Carlos Ghosn and Dieter Zetsche

Carlos Ghosn, Chairman and CEO of the Renault-Nissan Alliance, and Dr. Dieter Zetsche, Chairman of the Board of Management of Daimler AG and Head of Mercedes-Benz Cars, briefed the media about their companies' expanding partnership at a press event on Oct. 3 during the Paris Motor Show.

The Renault-Nissan Alliance and Daimler AG enjoy a long-term and stable future, and all of their shared projects remain on track, the companies’ CEOs told journalists today in their annual media update at the Paris Motor Show.

Dieter Zetsche, Chairman of the Board of Management of Daimler AG and Head of Mercedes-Benz Cars, and Carlos Ghosn, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Renault-Nissan, spoke at a live Internet press conference today, June 27, where they announced plans to jointly develop premium compact vehicles and produce them together in Mexico.

The Renault-Nissan Alliance and Daimler AG are significantly expanding their cooperation with joint development of premium compact vehicles and joint production in Mexico.

Infiniti began assembly, on June 26, at the Infiniti Decherd Powertrain Plant, a collaboration between the Renault-Nissan Alliance and Daimler AG. The first engine to be assembled at the all-new facility is a 2.0-liter turbocharged gasoline 4-cylinder developed by Daimler. The engines will initially be used in European versions of the Infiniti Q50 sports sedan and the Mercedes-Benz C-Class assembled in Tuscaloosa, Alabama.

Exciting new models, wild concept cars and groundbreaking new technologies all displayed under the searing heat generated by thousands upon thousand of spotlights… yes, it’s Frankfurt Motor Show time again.

This biennial motoring extravaganza is upon us once more and the Renault-Nissan Alliance has plenty of news to share.

At Nissan the all-new X-Trail is taking centre stage. Combining the company’s 4x4 expertise and its class-leading crossover know-how, the new X-Trail is ‘the ultimate, all-weather, highly capable, modern family vehicle.’

Infiniti’s latest model, the Q50 premium sports sedan, will be fitted with a four-cylinder 2.2 liter diesel engine from Daimler AG. The new model, which goes on sale across Europe starting this autumn, is the first Infiniti model to benefit from the three-year strategic cooperation with the German automaker.

Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., and Mitsubishi Fuso Truck and Bus Corporation (MFTBC) will start supplying each other finished light-duty trucks for the Japanese market this January, the latest development in the strategic partnership between the Renault-Nissan Alliance and Daimler AG. MFTBC is a unit of Daimler based in Kawasaki, Japan.