NASHVILLE, Tenn., Aug. 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Nissan North America, Inc. (NNA) (Nasdaq: NSANY) today reported sales for July of 95,319 units versus 87,877 units a year ago, an increase of 8.5 percent. Sales of Nissan Division vehicles increased 9.9 percent, while sales of Infiniti vehicles decreased by 2.9 percent.

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NISSAN HIGHLIGHTS

-- Nissan vehicles saw sales of 86,070 units in July compared with July 2007's 78,351 units sold, a 9.9 percent increase.

-- Nissan's Versa subcompact posted strong sales of 8,701 units, up 14.4 percent.

-- Nissan's Sentra posted a 16.0 percent increase with sales of 10,977 units.

-- Sales of Nissan cars combined for 49,863 units, an increase of 4.8 percent from the prior year, while truck sales increased 17.7 percent to 36,207 units.

INFINITI HIGHLIGHTS

-- Infiniti sales for July declined to 9,249 units from 9,526, a decrease of 2.9 percent.

-- Sales of the G37 Coupe totaled 1,583 units, an increase of 45.0 percent over July 2007.

-- The all-new FX luxury crossover posted an increase of 19.2 percent with 1,729 units.

NNA INFORMATION

-- Combined sales for Nissan and Infiniti of 95,319 units, compared with last July's sales of 87,877 units, marking an increase of 8.5 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 July had 26 selling days in the month, while July 2007 had 24 selling days.

In North America, NNA's operations include automotive styling, engineering, consumer and corporate financing, sales and marketing, distribution and manufacturing.