The Renault-Nissan alliance
The Renault-Nissan alliance, established in March 1999, is the first industrial and commercial partnership of its kind involving a French and a Japanese company.
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Key facts of the Renault-Nissan alliance
- 2 global companies linked by cross-shareholdings
- 5th largest global automaker
- Globalmarket share of 9% (by volume)
- Significant presence in major world markets (United States, Europe, Japan, China, India, Russia)
Principles and objectives
The Alliance develops and implements a strategy of profitable growth. The objective is to establish a powerful automotive group and develop synergies while conserving the corporate culture and identity of each brand. The Alliance is built on values of trust and mutual respect.
The Alliance aims to rank among the top three automakers in terms of:
- quality and value of products and services in each region and market segment,
- key technologies in engines, electronics and the environment,
- operating profit.
Profits and results
Since the Alliance was established, Nissan has achieved a remarkable financial turnaround. Renault has reinforced its foundations in terms of operating performance and has accelerated its international development.
- Combined expertise and technology sharing:
- Nissan pilots the development of new gasoline engines while Renault focuses on diesel engines,
- Nissan actively participated in the development of the Renault group's first cross-over, which was conceived and designed by Renault, and is manufactured by Renault Samsung Motors in South Korea. - International development in emerging markets:
- a project to build a joint factory in Chennai (India),
- an agreement for the installation of a shared production site in Tangiers (Morocco),
- a partnership announced with Bajaj, an Indian manufacturer, to develop an ultra-low-cost vehicle by 2010,
- a partnership with the russian automaker AvtoVAZ.
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