November 19, 2002

FY2002 Semi-Annual Consolidated Financial Results
(Six months ended September 30, 2002)

Company name Nissan Motor CO., Ltd.
Stock exchanges on which the shares are listed Tokyo, Osaka, Nagoya, Fukuoka and Sapporo Stock Exchanges in Japan
Code number 7201
Location of the head office Tokyo
URL http://www.nissan-global.com/EN/IR/
Contact person Sadayuki Hamaguchi, Deputy general manager,
Global Communications and Investor Relations Department
Tel. (03) 3543 - 5523
Date of the meeting of the Board of Directors for FY2002 semi-annual financial results November 19, 2002
Whether or not to be prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States No


1.Results of FY2002 semi-annual period (April 1,2002 through September 30,2002)


<1> Results of consolidated operations (Amounts less than one million yen are rounded.)
  Net sales Operating income Ordinary income
FY2002 1st half
FY2001 1st half
Millions of yen
3,285,463
2,977,543
%
10.3
(1.4)
Millions of yen
348,299
188,777
%
84.5
40.5
Millions of yen
323,500
160,313
%
101.8
22.7
FY2001 6,196,241 1.8 489,215 68.5 414,744 46.9

  Net income Net income per share - basic Net income per share - diluted
FY2002 1st half
FY2001 1st half
Millions of yen
287,705
230,296
%
24.9
33.9
yen
68.34
57.95
yen
67.78
54.02
FY2001 372,262 12.4 92.61 92.13

Note 1 : Equity in earnings of affiliates : FY02 1st half 527 million yen, FY01 1st half 2,497 million yen, FY01 921million yen.

Note 2 : Net average number of shares issued and outstanding in each period after adjustment (consolidated).
FY02 1st half 4,209,698,825 shares, FY01 1st half 3,973,709,865 shares, FY01 4,019,846,931shares
(Adjustment is mainly for treasury stocks owned by Renault.)

Note 3: No change of accounting treatment method.

Note 4: Regarding net sales, operating income, ordinary income and net income, percent indications show percentage of changes from previous semi-annual period.

<2> Consolidated financial position

  Total assets Shareholders' equity Ratio of shareholders' equity Shareholders' equity per share
FY2002 1st half
FY2001 1st half
Millions of yen
6,978,163
6,367,608
Millions of yen
1,663,915
1,159,335
%
23.8
18.2
yen
395.89
291.75
FY2001 7,215,005 1,620,822 22.5 358.84

Note : Net number of shares issued and outstanding at the end of each period after adjustment (consolidated).
FY02 1st half 4,202,944,006 shares, FY01 1st half 3,973,716,932 shares, FY01 4,516,871,223 shares
(Adjustment is mainly for treasury stocks owned by Renault.)

<3> Consolidated cash flows

  From operating activities From investing activities From financing activities Cash and cash equivalents at the end of period
FY2002 1st half
FY2001 1st half
Millions of yen
271,106
35,531
Millions of yen
(172,308)
(139,952)
Millions of yen
(127,319)
(7,050)
Millions of yen
249,693
180,686
FY2001 222,214 (524,389) 280,915 279,653


<4> Scope of consolidation and equity method
Number of consolidated subsidiaries 286 companies
Number of unconsolidated subsidiaries accounted for by the equity method 12 companies
Number of affiliates accounted for by the equity method 33 companies


<5>Changes in scope of consolidation and equity method of accounting
Number of newly consolidated subsidiaries 5 companies
Number of consolidated subsidiaries excluded from consolidation 16 companies
Number of affiliates newly accounted for by the equity method 3 companies
Number of affiliates excluded from the equity method of accounting 7 companies

2.Consolidated forecast for FY02 (April 1, 2002 through March 31, 2003)
  Net sales Ordinary income Net income
FY02 Millions of yen
6,800,000
Millions of yen
660,000
Millions of yen
490,000

Reference : Forecast of Net income per share (yen) 116.58