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SMMT/ MAKE it Sunderland

Stadium of Light, Sunderland

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1 April 2014

NISSAN

FROM GREEN FIELDS TO

GREEN CARS

NISSAN STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL 2

AGENDA

Sunderland Plant - Growth

Nissan UK operations

Mid Term Plan – Power 88

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NISSAN SUNDERLAND PLANT (NMUK)

Production started at Nissan Sunderland Plant in 1986

The factory is now the biggest UK car plant of all time

2013 was another landmark year for the plant, including:

– Over 500,000 cars built for the second year running

– Employment passed 7,000 for the first time


Sunderland Airfield 1984 PHASE I 1984 – 1985

Trim & Chassis; Body Facility; Paint

PHASE II 1987 - 1990

Plastics Injection Moulding; Press Shop; Unit Shop; Paint

Shop Extension; Body Shop

PHASE III 1990 - 1991

Axle; Castings; Extensions to Paint, Body & Trim

DEVELOPMENT OF NMUK


DEVELOPMENT OF NMUK

TODAY

Wind Farm, Battery Plant, SASMI Training College


MODEL TIMELINE

Bluebird

1986 1990

Primera

1992

Micra

1996

Primera

2000

Almera

2001

Primera Micra

2002 2005

Micra C+C

2006

Note

2006

Qashqai


CURRENT MODELS

LEAF Qashqai

Juke Note


2013 UK CAR PRODUCTION

UK car makers (units produced)

Nissan 501,756

Land Rover 340,309

Toyota 179,233

MINI 174,997

Honda 138,812

Jaguar 78,566

Vauxhall 73,466

Others 22,623

Total 1,509,762

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2013 TOP FIVE MODELS PRODUCED

Nissan – Qashqai 310,837

MINI - MINI 207,530

Nissan - Juke 154,759

Land Rover - Evoque 112,331

Vauxhall - Astra 90,187


NMUK HISTORY

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50,000

100,000

150,000

200,000

250,000

300,000

350,000

400,000

450,000

500,000

550,000

1986 1992 2000 2006 2012

SOP

LINE 2 SOP

3 MODELS

QASHQAI SOP

510K

Units


QASHQAI START OF PRODUCTION –JAN 2014

Start of Production event held on 22 January

UK Investment in Qashqai production tops £500m

Takes Sunderland workforce to over 7,000 for the first time

Qashqai named What Car? magazine Car of the year 2014

Over 150 high profile European media and VIPs visited the North East to attend the start of production event


AGENDA



Mid Term Plan - Power 88

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NISSAN IN THE UK

London-based design centre for Europe since 2003

Production vehicles include Micra C+C, Qashqai and new Qashqai

Employees: 65

European Technical Centre in Cranfield, Bedfordshire

Employees: 1000

Delivering customer oriented engineering through new products and enhancing vehicle quality

NDE NTCE NMGB

UK Sales & Marketing HQ

Employs 200 people

Record sales in 2012 of 105,835 (5.2% share)

3,900 UK dealer employees


Over 80% of Sunderland Plant cars are exported to 132 global markets

Mainland Europe is our core customer base

Nissan accounted for 1.4% of all UK manufacturing exports

Nissan’s operations support 40,000 jobs in the UK, including 29,000 in the supply chain

21,000 jobs supported in North East

In the past two years, the automotive supply chain has announced 17 projects worth 1,600 jobs in Sunderland

ECONOMIC CONTRIBUTION


£10m SASMI building

Also home to Nissan’s only Global Training Centre outside Japan

Currently training 120 apprentices and 80 graduates

1,200 people have taken Pre-Employment Training scheme

New Enhanced Training Scheme for maintenance technicians

Nissan also sponsors the Talent Retention Solution

TRAINING

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More than 1,000 apprenticeships since the plant was launched

5 year scheme leading to Foundation Degree in Maintenance Engineering

More than 1,000 applicants for 25 places in 2012

First year spent in college then four years in the plant

Retention is an issue

SEMTA leadership role

APPRENTICESHIPS


Schools Engineering Event for more than 2,000 children every year

Now in its 6th year.

Monozukuri Caravan launched to promote manufacturing

New scheme for the UK based on Japanese activity

1,000 free places for children this year

PROMOTING MANUFACTURING


AGENDA



Mid Term Plan – Power 88

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NISSAN POWER 88

% Global market share by FY16

8 % Sustainable COP

8 Brand & sales power

POWER


51 NEW PRODUCTS

FY11

FY16 6 weeks 6 weeks

6 weeks 6 weeks

NEW NEW NEW NEW NEW 51

Infiniti Confidential

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INFINITI PRODUCTION

£250m investment in Infiniti production at NMUK

Global Compact car, SOP in 2015

Q30 Concept unveiled at Frankfurt Motor Show in September 2013

Building work started last autumn on extensions to NMUK


WHERE NMUK FITS IN

£1.04bn is being invested in NMUK’s new model line-up

NMUK is delivering the highest volume cars for Europe

And given responsibility for:

– Launching EV technology

– The first NISMO production car

– Launching an Infiniti for global supply

Production will rise beyond 550,000


AGENDA

Sunderland Plant introduction


Power 88 Contribution

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VEHICLES ENGINEERED IN THE UK

13 different models 4 different locations


JUKE

Product Planning

THE DEVELOPMENT PROCESS


NISSAN’S FOUR STRATEGIC TECHNOLOGY FIELDS

Environment

DP

LoB Safety

Environmental

Technologies

(Zero Emission EV’s, C02 Reduction, Mass Reduction

Safety

Activity and Passive Safety – Nissan’s Safety Shield Concept

Life on Board

Clever interiors, including IT, to enhance Driving pleasure

Dynamic Performance

Enhancing the driving the pleasure through technology enhancement


ENVIRONMENT – ZERO EMISSION MOBILITY

Increased Driving Range (14%)

Charging Time 50% Faster

Over 100 Changes

More Grades, More Technology

Leaf – Continuous Innovation

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NEW NISSAN LEAFORIGINAL NISSAN LEAF

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SUMMARY

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30 year history

Manufacturing, Engineering and Sales Operations in UK

Biggest ever car plant in the UK; biggest private sector employer in the Region

Vital Importance of

Long Term Relationships with Local Suppliers and Regional Partners

Maintaining and Raising Skills – Global Training Centre

AND…

Constant need to innovate to improve product attractiveness, cost

competitiveness, product quality & skills.

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