Nissan North America Announces March Sales

NASHVILLE, Tenn., April 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Nissan North America, Inc. (NNA) today reported sales of 111,119 units in March, up 3.9 percent from the prior year. Nissan Division sales increased by 2.8 percent over last year. Infiniti Division posted a sales increase of 12.6 percent versus the prior year. For the fiscal year, NNA sales total 1,035,003, a 4.0 percent decrease versus 2006. NISSAN HIGHLIGHTS -- March sales for Nissan-brand vehicles of 97,242 units increased by 2.8 percent on a daily sales rate basis compared with last year's 91,209 units sold. -- The Altima continued to build momentum with sales of 27,521 units, up 11.6 percent over last March. -- Sales of the new Versa subcompact reached 6,573 units last month. -- For the fiscal year, Nissan division sales total 910,499, a 3.6 percent decrease over last year. INFINITI HIGHLIGHTS -- Sales for Infiniti were up 12.6 percent, with 13,877 units sold, as compared with last March's 11,886 units. -- The all-new G Sedan contributed sales of 6,656 units, up 59.6 percent over last March. -- For the fiscal year, Infiniti sales total 124,504, down 7.0 percent from the previous year. NNA INFORMATION -- For the month of March, Nissan and Infiniti sales totaled 111,119, a 3.9 percent increase over March 2006 when compared with last year's sales of 103,095 units. -- Combined fiscal year sales for NNA totaled 1,035,003 down 4.0 percent over last year's sales of 1,075,097 units.

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 http://www.nissannews.com/ . NISSAN DIVISION SALES March March Monthly DSR CYTD CYTD CYTD DSR 2007 2006 % Change 2007 2006 % Change Nissan Division Total 97,242 91,209 2.8 246,436 234,040 2.6 Versa 6,573 N/A N/A 16,195 N/A N/A Sentra 9,654 11,035 -15.6 25,823 30,787 -18.3 Altima 27,521 23,790 11.6 74,029 60,628 18.9 Maxima 5,180 6,376 -21.7 13,597 16,590 -20.2 350Z 2,561 3,014 -18.1 5,258 7,033 -27.2 Total Car 51,489 44,215 12.3 134,902 115,038 14.2 Frontier 7,254 8,433 -17.1 17,210 19,824 -15.4 Xterra 5,705 6,968 -21.0 15,609 18,616 -18.3 Pathfinder 6,323 8,489 -28.2 16,151 21,248 -26.0 Murano 11,822 8,787 29.7 26,418 23,196 10.9 Quest 3,404 2,812 16.7 8,458 6,453 27.7 Armada 3,682 3,177 11.8 8,842 8,388 2.7 Titan 7,563 8,328 -12.4 18,847 21,277 -13.7 Total Truck 45,753 46,994 -6.1 111,534 119,002 -8.7 North American Produced 82,859 79,409 0.6 214,761 203,808 2.6 Car 48,928 41,201 14.5 129,644 108,005 16.9 Truck 33,931 38,208 -14.4 85,117 95,803 -13.5 Import 14,383 11,800 17.5 31,675 30,232 2.1 Car 2,561 3,014 -18.1 5,258 7,033 -27.2 Truck 11,822 8,786 29.7 26,417 23,199 10.9 INFINITI DIVISION SALES March March Monthly DSR CYTD CYTD CYTD DSR 2007 2006 % Change 2007 2006 % Change Infiniti Division Total 13,877 11,886 12.6 32,545 29,187 8.6 I35 0 0 N/A N/A 0 -98.9 G Sedan 6,656 4,022 59.6 15,323 9,338 59.8 G Coupe 1,336 1,807 -28.7 2,991 4,968 -41.4 M 2,768 2,629 1.5 6,264 6,521 -6.4 Q45 2 80 -97.6 14 184 -92.4 QX56 936 1,191 -24.2 2,499 3,077 -20.9 FX 2,179 2,157 -2.6 5,453 5,096 4.2 Total Car 10,762 8,538 21.5 24,592 21,012 14.0 Total Truck 3,115 3,348 -10.3 7,952 8,175 -5.3 COMBINED NISSAN AND INFINITI SALES March March Monthly DSR CYTD CYTD CYTD DSR 2007 2006 % Change 2007 2006 % Change TOTAL VEHICLE 111,119 103,095 3.9 278,981 263,227 3.2 Total Car 62,251 52,753 13.8 159,494 136,050 14.2 Total Truck 48,868 50,342 -6.4 119,486 127,177 -8.5 Selling Days 28 27 77 75 * All numbers include Hawaii. * Infiniti division: 2 QX4s were sold in CY06. Website: http://www.nissannews.com/

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