April 2008 Sales: Nissan North America

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Nissan North America Announces April Sales
NASHVILLE, Tenn., May 1 /PRNewswire/
Link to Press Release

NASHVILLE, Tenn., May 1 /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.
- 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, Altima sales were up 28.1 percent and 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 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
http://www.nissannews.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