Nissan North America November 2009

[Justin Bimmer]

Company Posts 20.8% Year-Over-Year Increase

FRANKLIN, Tenn., Dec. 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Nissan North America, Inc. (NNA) today reported November 2009 sales of 56,288 units versus 46,605 units last year, an increase of 20.8 percent, compared with November 2008. Nissan Division sales rose 29.9 percent for the month, while sales of Infiniti vehicles were 26 percent lower than a year ago.

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NNA INFORMATION

* Combined Nissan and Infiniti sales of 56,288 units were 20.8 percent higher than November sales last year of 46,605 units.

* To ensure consistency in global sales reporting, Nissan North America calculates monthly variances on a straight-percentage basis, unadjusted for the number of selling days. November had 23 selling days, compared with 25 selling days in November 2008.

NISSAN HIGHLIGHTS

* Nissan vehicles posted sales of 50,644 units in November compared with 38,974 units sold in November 2008, a 29.9 percent increase.

* Nissan Division car sales were up by 41.6 percent year over year, and truck sales rose 11.7 percent in November 2009 compared with the same month last year.

* Vehicles showing significant sales increases included Maxima (up 83.8 percent), Altima (up 43.1 percent), Frontier (up 71.4 percent) and Xterra (up 50.9 percent).

INFINITI HIGHLIGHTS

* Infiniti sales for November 2009 were 5,644 units, down 26 percent from the 7,631 units sold in the same month last year.

* November sales of the G Coupe totaled 1,186 vehicles, up 23.3 percent from 962 sales in November 2008.

* Sales of the FX rose 13.6 percent to 776 units in November 2009, compared with 683 sales in November a year ago.

In North America, Nissan's operations include automotive styling, engineering, consumer and corporate financing, sales and marketing, distribution and manufacturing. Nissan is dedicated to improving the environment under the Nissan Green Program 2010, whose key priorities are reducing CO(2) emissions, cutting other emissions and increasing recycling. More information on Nissan in North America and the complete line of Nissan and Infiniti vehicles can be found online at www.nissanusa.com and http://www.nissandriven.com/www.infinitiusa.com.

NISSAN DIVISION

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November November Monthly CYTD CYTD CYTD

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2009 2008 % chg 2009 2008 % chg

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Nissan Division Total 50,644 38,974 29.9 624,718 784,532 -20.4

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Versa 5,554 4,535 22.5 76,097 80,044 -4.9

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Sentra 5,210 4,995 4.3 76,514 94,031 -18.6

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Cube 1,565 0 0.0 18,414 0 0.0

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Altima 15,490 10,828 43.1 184,925 252,357 -26.7

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Maxima 4,995 2,718 83.8 47,931 43,673 9.7

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350/370Z 713 450 58.4 12,193 9,770 24.8

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GT-R 92 208 -55.8 1,415 1,581 -10.5

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Total Car 33,619 23,734 41.6 417,489 481,456 -13.3

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Frontier 2,007 1,171 71.4 25,427 43,595 -41.7

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Titan 1,501 1,022 46.9 16,894 31,929 -47.1

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Xterra 1,682 1,115 50.9 14,591 31,957 -54.3

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Pathfinder 1,630 1,214 34.3 16,027 32,004 -49.9

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Armada 953 713 33.7 8,265 14,753 -44.0

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Rogue 5,101 5,501 -7.3 70,671 66,137 6.9

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Murano 3,924 4,162 -5.7 47,044 64,940 -27.6

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Quest 227 342 -33.6 8,310 17,761 -53.2

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Total Truck 17,025 15,240 11.7 207,229 303,076 -31.6

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North American produced 39,249 28,653 37.0 474,981 642,104 -26.0

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Car 31,249 23,076 35.4 385,467 470,105 -18.0

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Truck 8,000 5,577 43.4 89,514 171,999 -48.0

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Import 11,395 10,321 10.4 149,737 142,428 5.1

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Car 2,370 658 260.2 32,022 11,351 182.1

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Truck 9,025 9,663 -6.6 117,715 131,077 -10.2

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INFINITI DIVISION

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November November Monthly CYTD CYTD CYTD

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2009 2008 % chg 2009 2008 % chg

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Infiniti Division Total 5,644 7,631 -26.0 71,981 104,717 -31.3

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G Sedan 2,102 3,495 -39.9 28,816 41,040 -29.8

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G Coupe 1,186 962 23.3 13,191 18,159 -27.4

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M 416 1,186 -64.9 7,693 14,424 -46.7

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QX56 534 496 7.7 5,304 7,285 -27.2

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EX 630 809 -22.1 7,049 11,996 -41.2

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FX 776 683 13.6 9,928 11,813 -16.0

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Total Car 3,704 5,643 -34.4 49,700 73,623 -32.5

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Total Truck 1,940 1,988 -2.4 22,281 31,094 -28.3

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NISSAN & INFINITI

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November November Monthly CYTD CYTD CYTD

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2009 2008 % chg 2009 2008 % chg

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TOTAL VEHICLE 56,288 46,605 20.8 696,699 889,249 -21.7

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Total Car 37,323 29,377 27.0 467,189 555,079 -15.8

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Total Truck 18,965 17,228 10.1 229,510 334,170 -31.3

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Selling days 23 25 280 282

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* All numbers include Hawaii