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Nissan North America Announces February Sales [March. 1, 06]

GARDENA, Calif. (March 1, 2006) – Nissan North America, Inc. (NNA) reported 84,241 total sales in February, a 2.2 percent increase over last year, making it NNA’s best ever February. The Nissan Division posted a 3.3 percent increase over last year, with the division, and several individual vehicles, including the Altima, Pathfinder, Murano and Titan, celebrating best-ever February sales. While NNA’s luxury division, Infiniti, posted a 5.5 percent decrease in sales, the all-new Infiniti M saw record February sales.

NISSAN HIGHLIGHTS
· February sales for Nissan-brand vehicles of 74,997 units were up 3.3 percent when compared to last year with 72,625 units sold and mark the division’s best February on record.
· Altima saw record sales for February, with 20,080 units sold marking a 5.4 percent increase from one year ago.
· Titan pickup saw strong sales of 7,009 units, a record for February.
· Pathfinder (6,680 units sold) also posted record sales for February, with a 9.6 percent increase.
· Murano continues to post strong sales, with 7,421 units sold also marking a monthly record.

INFINITI HIGHLIGHTS
· Sales for Infiniti were down 6.5 percent from last February with 9,244 units sold
· The all-new M continued its strong sales momentum with 2,000 units sold and posts its best February ever

NNA INFORMATION
· Combined February sales for Nissan and Infiniti totaled 84,241 units, a 2.2 percent increase when compared to last year with 82,412 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 www.nissannews.com or by contacting the corporate media line at 310/771-5631.




NISSAN DIVISION SALES
February 2006 February
2005 Monthly DSR
%Change CYTD
2006 CYTD
2005 CYTD DSR
%Change
Nissan Divison Total 74,997
72,625
-3.3
142,831
140,496
1.7

Sentra 9,945
8,502
17.0
19,752
16,579
18.4

Altima 20,080
19,044
5.4
36,838
36,139
1.9

Maxima 5,319
5,971
-10.9
10,214
11,675
-12.5

350Z 2,249
2,138
5.2
4,019
3,866
4.0

- Total Car 37,593
35,655
5.4
70,823
68,359
3.6

Frontier 5,845
6,077
-3.8
11,391
11,976
-4.9

Xterra 6,023
6,149
-2.0
11,648
11,134
4.6

Pathfinder 6,680
6,094
9.6
12,759
12,453
2.5

Murano 7,421
5,743
29.2
14,409
11,179
28.9

Quest 1,917
2,801
-31.6
3,641
5,303
-31.3

Armada 2,509
3,212
-21.9
5,211
6,639
-21.5

Titan 7,009
6,894
1.7
12,949
13,453
-3.7

-Total Truck 37,404
36,970
1.2
72,008
72,137
-0.2

North American
Produced 65,326
64,466
1.3
124,399
124,679
-0.2

Car 35,344
33,517
5.5
66,804
64,493
3.6

Truck 29,982
30,949
-3.1
57,595
60,186
-4.3

Import 9,671
8,159
18.5
18,432
15,817
16.5

Car 2,249
2,138
5.2
4,019
3,866
4.0

Truck 7,422
6,021
23.3
14,413
11,951
20.6


INFINITI DIVISION SALES
February
2006 February
2005 Monthly DSR
%Change CYTD
2006 CYTD
2005 CYTD DSR
%Change
Infiniti Division Total 9,244
9,787
-5.5
17,301
18,500
-6.5

I35 1
253
-99.6
1
644
-99.8

G35 Sedan 2,891
3,941
-26.6
5,316
7,153
-25.7

G35 Coupe 1,643
2,043
-19.6
3,161
3,704
-14.7

M45 2,000
225
788.9
3,892
315
1135.6

Q45 56
137
-59.1
104
245
-57.6

QX56 981
1,126
-12.9
1,866
2,389
-21.1

FX 1,672
2,062
-18.9
2,939
4,967
-27.1

- Total Car 6,591
6,599
-0.1
12,474
5,482
3.3

- Total Truck 2,653
3,188
-16.8
4,827
3,231
-24.8




COMBINED NISSAN AND INFINITI SALES
February
2006 February
2005 Monthly DSR
%Change CYTD
2006 CYTD
2005 CYTD DSR
%Change
TOTAL VEHICLE 84,241
82,412
2.2
160,132
158,996
0.7

- Total Car 44,184
42,254
4.6
83,297
80,440
3.6

- Total Truck 40,057
40,158
-0.3
76,835
78,556
-2.2

Selling Days 24
24
24
24

*All numbers include Hawaii. Two (2) QX4 vehicles were sold.


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