Renault-Nissan Confirms New Vehicles Specifically Tailored for Growth Markets

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CHENNAI, India, July 17, 2013 /PRN=KYODO JBN/ --

    - All-new vehicles from Renault-Nissan's "Common Module Family" will

reflect "cost-breakthrough" pricing in multiple body and powertrain

configurations

    - Production will begin in Chennai in 2015 for the Indian market

    - Renault and Nissan continue to aggressively expand dealer network and

product lineup in India

    CEO and Chairman Carlos Ghosn confirmed today that the Renault-Nissan

Alliance is developing all-new vehicles to meet the specific demands of new car

buyers in the world's fastest growing economies.

    (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130717/629259 )

    The announcement marks the first all-new program developed from the ground

up by Renault SAS and Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., teams working side by side from

inception. The program, internally named CMF-A, covers the most affordable

category of cars in the Common Module Family, Renault-Nissan's unique, modular

system of vehicle architecture.

    The CMF approach defines vehicles as five essential modules: the engine

bay, cockpit, front underbody, rear underbody and electrical/electronic

architecture. The compatible parts can then be assembled into hundreds of

possible configurations, for maximum efficiency and brand differentiation.

    Production of vehicles within the CMF-A scope will begin in 2015 at the

Renault-Nissan Alliance plant in Chennai. Renault and Nissan will reveal

additional details, including pricing details and product volume, closer to the

start of production.

    Like all CMF categories, CMF-A offers a high degree of flexibility.

Significant body style and powertrain variations can be matched to specific

customer needs and preferences in India and other high-growth markets.

    "We are breaking new ground with CMF-A to meet and exceed the high

standards of consumers in the world's fastest growing economies - particularly

people buying a new car for the first time," Ghosn said at Renault Nissan

Technology Business Centre, the Chennai-based engineering facility where

development work on CMF-A began last year. "These influential consumers don't

want a decontented car originally intended for consumers in mature markets.

They want and deserve a car that is modern, robust and stylish - at a price

point that represents a 'cost breakthrough' for such a generous vehicle."

    To read more about Renault-Nissan's overall CMF approach, click here

[http://blog.alliance-renault-nissan.com/content/common-module-family-cmf-new-ap

proach-engineering-renault-nissan-alliance ] , or watch the video

[http://blog.alliance-renault-nissan.com/blog/beyond-platform-sharing-alliances-

new-approach-commonization ] .

    For the full press release, go to:

http://www.media.blog.alliance-renault-nissan.com/news/renault-nissan-confirms-new-vehicles-specifically-tailored-for-growth-markets

    CONTACT:

    Mia Nielsen

    Renault-Nissan Alliance

    mia.nielsen@renault.com

    +33(0)6-10-83-31-33

    http://blog.alliance-renault-nissan.com

    Rochelle Chimenes

    Renault SAS

    rochelle.chimenes@renault.com

    +33(0)6-85-32-65-50

    Toshitake Inoshita

    Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.

    t-inoshita@mail.nissan.co.jp

    +81(0)45-523-5552

Source: Renault-Nissan Alliance