Post on 10-Apr-2020
Twingo 3 test driveNantes, September 24, 2014
Jacques VerdonckAlliance Global Director
Cooperation with Daimler Group
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Source: company reports / IHS Global Insight ; GM: includes Wuling
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* Capitalization on April 6th, 2010
CAPITALIZATION10.5 b€ *
CAPITALIZATION29.7 b€*
CAPITALIZATION37.7 b€ *
3.1%3.1%
1.55%1.55%
• A Cooperation Committee chaired by D. Zetsche and C. Ghosnmeets once a month.
• Steering Committees in place for each project / function,reporting to the Cooperation Committee.
An equity tie-up strengthens the cooperation and provides a stable foundation
April 6, 2010
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A broad strategic cooperation enabling the three companies to increase each Party’s competitiveness
Better access to new markets and segments… through leveraging partners’s market position
Reduced cost and investment… through scale, leveraging specific skills between partners, and making use of existing production capacities
Increased speed and time-to-market… by ramping up know how and technology access between partners
A continuously growing strategic cooperation
New automatic transmission licensingNew automatic transmission licensing
Supply of powertrainsSupply of powertrains
CitanCitan
EdisonEdison
Edison EV componentsEdison EV components
Infiniti Q30Infiniti Q30
X-supply Canter/AtlasX-supply Canter/Atlas
Decherd Engine plantDecherd Engine plant
Co-development of new H engineCo-development of new H engine
Common Fuel Cell ProgramCommon Fuel Cell Program
Infiniti Q50Infiniti Q50
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
Caravan light vanCaravan light van
Joint-venture MexicoJoint-venture Mexico
MFA2MFA2
Quick wins
small gasoline engine for smart, 1.5L I4 Diesel for MFA1, 1.6L I4 Diesel for C Class and Vito.2.2L I4 Diesel for Q50, 2.0L I4 Gasoline for Q50.
Gasoline, diesel engines and
transmissions
2011Supply of powertrains
Infiniti
Cléon, Valladolid,
Pitesti
Daimler
Kölleda, Untertürkheim
1st vehicle on the road
Same front-wheel drive architecture and same engine sharedby Kangoo and Citan.
Front-wheel drivearchitecture
Gasoline and diesel engines
2012Mercedes-Benz City Van: Citan
Kangoo
MaubeugeFRANCE
Citan
1st joint Alliance-Daimler platform
Same rear-wheel drive architecture and same engine sharedby new smart 2- and 4-seater and new Renault Twingo.The cars go on sale in the second half of 2014.
Rear-wheel drivearchitecture
Gasoline and electricalengines
HambachFRANCE
2-seat smart
2014Next-generation Smart and Twingo
Twingo
Novo MestoSLOVENIA
4-seat smart
Building Construction – November 2012
2014Manufacturing at the Infiniti Decherd Powertrain Plant (Tennessee)of a 2.0-liter turbocharged gasoline 4-cylinder developed by Daimler.
Capable of producing up to 250,000 engines per year.The engines will initially be used in European versions of the Infiniti Q50 sports sedan and the Mercedes-Benz C-Class assembled in Tuscaloosa, Alabama
1st Infiniti compact premium vehicle
Use of components from Daimler’s compact car architecture (MFA1) in a brand specific way.
Front-wheel drivearchitecture
Gasoline and diesel engines
2015Infiniti Q30
SunderlandUK
NISSAN MOTOR CO.
Infiniti Q30
Renault and Daimler joint development and manufacture of a new direct-injection turbocharged engine family, offering a significant improvement in fuel economy, as well as low emissions. The engines start production in 2016.
Direct injection turbochargedengine family
2016Joint development of Alliance-Daimler 3- and 4- cylinder engines
1st joint Alliance-Daimler new engine
Sharing brand new 9S automatic transmission with "start and stop" and "park and shift by wire” technologies.
2016Manufacturing Daimler’s advanced 9- speed automatic transmissions for Nissan and Infiniti vehicles
JATCO Japan
License
Production of Mercedes-Benz and Infiniti vehicles at new plant in Aguascalientes, Mexico, starts in 2017.
2017Joint development and joint manufacturingof next generation of compact cars MFA2 and IFA2
Aguascalientes, Mexico
front-wheel drivearchitecture
Gasoline and diesel engines
2nd joint Alliance-Daimler platform
MFA 2
IFA 2
Co-develop a program aiming at the launching of several new products(10 derivatives in 43 months, 6,8 M units LC)Mercedes Benz CLA, GLA, A & B class next generation (MFA II) Infiniti New sedan and H/B segment (IFA II)
Development: Joint development Nissan and Daimler Manufacturing: Las Aguascalientes, Mexico and other plants Market: EU, US, PRC, etc
C-Segment: Next Generation Compact Car
Infiniti and Mercedes-Benz models Market: Manufacturing:
WorldwideDaimler / Nissan Plant Las Aguascalientes (Mexico)
Building Construction – November 2012
Joint production in a new plant in Mexico of the Next Generation Compact Car
Main Achievements in 4.5 Years
First achievements are
visible(Citan, OM607, Decherd, Infiniti Q50, Twingo –
smart 2S and 4S)
Set of common rules have
been agreed
Cooperation has significantly expanded
since April 2010
Mindset of people involved in the cooperation is
good (employees survey results
2010 and 2012)
Yearly communication
event with CEOs
Internal events cross company
Excellence Program
Best Practices
Clear governance is established (CC meetings, Stecos, workshops, small circle meetings…)
Next steps:
• Make sure that projects are on track and that products meet each
party’s expectations.
• Initiate new projects to support each party’s long term strategy.
• Keep on promoting the core values of the strategic cooperation:
respect, trust, transparency.
• Keep on safeguarding the brand identity and product differentiation of
each company