Signed on March 27, 1999, the Renault-Nissan Alliance has built a unique business model that has created significant value for both companies. For over 12 years, employees at Renault and Nissan have worked as partners with an attitude of mutual respect and company pride while keeping brands and corporate identities.
2011 Alliance Sales Results
Renault-Nissan Alliance signing
(March 27, 1999)
Left: Yoshikazu Hanawa, President and Chief Executive Officer
of Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
Right: Louis Schweitzer, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Renault
The Renault-Nissan Alliance had a record year with 8.03 million* units sold in 2011. Despite financial uncertainty and natural disasters, global sales increased 10 percent over the prior year, led by strong sales in emerging markets and the United States. The rise in sales resulted in the Alliance capturing 10.7% of the global auto market in 2011.
- * Sales of AvtoVAZ/Lada were 637,179 units (included)
- Nissan Group (Nissan and Infiniti brands included) sales: 4,669,981 units
- Renault Group (Renault, Renault Samsung Motors and Dacia brands included) sales: 2,722,062 units
Strategic Cooperation Between Renault-Nissan Alliance and Daimler AG
Strategic collaboration announced at Brussels, Belgium
(April 7, 2010)
Left: Carlos Ghosn, Chairman and CEO of the Renault-Nissan Alliance
Right: Dieter Zetsche, Chairman of the Board of Management of Daimler AG and head of Mercedes-Benz Cars
Nissan concluded the contract about a wide-ranging strategic cooperation among Nissan, Renault and Daimler AG, a German leading automotive company, which includes the new common architecture for small vehicles, the sharing of highly fuel-efficient diesel and gasoline engines and the collaboration on light commercial vehicles. In order to ensure this cooperation more effective, Nissan and Renault each holds 1.55% of Daimler AG's shares, Daimler AG holds 3.10% of Nissan's shares and 3.10% of Renault shares.
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