Nissan North America Announces June Sales

FRANKLIN, Tenn., July 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Nissan North America, Inc. (NNA) (Nasdaq: NSANY) today reported sales for June of 58,298 units versus 75,847 units a year ago, a decrease of 23.1 percent. Sales of Nissan Division vehicles decreased 21.9 percent, while sales of Infiniti vehicles decreased by 32.3 percent.

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NNA INFORMATION

• Combined sales for Nissan and Infiniti of 58,298 units, compared with last June’s sales of 75,847 units, marked a decrease of 23.1 percent.
• To ensure consistency in our global sales reporting, Nissan North America calculates monthly variances on a straight-percentage basis, unadjusted for the number of selling days in the month. This June had 25 selling days, and June 2008 had 24 selling days.

NISSAN HIGHLIGHTS

• Nissan vehicles saw sales of 51,994 units in June compared with 66,543 units sold in June 2008, a 21.9 percent decrease.
• Maxima sales for June totaled 4,560 vehicles, a 71.1 percent increase over sales of 2,656 in June 2008.
• Sales of the 370Z rose 11.3 percent in June 2009 compared with the same month last year.
• June was the first full sales month for cube(R) with 2,137 units.

INFINITI HIGHLIGHTS

• Infiniti sales for June were 6,304 units, down from 9,304 units a year ago, a decline of 32.3 percent. The all-new G Convertible went on sale June 18.
• Sales of the Infiniti QX56 rose 28.2 percent in June 2009 compared with a year earlier.

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 CO2 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 www.infinitiusa.com.

    NISSAN DIVISION
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                      June     June     Monthly   CYTD     CYTD     CYTD
                      2009     2008      % chg    2009     2008     % chg
    Nissan Division
     Total           51,994   66,543     -21.9  309,296  460,452    -32.8
    Versa             5,473    8,873     -38.3   31,869   45,625    -30.2
    Sentra            5,834   10,918     -46.6   34,248   59,104    -42.1
    Cube              2,137        0       n/a    3,882        0      n/a
    Altima           16,350   24,541     -33.4   96,428  158,006    -39.0
    Maxima            4,560    2,656      71.7   23,418   21,320      9.8
    350/370Z            924      830      11.3    8,127    6,577     23.6
    GT-R                150        0       n/a      867        0      n/a
    Total Car        35,428   47,818     -25.9  198,839  290,632    -31.6
    Frontier          2,036    2,399     -15.1   12,144   23,572    -48.5
    Titan             1,290    1,260       2.4    8,804   17,185    -48.8
    Xterra            1,161    1,206      -3.7    7,399   15,239    -51.4
    Pathfinder        1,320    1,436      -8.1    8,538   17,066    -50.0
    Armada              625      866     -27.8    4,250    8,629    -50.7
    Rogue             5,933    6,022      -1.5   37,277   36,834      1.2
    Murano            3,212    4,443     -27.7   27,012   41,774    -35.3
    Quest               989    1,093      -9.5    5,033    9,521    -47.1
    Total Truck      16,566   18,725     -11.5  110,457  169,820    -35.0
    North American
     produced        39,638   55,248     -28.3  232,131  375,267    -38.1
    Car              32,217   46,988     -31.4  185,963  284,055    -34.5
    Truck             7,421    8,260     -10.2   46,168   91,212    -49.4
    Import           12,356   11,295       9.4   77,165   85,185     -9.4
    Car               3,211      830     286.9   12,876    6,577     95.8
    Truck             9,145   10,465     -12.6   64,289   78,608    -18.2

    INFINITI DIVISION
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                      June     June     Monthly   CYTD     CYTD     CYTD
                      2009     2008      % chg    2009     2008     % chg
    Infiniti Division
     Total            6,304    9,305     -32.3   38,448   61,870    -37.9
    G Sedan           2,714    3,825     -29.0   15,079   24,904    -39.5
    G Coupe /
     Convertible      1,348    1,781     -24.3    6,124   11,656    -47.5
    M                   682    1,222     -44.2    4,950    8,777    -43.6
    QX56                550      429      28.2    2,319    4,595    -49.5
    EX                  448    1,042     -57.0    4,088    6,253    -34.6
    FX                  562    1,006     -44.1    5,888    5,685      3.6
    Total Car         4,744    6,828     -30.5   26,153   45,337    -42.3
    Total Truck       1,560    2,477     -37.0   12,295   16,533    -25.6

    NISSAN & INFINITI
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                      June     June     Monthly   CYTD     CYTD     CYTD
                      2009     2008      % chg    2009     2008     % chg

    TOTAL VEHICLE    58,298   75,848     -23.1  347,744  522,322    -33.4
    Total Car        40,172   54,646     -26.5  224,992  335,969    -33.0
    Total Truck      18,126   21,202     -14.5  122,752  186,353    -34.1
    Selling days         25       24                152      153

    * All numbers include Hawaii

SOURCE Nissan North America