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Nissan North America Reports November 2003 Sales

GARDENA, Calif.--Dec. 2, 2003--Nissan North America, Inc. (NNA) reported November total sales of 63,930 for its Nissan and Infiniti divisions, a 15.6 percent increase versus November of last year. NNA reports selling 727,511 units calendar year-to-date, a 7.0 percent increase from last year at this time.

NISSAN HIGHLIGHTS

-- November sales for Nissan-brand vehicles are up 17.9 percent when compared to last November, with 55,200 units sold

-- Calendar year-to-date sales for Nissan-brand vehicles are up 3.1 percent with 618,827 units sold

INFINITI HIGHLIGHTS

-- Sales for Infiniti, the luxury division of NNA, increased 2.8 percent from last November, with 8,730 units sold

-- Infiniti sales are up 36.6 percent calendar year-to-date, totaling 108,684 units

NNA INFORMATION

-- Combined November sales for Nissan and Infiniti totaled 63,930 units, a 15.6 percent increase from last November

-- Calendar year-to-date sales for NNA products total 727,511 units, up 7.0 percent

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 CLICK4 NISSAN


NISSAN DIVISION SALES

               November November  Monthly     CYTD     CYTD   CYTD DSR
                 2003     2002     DSR        2003     2002  % Change
                                 % Change     
Nissan Division
 Total          55,200   48,682      17.9  618,827  602,206       3.1
Sentra           6,692    7,482      -7.0   85,618   98,209     -12.5
Altima          15,570   14,777       9.6  187,445  187,025       0.6
Maxima           5,875    6,212      -1.6   81,439   92,410     -11.6
350Z             2,143    3,755     -40.6   34,604   10,138     242.5
Total Car       30,280   32,244      -2.3  389,245  387,848       0.7
Frontier         5,322    5,295       4.5   60,514   70,188     -13.5
Xterra           5,779    6,004       0.1   61,264   73,823     -16.7
Pathfinder       2,639    4,024     -31.8   33,090   53,437     -37.9
Murano           5,435      307   1,741.2   51,484      307  16,729.7
Quest            3,437      808     342.4   19,375   16,603      17.1
Pathfinder
 Armada          2,308      N/A       N/A    3,791      N/A       N/A
Total Truck     24,920   16,438      57.7  229,582  214,358       7.5
North American
 Produced       44,973   34,366      36.1  473,353  445,849       6.5
Car             28,127   22,259      31.4  328,345  285,235      15.5
Truck           16,846   12,107      44.7  145,008  160,614      -9.4
Import          10,227   14,316     -25.7  145,474  156,357      -6.6
Car              2,153    9,985     -77.6   60,900  102,613     -40.4
Truck            8,074    4,331      93.9   84,574   53,744      57.9


INFINITI DIVISION SALES

               November November  Monthly    CYTD     CYTD   CYTD DSR
                  2003     2002     DSR      2003     2002  % Change
                                 % Change     
Infiniti
 Division Total  8,730    8,830       2.8  108,684   79,820      36.6
I35                904    1,907     -50.7   13,118   24,332     -45.9
G35 Sport Sedan  2,430    2,578      -2.0   32,507   26,741      22.0
G35 Sport Coupe  2,204    2,804     -18.3   26,613    3,098     762.1
M45                422      300      46.3    4,488      637     607.1
Q45                183      171      11.3    2,261    3,461     -34.4
QX4                 21    1,063     -97.9    4,979   15,793     -68.4
FX45             2,566      N/A       N/A   24,708      N/A       N/A
Total Car        6,143    7,767     -17.7   78,997   64,027      23.8
Total Truck      2,587    1,063     153.1   29,687   15,793      88.6

All Infiniti vehicles are imported.


COMBINED NISSAN AND INFINITI SALES

               November November  Monthly    CYTD     CYTD    CYTD DSR
                  2003     2002     DSR      2003     2002   % Change 
                                 % Change 

TOTAL VEHICLE   63,930   57,512      15.6  727,511  682,026       7.0
Total Car       36,423   40,011      -5.3  468,242  451,875       4.0
Total Truck     27,507   17,501      63.5  259,269  230,151      13.1
Selling Days        25       26                281      282

All numbers include Hawaii. Percent changes based on DSR.