Renault-Nissan is going to make a big move in China

Renault and INFINITI have to make Renault-Nissan dual-carrying CEO Carlos Ghosn to come to China recently. After the Shanghai auto show in April and the new mid-term cause of Dongfeng in July, Ghosn again came to China in October. The main purpose of the trip to China was to visit senior Chinese officials to discuss Renault’s domestic issues and the new methods and contents of the joint venture between Dongfeng and Nissan.” One source revealed that “Renault-Nissan’s goal is the third in the world, so The next big game in the world’s largest market, China, Nissan is already in a leading position in China. His arrival will promote the localization of Renault and Infiniti. Analysts said, “Renault-Nissan already understands that. As long as it is suitable for China's models, it can be introduced into production. LEAF electric vehicles can be linked to Qichen standard. What else is impossible?

Sources revealed to the media that Ghosn returned 50% of the “Commercial Vehicle Business” shares of Dongfeng Limited to Dongfeng, or supported Dongfeng to seek new partners in the commercial vehicle sector, such as Volvo, Renault or other truck giants. In this way, Ghosn will use this gift in exchange for the East Wind to promote the pace of Renault and Infiniti domestic production, and jointly make the Renault-Nissan alliance the first Chinese passenger car. "This is still in a confidential stage within the company. It will be announced to everyone after the news."

Renault-Nissan target: The world's third Renault-Nissan alliance is globally ambitious. Ghosn has stated on many occasions that the alliance’s goal is to be the third in the world, and after Russia’s Volga, this goal becomes within reach. In early 2008, Renault Renault of France in the Renault-Nissan Alliance purchased a 25% stake in Volga for US$1 billion. The Russian government approved Renault Motors to acquire 50% of Volga Cars this year, forming a new Renault-Nissan. - Volga Union, Volga sales in 2010 was 520,000, while Nissan-Renault was 6.71 million. A total of 7.23 million vehicles, which surpassed the 7.14 million vehicles produced by the German public, have become the world’s third-largest car maker. In 2011, Volkswagen was fierce. It is expected that the global sales volume will exceed 8 million units this year. The resumption of the first GM with 8.39 million units last year will continue to increase momentum this year. Renault-Nissan is the only company that may surpass this year. Toyota, which has suffered severe earthquakes in Japan, expects Toyota to sell no more than 7.5 million vehicles worldwide this year. But the lean dead camel is better than Martha, and Renault-Nissan is hard to say that Toyota, which was not recovering, will go head-to-head again in 2012. The world's largest market, China, will become the deciding resort.

Nissan: It has been ahead of Renault-Nissan that the momentum is fierce, and thanks to Nissan’s outstanding performance in China. Last year, China became Nissan’s largest global market with more than 1 million vehicles, ahead of Toyota and Honda, and second only to GM and Volkswagen in cross-border car companies. "Currently, Nissan's sales in China account for 25% of global sales, and it will reach 30% by 2015. Among Dongfeng's limited target of 2.3 million, including Kai Chen, the sales of Nissan brand will reach 1.3 million." On July 26 this year, Ghosn said at the conference of the Dongfeng Limited "New Mid-term Business Plan".

Nissan announced on November 2 that by the end of fiscal year 2011 in March next year, its global sales will increase to 4.75 million units, which is higher than the previous forecast of 4.6 million vehicles. Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. said that its North American market sales forecast has increased to 1.35 million units, which is higher than the previous 1.33 million units. The Chinese market sales forecast has also increased from 1.15 million units to 1.25 million units. Nissan’s joint venture Dongfeng Nissan has also become a domestic growth. One of the fastest automakers, this year's sales target will exceed 800,000.
Renault made more Renault-Samsung models Renault's production in China seems to be a foregone conclusion. From June this year, Renault began to withdraw from the former joint venture Sanjiang Renault and pave the way for a joint venture with Dongfeng. In July of this year, Ghosn made clear to the media Renault’s domestic timetable: it was finalized before 2015 and it had a production base in China in 2016. At this time, Ghosn has communicated with the National Development and Reform Commission. "Renault's domestic production depends on the cooperation partner Dongfeng is not in a hurry. If the east wind powers up, the speed of advancement will be much faster," Renault (China) related sources told reporters.

In 2010, Renault’s sales in the Chinese market increased by 176.4% year-on-year; by the end of August this year, Renault’s sales in China had already approached 15,000 units. Over the previous year’s sales, China has become second only to South Korea’s Renault in the Asia Pacific region. Big market. Renault China has also formulated an ambitious plan for imported cars. By 2015, it will achieve sales of 100,000 vehicles in China. Renou China Executive Director Chen Guozhang once admitted that he will use Renault’s existing imported car channels to do domestic production. The Renault imported car network will be expanded to 120, apparently not just for imported cars. In September this year, LEVACHER, the Vice President of Business of Renault-Asia-Africa, said in an interview with this reporter in France that China will become Renault's largest market in the future and Renault must achieve domestic production in China.

According to sources, in the future Renault-made models may consider importing Renault-Samsung from South Korea. "The Korean car is cheap, and it is also very close to China, with a geographical advantage." Jia Xinguang, a well-known car analyst, told this reporter. At present, Koreo, who owns 90% of Renault's imported cars in China, is from Renault-Samsung. Le Weichi said that in 2012, the company will launch a sedan that is even more upscale than Latitude, codenamed L47. It is reported that L47 has been launched in South Korea, hanging Renault - Samsung Group's RSM brand, is a large luxury car. He also revealed that large SUVs will be introduced in the future. The reporter was informed that in the Renault family, only the 3.0L W49 from Renault-Samsung is eligible. The car competes with the modern Veraix.

Korean cars are popular in China due to their novel design and high cost performance. Among the top four cars sold in September this year, Excelle, Cruze, and Sail have South Korean ancestry.

INFINITI Global Headquarters Settled in Hong Kong Compared with Renault, Nissan’s luxury brand Infiniti has been more aggressive in China. The Nissan headquarters announced on November 1 that it will establish a global luxury brand Infiniti in Hong Kong, China, to promote Nissan Power 88, Nissan's six-year medium-term plan, and reach Infiniti's annual global sales target of 500,000 vehicles. At the same time, Nissan’s new entity, Nissei Global Co., Ltd. NGL, will also be located next to Infiniti’s global headquarters. Nissan will transfer approximately 100 employees from Japan, the United States and Europe to Hong Kong’s headquarters, aiming to cater to the growing number of luxury vehicles in Asia and other emerging markets. Consumer demand. Infiniti World Headquarters and Nissan Global Ltd. NGL will start operations in April 2012.

The Nikkei quoted Nissan Motors’ spokesman Shiro Nagai as saying: “Nissan is considering producing Infiniti in China, but no decision has been made yet.” Nikkei predicts that Nissan will choose its partner in China Dongfeng Motor Co., Ltd. located in Hubei Province. The factory serves as an Infiniti production facility. Infiniti is currently produced at its factories in Tochigi and Fukuoka, Japan. The total annual production of the two plants is around 200,000.