Platforms and interchangeable components

COMMON MODULE FAMILY

This is the new Alliance approach for communalization, or shared ownership of parts, which will lead to significant cost savings.

A module consists of a set of parts with a number of derivatives that can be applied to different models and powertrains. With a limited number of variations, the module can cover a large part of Renault and Nissan range.

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COMMON PARTS

In a first step of the alliance synergies, Renault and Nissan have implemented until 2009 an approach enabling the exchange of components across platforms: the Interchangeable Components Policy (ICP).

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C-PLATFORM

A second common platform (a Renault-led project), the C-platform, was launched by Renault in late 2002 for the production of its new Mégane II. In December 2004, the Lafesta, a new minivan, was launched in Japan as the first model from Nissan to adopt the common C-platform.

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B-PLATFORM

An initial common platform (a Nissan-led project), the B-platform, has been used by Nissan since 2002 with the Micra (March in Japan) and Cube. This was followed in 2004 by the launch of the Tiida and Tiida Latio on the Japanese domestic market and the Nissan Note launched in January 2005. Tiida has subsequently gone on sale in selected global markets, including the U.S.

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V-PLATFORM

The new V-Platform, unveiled by Nissan at the 2009 Tokyo and 2010 Geneva motor shows, is the underpinning for the all-new Micra/March and a genuine breakthrough project, made possible because of the Alliance.

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COMPONENTS SHARING

The sharing of platforms or engineering architecture and the sharing of major components is a key element of the Alliance’s success.

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