Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi

Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi
legal form	Alliance / Alliance, and Dutch BV (GmbH)
founding	Allianz: 1999 BV: 2002
Seat	Amsterdam , Netherlands
management	Jean-Dominique Senard (Chairman of the Alliance Operating Board)
Number of employees	450,000 (2020)
Branch	Automobile manufacturing
Website	alliance-2022.com

The Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi alliance is an alliance of the three automobile manufacturers Renault , Nissan and Mitsubishi Motors .

history

On March 27, 1999, Louis Schweitzer and Yoshikazu Hanawa signed an alliance between Renault and Nissan in Tokyo . Three years later, on March 28, 2002, a BV was founded under Dutch law for a joint strategy and use of synergies : Renault-Nissan BV

In 2010, Renault-Nissan was the fourth largest automobile manufacturer with 6.7 million vehicles produced, behind Toyota , General Motors and Volkswagen AG, and ahead of the Hyundai Motor Group . Renault-Nissan was able to maintain its position from 2009, when 6.085 million vehicles were sold.

In 2014, Allianz took over the Russian car manufacturer AwtoWAS . This became part of the alliance with its Lada brand.

In 2016, Mitsubishi Motors joined the alliance as part of Nissan's entry into Mitsubishi .

In 2018, Allianz sold 10.76 million vehicles according to its own information.

Brands

Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi

Renault	Nissan	Mitsubishi	AwtoWAS
Renault	Nissan	Mitsubishi	Lada (brand)
Dacia	Infiniti (brand)
Renault Samsung	Datsun (brand)
Alpine	Venucia (joint venture)
	Prince (former brand)

Holdings

1. ↑ Dacia: 99.4% Renault, 0.6% free float
2. ↑ Renault Samsung: 80.1% Renault; 19.9% Samsung

Shares

The alliance is linked through a share swap. The resulting group “is based on trust and mutual respect”. Renault and Nissan each have a 40 percent stake in the alliance and Mitsubishi 20 percent.

Joint developments

In addition to a common platform strategy and jointly developed engines and components, there are also models that have emerged from badge engineering , such as E.g. the high-roof combination Renault Kangoo (= "Nissan Kubistar"), or the small vans (in cooperation with Opel ): Renault Trafic (= "Nissan Primastar") and Renault Master (= "Nissan Interstar").

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  On platform “B”: Nissan Tiida / Versa

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  On platform "B": Renault Clio III

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  Renault Trafic

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  Nissan Primastar

Synergies between Renault and Nissan are systematically used and created. The previously 33 platforms will be merged into ten by 2010, which already saved 1.4 billion dollars in purchasing in 2005 and even higher sums in development work. Nissan Micra and Renault Modus and other models are based on the common B platform, the C platform, on which Mégane and Scenic are based, will be the basis for Nissan's compact models such as the Almera .

Successful models are built in the partner's foreign plants, such as the Renault Scenic in the Mexican Nissan plant in Cuernavaca , the Nissan pickup in the Renault plant in Brazil . Joint logistics and distribution strengthens Nissan by leveraging Renault's strong presence in Europe and South America and strengthens Renault by leveraging Nissan's strong position in East Asia, North America and Australia. The Indian market is now being tackled together.

Sales figures

The Renault-Nissan alliance is currently the fourth largest automobile manufacturer after Volkswagen , Toyota and General Motors .

The following table shows the sales figures for the Allianz brands in 2016, as well as the sales development in 2016:

country	Renault	Nissan	Dacia	Infiniti	Datsun	Market share		development
						2015	2016
France	407.936	0069,072	110,529	003,295	-	29.1%	29.3%	0+ 6.4%
Germany	125,300	0072,547	049,124	002,197	-	07.1%	07.5%	+ 10.2%
Italy	121,137	0055,190	049,562	001,764	-	12.6%	12.4%	+ 13.6%
United Kingdom	085.102	0152.525	026,499	002,891	-	09.8%	09.9%	0+ 3.9%
Spain	090,540	0057,124	044,601	001,234	-	17.1%	16.8%	0+ 8.6%
United States	-	1,426,130	-	138.293	-	08.5%	08.9%	0+ 5.4%
Canada	-	0122.059	-	012.094	-	06.8%	06.9%	0+ 3.2%
Mexico	029,917	0402.055	-	002,231	-	27.6%	27.1%	+ 16.3%
Argentina (2015)	077,380	0007,438	-	-	-	13.8%	12.8%	+ 19.3% (until June 16)
Brazil (2015)	181,563	0061,235	-	-	-	09.8%	010.1%	−19.7%
Russia (2015)	120,411	091,100	-	005,495	31,697	15.5%	14.6%	−22.1%

Strategic cooperation with Daimler

→ Main article : Daimler-Renault-Nissan Alliance

In 2010 the Renault-Nissan alliance started a strategic cooperation with Daimler. Daimler has a 3.1% stake in Nissan and Renault, while Nissan and Renault each hold 1.55% of Daimler shares.

Common projects:

• shared use of motors and drives
• Renault Kangoo II as the basis for the Mercedes-Benz Citan
• common floor pan for Renault Twingo III and Smart
• Mercedes-Benz engines for Infiniti Q50
• Infiniti Q30 based on the Mercedes-Benz A-Class
• Nissan Navara as the basis for the Renault Alaskan and the Mercedes-Benz X-Class

Participation in AwtoWAS

The Renault-Nissan Alliance announced in December 2012 that it intends to take over a majority in the Russian car manufacturer AwtoWAS through a joint venture called Alliance Rostec Auto BV . In mid-2014, 67.13% of the shares in Alliance Rostec Auto BV are to be held by Renault-Nissan, with Alliance Rostec Auto BV holding 74.5% in AwtoWAS. AwtoWAS is the largest automobile manufacturer in Russia and produces models of the Lada brand. In April 2014, Carlos Ghosn described AwtoWAS as “part of the alliance”. The sales figures of the Lada models have already been included in the list of sales results for Renault-Nissan in 2013. Renault-Nissan wants to make AwtoWAS more competitive through modernizations and lead Lada as the main brand in Russia. In addition, models from the Renault, Nissan, Datsun and Infiniti brands are to be offered in Russia.

Technical synergies are also created with AwtoWAS: Datsun on-Do is based on an adapted Lada Granta platform and is being built at the AwtoWAS plant in Togliatti , Russia .

Nissan joins Mitsubishi

According to an announcement by Nissan on May 12, 2016, Nissan acquired a total of 34% of the shares in Mitsubishi Motors by October 20, 2016 . In contrast to the stake in AwtoWAS, which was made by Renault-Nissan BV, this time it was the alliance partner Nissan alone who acquired the shares. Mitsubishi has been part of the Renault-Nissan alliance since then.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ http://www.auto.de/magazin/showArticle/article/48598/Grafik-Die-fuenf-groessten-Autosteller-der-Welt-Toyota-an-der-Spitze-VW-auf-Rang-drei
2. ↑ Automobil Produktion (April 9, 2010): Automobile Manufacturers : Sales Giants 2009 ( Memento of the original from April 11, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
3. ↑ ^{a b c} http://reports.nissan-global.com/EN/?p=14846 (English)
4. ↑ Paul Horrell: Mitsubishi has joined Renault-Nissan. Here's what you need to know. In: Top Gear . October 21, 2016, accessed November 26, 2018 . 
5. ↑ THE KEY FACTS & FIGURES. Retrieved January 18, 2020 . 
6. ↑ 4-traders: MITSUBISHI MOTORS CORPORATION company: Shareholders, managers and business summary | Tokyo: 7211 | 4 traders. Retrieved June 3, 2018 . 
7. ↑ 4-traders: Nissan Motor Co Ltd company: Shareholders, managers and business summary | Tokyo: 7201 | 4 traders. Retrieved June 3, 2018 . 
8. ↑ 4-traders: Nissan Motor Co Ltd company: Shareholders, managers and business summary | Tokyo: 7201 | 4 traders. Retrieved June 3, 2018 . 
9. ↑ Alliance Booklet 2006 (PDF; 2.0 MB)
10. ↑ focus2move.com
11. ↑ ^{a b} the Renault-Nissan Alliance and Daimler agree on a far-reaching strategic cooperation ( Memento of the original from September 27, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
12. ↑ Renault-Nissan et Daimler signed leur union (French)
13. ↑ Renault-Nissan Alliance deepens partnership with Daimler
14. ^ Spiegel Online: Autograph Infiniti Q50
15. ↑ AutoBild: Infiniti Q30 / Mercedes A-Class: IAA 2013 - Is the better A-Class coming from Japan?
16. ↑ Archived copy ( memento of the original from July 19, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (English) 
17. ↑ http://www.nissan-global.com/EN/COMPANY/PROFILE/ALLIANCE/RENAULT04/ (English)
18. ↑ http://www.autocarindia.com/auto-news/datsun-on-do-sedan-for-russia-unveiled-381903.aspx (English)
19. ^ Nissan and Mitsubishi Motors Plan Alliance. May 12, 2016, accessed October 30, 2016 . 
20. ↑ Nissan strengthens alliance with acquisition of 34% stake in Mitsubishi Motors ( Memento from October 31, 2016 in the Internet Archive )