combined for a year-on-year increase of 17.2 percent, while truck sales fell 14.0 percent.

INFINITI HIGHLIGHTS
-- Infiniti sales declined from 10,748 units to 10,495 units in May, a decrease of 6.0 percent.
-- Sales of the Infiniti G37 Coupe rose 90.3 percent over May 2007, with sales of 2,275 units.
-- Sales of the all-new Infiniti EX reached 1,201 units in May. An all-new Infiniti FX goes on sale later this month.

NNA INFORMATION
-- Combined sales for Nissan and Infiniti of 100,874 units, compared with last May's sales of 93,062 units, marked an increase of 4.4 percent on a daily sales rate basis and a record May.

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 www.nissannews.com.

NISSAN DIVISION SALES

                     May      May   Monthly DSR  CYTD    CYTD   CYTD DSR
                      2008     2007   % Change    2008    2007   % Change
  Nissan Division
   Total            90,379    82,314     5.7    393,909  389,929    -0.5
  Versa             10,378     9,039    10.6     36,752   30,247    19.6
  Sentra            13,980    12,758     5.5     48,186   45,083     5.2
  Altima            34,428    23,980    38.3    133,465  114,318    14.9
  Maxima             3,270     4,126   -23.7     18,664   21,227   -13.4
  350Z               1,268     2,127   -42.6      5,747    9,223   -38.7
  Total Car         63,324    52,030    17.2    242,814  220,098     8.6
  Frontier           4,119     5,886   -32.6     21,173   28,326   -26.4
  Titan              2,163     4,899   -57.5     15,925   28,668   -45.3
  Xterra             1,914     3,334   -44.7     14,033   21,988   -37.2
  Pathfinder         2,382     4,934   -53.5     15,630   25,174   -38.9
  Armada             1,212     2,530   -53.9      7,763   13,716   -44.3
  Rogue              7,467        NA      NA     30,812       NA      NA
  Murano             6,121     6,473    -8.9     37,331   39,206    -6.3
  Quest              1,677     2,228   -27.5      8,428   12,753   -34.9
  Total Truck       27,055    30,284   -14.0    151,095  169,831   -12.4
  North American
   Produced         75,523    73,714    -1.3    320,019  341,500    -7.7
  Car               62,056    49,903    19.7    237,067  210,875    10.7
  Truck             13,467    23,811   -45.5     82,952  130,625   -37.5
  Import            14,856     8,600    66.3     73,890   48,429    50.2
  Car                1,268     2,127   -42.6      5,747    9,223   -38.7
  Truck             13,588     6,473   102.1     68,143   39,206    71.1

  INFINITI DIVISION SALES
                      May      May   Monthly DSR  CYTD    CYTD   CYTD DSR
                      2008     2007   % Change    2008    2007   % Change
  Infiniti Division
   Total            10,495    10,748    -6.0     52,565   53,238    -2.8
  G Sedan            4,127     5,007   -20.6     21,079   24,820   -16.4
  G Coupe            2,275     1,151    90.3      9,875    5,325    82.6
  M                  1,371     1,720   -23.2      7,555    9,857   -24.5
  Q45                    0         3  -100.0          0       20  -100.0
  QX56                 660       761   -16.5      4,166    4,083     0.5
  EX                 1,201        NA      NA      5,211       NA      NA
  FX                   861     2,106   -60.6      4,679    9,133   -49.6
  Total Car          7,773     7,881    -5.0     38,509   40,022    -5.3
  Total Truck        2,722     2,867    -8.6     14,056   13,216     4.7

  COMBINED NISSAN AND INFINITI SALES
                      May      May   Monthly DSR  CYTD    CYTD   CYTD DSR
                      2008     2007   % Change    2008    2007   % Change
  TOTAL VEHICLE    100,874    93,062     4.4    446,474  443,167    -0.8
  Total Car         71,097    59,911    14.3    281,323  260,120     6.5
  Total Truck       29,777    33,151   -13.5    165,151  183,047   -11.2
  Selling Days          27        26                129      127

*All numbers include Hawaii.

Source: Nissan North America, Inc.

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