National Press Release

FRANKLIN, Tenn. March 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Nissan North America, Inc. (Nasdaq: NSANY) (NNA) today reported sales for February of 54,249 units versus 86,219 units a year ago, a decrease of 37.1 percent. Sales of Nissan Division vehicles decreased 37.1 percent, while sales of Infiniti vehicles decreased by 36.8 percent.

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NNA INFORMATION

    --  Combined sales for Nissan and Infiniti of 54,249 units, compared with
        last February's sales of 86,219 units, marked a decrease of 37.1
        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 February
        had 24 selling days, and February 2008 had 25 selling days.

NISSAN HIGHLIGHTS

    --  Nissan vehicles saw sales of 47,890 units in February compared with
        76,151 units sold in February 2008, a 37.1 percent decrease.
    --  Sales of the iconic Z sports car totaled 1,452 units in February, a 33.0
        percent increase from a year ago.
    --  The Rogue compact crossover saw sales of 5,515 units, an increase of 5.6
        percent over the prior year.

INFINITI HIGHLIGHTS

    --  Infiniti sales for February were 6,359 units, down from 10,068 a year
        ago, a decline of 36.8 percent.
    --  The Infiniti FX luxury crossover experienced a sales increase in
        February of 21.4 percent over the prior year, with sales of 1,074 units.

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.infiniti.com.

    NISSAN DIVISION
                          February  February  Monthly   CYTD     CYTD    CYTD
                             2009      2008   % chg     2009     2008   % chg
    Nissan Division Total  47,890    76,151    -37.1  94,659  144,112   -34.3
    Versa                   5,045     5,708    -11.6  10,047   11,317   -11.2
    Sentra                  5,762     7,309    -21.2  11,093   14,479   -23.4
    Altima                 16,002    23,363    -31.5  30,137   44,998   -33.0
    Maxima                  2,798     4,540    -38.4   5,444    8,337   -34.7
    350Z                    1,452     1,092     33.0   2,732    1,963    39.2
    GT-R                      169         0       NA     263        0      NA
    Total Car              31,228    42,012    -25.7  59,716   81,094   -26.4
    Frontier                1,617     4,661    -65.3   3,220    8,725   -63.1
    Titan                   1,508     3,794    -60.3   2,966    7,486   -60.4
    Xterra                  1,105     3,548    -68.9   2,409    7,062   -65.9
    Pathfinder              1,498     3,765    -60.2   3,045    6,698   -54.5
    Armada                    602     1,851    -67.5   1,319    3,528   -62.6
    Rogue                   5,515     5,223      5.6  11,317   10,658     6.2
    Murano                  4,126    10,074    -59.0   9,330   15,763   -40.8
    Quest                     691     1,223    -43.5   1,337    3,098   -56.8
    Total Truck            16,662    34,139    -51.2  34,943   63,018   -44.6
    North American
     produced              36,628    59,762    -38.7  71,017  115,728   -38.6
    Car                    29,607    40,920    -27.6  56,721   79,131   -28.3
    Truck                   7,021    18,842    -62.7  14,296   36,597   -60.9
    Import                 11,262    16,389    -31.3  23,642   28,384   -16.7
    Car                     1,621     1,092     48.4   2,995    1,963    52.6
    Truck                   9,641    15,297    -37.0  20,647   26,421   -21.9

    INFINITI DIVISION
                          February  February  Monthly   CYTD     CYTD    CYTD
                             2009      2008   % chg     2009     2008   % chg
    Infiniti Division
     Total                  6,359    10,068    -36.8  13,474   18,712   -28.0
    G Sedan                 2,145     4,085    -47.5   4,754    7,455   -36.2
    G Coupe                   900     1,657    -45.7   1,800    3,208   -43.9
    M                       1,107     1,581    -30.0   2,283    3,004   -24.0
    QX56                      253       941    -73.1     490    1,741   -71.9
    EX                        880       919     -4.2   1,656    1,609     2.9
    FX                      1,074       885     21.4   2,491    1,695    47.0
    Total Car               4,152     7,323    -43.3   8,837   13,667   -35.3
    Total Truck             2,207     2,745    -19.6   4,637    5,045    -8.1

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

    TOTAL VEHICLE          54,249    86,219    -37.1 108,133  162,824   -33.6
    Total Car              35,380    49,335    -28.3  68,553   94,761   -27.7
    Total Truck            18,869    36,884    -48.8  39,580   68,063   -41.8
    Selling days               24        25               50       50


    * All numbers include Hawaii

SOURCE Nissan North America, Inc.