Nissan Appoints Jose Roman as New Managing Director for Latin America and the Caribbean

MEXICO CITY, Mexico - Nissan announced today that effective January 1, 2013, Jose Roman will be named director of Nissan Latin America & the Caribbean (NLAC). He will report directly to Jose Muñoz, senior vice president of Sales and Marketing for the Latin American region and Customer Quality and Dealer Network Development for Nissan Americas.

Nissan Latin America and the Caribbean is comprised of 37 countries. During the 2011 fiscal year the NLAC markets presented sales for 144,000 units and a market share of over 9 percent.

Roman will replace Ken Ramirez who, as a part of the Nissan-Renault strategic alliance, has accepted a key rotational leadership role with Renault.

Jose Roman joined Nissan Mexico in June 2012, as regional sales vice president of Nissan Mexico, where he built comprehensive relationships with distributors to increase Nissan's presence in Mexico.

Previously, he held several positions at General Motors where he worked in Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador and Venezuela. Roman holds a BA in Engineering from Ecuador's Universidad Pontifica Catolica and a graduate degree in sales and marketing from the University of San Francisco.

"Latin America is a very important market for Nissan. The same way he has fueled Nissan's success in Mexico, Jose Roman's ample experience will help us boost our expansion at a regional level," said Jose Muñoz, senior vice president of Sales and Marketing for the Latin American region and Customer Quality and Dealer Network Development of Nissan Americas.

Jose Muñoz expressed his gratitude to Ken Ramirez for his contributions to Nissan at his current role and wished him success in his new responsibility in Renault, partner of the strategic alliance.

About Nissan Latin America and the Caribbean
Nissan Latin America and the Caribbean (NLAC) includes 37 countries and during the 2011 fiscal year presented sales for 144,000 units and a market share of over 9% in the markets of the region. Operations in Latin America and the Caribbean cover the following markets: Antigua, Aruba, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, Bolivia, Chile, Costa Rica, Colombia, Curacao, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Grand Cayman, Granada, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras , Jamaica, Montserrat, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico, St. Kitts, Saint Lucia, Saint Martin, Saint Vincent, Surinam, Trinidad and Tobago, Uruguay y Venezuela. Recently commercial activities in Argentina were incorporated to NLAC so sales are still reported separately. For more information visit: www.nissanlac.com.

About Nissan Motor Co.
Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. is the second largest Japanese automotive company in terms of volume with corporate headquarters in Yokohama, Japan, and it is a corner stone of the Renault-Nissan Alliance. By operating with over 248,000 employees worldwide, Nissan sold 4.8 million vehicles in 2011. With strong commitment towards developing exciting and innovating products for all, Nissan offers a wide range of 64 models through the Nissan and Infiniti brands. As a pioneer in zero emissions mobility, Nissan made history with the introduction of Nissan LEAF, the first affordable and 100% electrical vehicle of mass production, awarded with a number of international awards, including the prestigious 2011 European Car of the Year award and the 2011 World Car award. For further information on our products, services and our commitment to sustainable mobility, visit our website at: http://www.nissan-global.com/EN/.

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