Nissan appoints Daniele Schillaci to lead global marketing and sales

Nissan Motor Co. announced that Daniele Schillaci, most recently a Top Sales and Marketing Executive at Toyota Motor Company's European region, will assume the duties as Global Head of Marketing and Sales beginning July 15, 2015.

Schillaci will be an Executive VP

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Arnaud Deboeuf appointed Alliance Senior Vice-President of Renault-Nissan BV and Alliance CEO Office

Effective April 1, 2015, Arnaud Deboeuf is appointed Alliance Senior Vice-President, Renault-Nissan BV and Alliance CEO Office. He replaces Christian Mardrus. Deboeuf, 47, will report directly to the Renault-Nissan Alliance Chairman and CEO Carlos Ghosn.

As announced

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Renault to hire 1,000 people on fixed-term contracts in France in 2015

Renault confirms the commitment made on 13 March, 2013 upon signing the 'Contract for a new dynamic of growth and social development for Renault in France' by hiring new employees. Due to the competitiveness agreement's effects, in addition to a promising

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Nissan and NASA partner to jointly develop and deploy autonomous drive vehicles

Nissan Motor Co., through its North American-based organization, and NASA announced the formation of a five-year research and development partnership to advance autonomous vehicle systems and prepare for commercial application of the technology.

Researchers

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Renault-Nissan Alliance sells its 200,000th electric vehicle

The Renault-Nissan Alliance has sold its 200,000th electric vehicle and has a leading 58 per cent market share for zero-emission cars.

Together, Renault and Nissan EVs have driven approximately 4-billion zero-emission kilometers - enough to circle the earth 100,000 times.

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Nissan appoints Philippe Klein as Chief Planning Officer

Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. President and CEO Carlos Ghosn announced the appointment of Philippe Klein from September 15, 2014, as Chief Planning Officer and a member of the company's Executive Committee following approval by the company's Board of Directors.

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Renault-Nissan Alliance and Daimler expand cooperation with new plant in Mexico

The Renault-Nissan Alliance and Daimler AG are significantly expanding their cooperation with joint development of premium compact vehicles and joint production in Mexico.

Renault-Nissan CEO Carlos Ghosn and Daimler CEO Dieter Zetsche announced

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Renault announces new investments in Brazil

Renault Group Chairman and Chief Executive Carlos Ghosn announced a new investment cycle in Brazil in the amount of R$ 500-million (£133-million) over the 2014-2019 period. This investment will be channelled into the development of two new cars at Renault's plant in

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Renault invests €12-million in 330 citizenship initiatives in 2013

Renault invests €12-million in 330 citizenship initiatives in 2013. In 2013 a total of €12-million was invested in 330 actions, 75 per cent of which were financial donations while the rest took the form of skills sponsorship and other contributions (supplying equipment, vehicles

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Renault signed new joint-venture with Dongfeng in China; will establish new manufacturing plant

Carlos Ghosn, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Renault, and Xu Ping, Chairman of Dongfeng Motor, signed a contract for the creation of a new joint-venture company for localised production in China - Dongfeng Renault Automotive Company (DRAC).

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Nissan inaugurates all-new Aguascalientes, Mexico plant

Nissan celebrated an important milestone in its 'Power 88' growth strategy with the opening of the first phase of a US$ 2-billion manufacturing complex in Aguascalientes, Mexico. The new plant is Nissan's third in Mexico and will raise the company's

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Nissan ZEOD RC, electric racecar unveiles at Nismo, Yokohama

After an intense eight months of development, design and construction, Nissan's revolutionary Nissan ZEOD RC electric racecar was unveiled at the headquarters of Nissan's performance arm, Nismo, in Yokohama.

The zero-emissions on demand racer has

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Renault-Nissan Alliance continues progress in closing the global gender gap

The Renault-Nissan Alliance continues to make progress in closing the gender gap, and in the past year the organization has particularly accelerated recruitment and advancement of women in key growth markets.

Russia and Brazil are among Renault-Nissan's

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Renault-Nissan Alliance inaugurates the second production line at Tangier plant

Presided over by Abdelkader Amara, Moroccan Minister of Industry, Trade and New Technologies, and in the presence of Jacques Prost, Managing Director of the Renault Morocco Group, and a number of key figures in politics and economics, the inauguration of the

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Datsun unveils all new Datsun Go+ and confirms 2014 line-up for its return to Indonesia

The Datsun brand expand its global footprint rapidly with world premiere of the all-new Datsun GO+ in Jakarta. Datsun also confirmed that the Datsun GO hatchback will become the second product in the brand's Indonesian range from 2014, with specific tailoring for

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Renault and Indomobil partner for success in Indonesia

Carlos Ghosn, Chairman and CEO of Renault, and Jusak Kertowidjojo, President Director, PT Indomobil Sukses International, Tbk, signed a partnership agreement to launch Renault on the Indonesian market.

Renault will lay a strong foundation for future growth by

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Renault reports four new appointments

Renault has appointed Thierry Bollore as Chief Competitive Officer.

He is In-charge of the existing following functions - Design-Product-Programs, Engineering-Quality-IS/IT, Purchasing, Manufacturing and Supply chain. His main missions will be to reinforce the development of an

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Renault-Nissan sells its 100,000th zero-emisson car

The Renault-Nissan Alliance has sold its 100,000th zero-emission car.

Electric cars from Renault and Nissan have driven approximately 841-million zero-emission kilometers - enough to circle the earth more than 20,000 times. Together, they represent 53-million liters of

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Carlos Ghosn becomes Chairman of AVTOVAZ Board of Directors

Carlos Ghosn is now Chairman of the new AVTOVAZ Board of Directors. The board is now composed of 15 members (up from 12 previously), including eight people

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Renault will produce 82,000 Nissan Micra in Flins plant

The Renault Flins plant, located near Paris, France, was selected by Renault to produce the next-generation Nissan Micra. Production will begin in 2016 at an estimated annual volume of 82,000 vehicles.

Nissan, Renault's Alliance partner, requested

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