Renault-Nissan Alliance

Created in 1999, the Renault-Nissan Alliance is a unique partnership of five brands that sold 7.2 million vehicles in 2010 – one in 10 globally. Renault and Nissan employ nearly 350,000 people in almost 200 countries worldwide. Renault and Nissan are run as separate companies but united through cross-shareholding, a shared focus on results-driven synergies, cross-cultural management and respect for individual brand and corporate identities. The Alliance has a flexible business platform and has expanded to include collaborations with Germany's Daimler, China's Dong Feng and Russia's AvtoVAZ, among others. Renault and Nissan are the only automakers mass-producing and selling zero-emission vehicles, including the Nissan LEAF and Renault Kangoo ZE van, which are both 100% electric. The Alliance is helping to build a zero-emission infrastructure around the world and has agreements with over 100 cities, states and countries that are working to establish the infrastructure and market conditions that will help make electric vehicles affordable and convenient.