Renault-Nissan Alliance

PARIS/ TOKYO/ JOHANNESBURG, July 18, 2008 -- The Renault-Nissan Alliance has confirmed the launch of a new manufacturing project in South Africa. Nissan’s manufacturing plant at Rosslyn was identified as having the potential to maximize synergies between Renault and Nissan.

Highlights:
* A new Nissan half-ton Pickup NP200 and Renault Sandero are to be produced at Nissan’s Rosslyn plant (Pretoria). Production of the new Nissan half-ton Pickup NP200 has already started in the plant. The production of Renault Sandero will start in 2009.
* This project marks the first time that a Renault vehicle will be produced in South Africa.
* Some 300 jobs will be created in the plant in 2008.

Facility to Produce up to 400,000 Passenger Vehicles Annually

CHENNAI, India, June 6, 2008 – Renault Nissan Automotive India Private Limited (RNAIPL) today hosted the ground breaking ceremony for its new passenger vehicle plant in Chennai, India, expected to begin operations in 2010. The facility will have an annual production capacity of 400,000 and will produce vehicles for export and the local market for both Renault and Nissan.

A 50:50 joint venture between Renault and Nissan to manufacture passenger vehicles, RNAIPL represents an investment of a minimum of Rs 4,500 crore (€780 million / U.S. $1.1 billion).

PARIS, May 29, 2008 – A zero-emission motoring future has moved two steps closer thanks to environmental commitments from the Renault-Nissan Alliance.

For the initial step, Renault-Nissan Alliance will mass-market electric vehicles in Israel and Denmark in 2011 as announced at the beginning of this year. Moreover, Nissan has recently announced its plans to start selling electric vehicles in the US and Japan by the end of 2010.

And for the second step, Renault-Nissan Alliance is developing fuel cell-powered electric vehicles. Two prototypes are currently in an advanced engineering phase :

* Nissan’s pioneering X-Trail fuel cell vehicle has been undergoing ‘real-world’ testing for more than two years, with examples leased to government authorities in Japan.

Wholesale Price Range Starting From $2,500 US

PARIS / PUNE / TOKYO, May 12, 2008 – Mr. Rajiv Bajaj, Managing Director of Bajaj and Mr. Carlos Ghosn, President and CEO of Renault and President and CEO of Nissan, today announced they will form a joint-venture company to develop, produce and market the car code-named ULC with a wholesale price range starting from 2500 USD . The new joint-venture company will be 50% owned by Bajaj Auto, 25% by Renault and 25% by Nissan.

April 1, 2008 -- As it celebrates its seventh anniversary, Renault-Nissan Purchasing Organization (RNPO) expands its scope and will cover 90% of the Alliance purchasing turnover. RNPO purchases will reach EUR60 billion (USD94.7 billion and JPY9.4 trillion) in 2008 compared to EUR58 billion (USD91.5 billion and JPY9.1 trillion) in 2007.

From April 1, 2008, the Renault-Nissan Purchasing Organization expands its activities to cover all purchasing of after sales parts and accessories and will now reach 90% of the Alliance purchasing turnover, against 83% previously. RNPO is now responsible for 100% of Renault and Nissan’s parts purchases.

March 27, 2008 -- The Renault-Nissan Alliance actively supports the initiative of Project Better Place, which announced today its second deployment in Denmark.

• Renault will provide Danish customers with 100% electric vehicles at European standards in 2011, providing zero emission mobility while at the same time offering driving performance similar to a gasoline engine.

• Nissan, through its joint venture with NEC, has created an advanced lithium-ion battery pack that both meets the requirements of this electric vehicle and can be mass-produced.

Creation of the Renault-Nissan Alliance manufacturing complex in Tangier, Morocco

January 18, 2008, Rabat (Morocco) -- In the presence of, Mr. Abbas El Fassi, Prime Minister of Morocco:
Mr. Salaheddine Mezouar, Minister of the Economy and Finance,
Mr. Ahmed Chami, Minister of Trade, Industry and New Technologies,
Mr. Karim Ghellab, Minister of Equipment and Transportation,
Mrs Amina Benkhadra, Minister of Energy, Mining, Water and the Environment
Mr. Jamal Arhmani, Minister of Labor and Professional Training
and Mr. Bernard Rey, Renault Senior Vice President, representative of Renault s.a.s,
Mr. Christian Estève, representative of the Renault Tangier Mediterranean project enterprise signed a framework agreement and six application agreements.