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Infiniti Reports September Sales

1 October 1998

Infiniti Reports September Sales; G20 Sales Up 14.4 Percent Over Previous Month

    CARSON, Calif., Oct. 1 -- Infiniti, the luxury division of
Nissan Motor Corporation U.S.A. (NMC), reported September sales of 5,826
units.  Calendar year-to-date sales for Infiniti reached 43,712 units, down
10.1 percent from the same period last year.
     The Infiniti G20 luxury sports sedan, new to showrooms in August,
maintained solid launch momentum with 1,645 units retailed in September, up
14.4 percent over last month.  Leading the division in sales was the I30
luxury sedan, with sales of 1,914 units.  Calendar year-to-date sales for the
I30 totaled 20,004 units.
    The Q45, which will receive numerous enhancements for the 1999 model year,
had sales of 743 units, while the QX4 luxury sport utility vehicle recorded
sales of 1,484 units during the month of September.
    Total NMC sales for September, including Nissan and Infiniti were 50,876
units.  Combined calendar year-to-date sales for Nissan and Infiniti Divisions
were 475,117 units.
    Infiniti is supported by a network of 150 retailers.  For information on
the complete line of Infiniti luxury vehicles and the Total Ownership
Experience(TM) philosophy, visit Infiniti online at http://www.infiniti-usa.com.

    Note:  All numbers include Hawaii.  Percentage changes based on DSR.

    Contact:   John Schilling @ 310-771-6057
               Tim Gallagher @ 310-771-5606

    (Or visit the Infiniti Online News Bureau at http://www.nissannews.com)

    NISSAN MOTOR CORPORATION U.S.A.
    Sales Report - September 1998

    Month-End Results
                        Cur.       Year   DSR %     CYTD      Year    DSR %
                       Month        Ago     +/-    Total       Ago      +/-

    Nissan Motor Corporation
     - Total          50,876     58,889   -17.1  475,117   578,365    -16.8
    Selling Days          25         24              226       229

    Nissan Division
     Total Sales      45,050     52,698   -17.9  431,405   529,106    -17.4

    NORTH AMERICA
    (Memo)  - Car     18,443     22,103   -19.9  198,400   240,047    -16.3
            - Truck   13,554     12,608     3.2   90,225   132,876    -31.2

            - Total
              North
              America 31,997     34,711   -11.5  288,625   372,923    -21.6
    IMPORT
             - Car     6,408     11,789   -47.8   92,927   100,797     -6.6
             - Truck   6,645      6,198     2.9   49,853    55,386     -8.8

             - Total
               Import 13,053     17,987   -30.3  142,780   156,183     -7.4

    - Total Car       24,851     33,892   -29.6  291,327   340,844    -13.4
    - Total Truck     20,199     18,806     3.1  140,078   188,262    -24.6
    - (Hawaii)*          544        353            3,500     3,226

    Infiniti Division
     Total Sales       5,826      6,191    -9.7   43,712    49,259    -10.1
      - Total Car      4,342      4,251    -1.9   31,495    36,067    -11.5
      - Total Truck    1,484      1,940   -26.6   12,217    13,192     -6.2
      - (Hawaii)*         30         30              170       164

    TOTAL IMPORT
              - Car   10,750     16,040   -35.7  124,422   136,864     -7.9
              - Truck  8,129      8,138    -4.1   62,070    68,578     -8.3
              - Total
                Import18,879     24,178   -25.0  186,492   205,442     -8.0

        ALL NUMBERS INCLUDE HAWAII
        *Hawaii is broken out separately for information only.