Blog of RENAULT NISSAN Alliance

A Renault Fluence Z.E has taken first place on the podium in the 300 km inter-city Challenge Bibendum 2011 rally. In doing so it took the title not only from high-performance electric roadsters but also from hydrogen and fuel-cell vehicles.

Netherlands, April 22, 2011 - The Renault-Nissan Alliance today signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the E-laad.nl Foundation, a consortium of Dutch grid operators, to jointly promote the spread of zero-emission vehicles in the Netherlands.

Yokohama, Japan - April 26, 2011 - We at Nissan express our deepest sympathy to those individuals and families still suffering from the disaster.

Please see below for the latest update regarding our production status in Japan:

Production in April

- Production volume in April is expected to be slightly above 40% of the actual production volume in April last year.

NEW YORK,  April 21 - At the New York International Auto Show, the 100-percent electric, zero-emission Nissan LEAF was named 2011 World Car of the Year, edging out the BMW 5-Series and the Audi A8 for the top spot. Today's award is the latest in a string of accolades for the world's first affordable mass-market, all-electric vehicle for the global market, which was also named European Car of the Year.

London was made for the Nissan LEAF. It’s a compact city with narrow streets that are perfect for an electric vehicle. What is more there is no congestion charge to pay because of the car’s zero emissions.

The LEAF is just the sort of car the Mayor of London should be driving, so we have handed one over for a trial run.

We gave the LEAF keys to London’s Mayor Boris Johnson just weeks ahead of the launch of the capital's first citywide electric vehicle membership scheme which is called Source London.

Brussels, Belgium - April 14, 2011 - Today, the Renault-Nissan Alliance and the Government of Catalunya marked their recent agreement on the deployment of electric vehicle infrastructure in Catalunya, Spain, by participating in European Sustainable Energy Week 2011.

A conference on "Electro-mobility today in Europe: from theory to reality" gathered several stakeholders and gave the opportunity to the general public to know more about the deployment of charging infrastructure for the Electric Vehicle in the region of Catalunya.

April 11 - The Renault Nissan Alliance is one of more than 40 organisations taking part in a four-year pan-European initiative to promote electromobility.
The €42 million initiative, called Green eMotion, is being spearheaded by the European Commission and is intended to ensure the fast-track success of electric vehicles, said Siim Kallas, Vice President of the European Commission, and Commissioner responsible for Transport.

Yokohama, Japan - April 8, 2011 - We at Nissan express our deepest sympathy to those individuals and families still suffering from the disaster.

Nissan is ready to resume normal operations based on delivery of parts from our suppliers. All plant will resume operation as follows:

Operation schedule

Vehicle Production Plants

    - Oppama Plant: resume operations from April 11
    - Tochigi Plant: resume operations from April 18
    - Kyushu Plant: resume operations from April 13
    - Nissan Shatai: resume operations from April 11
    - Nissan Shatai Kyushu: resume operations from April 13

We at Nissan express our deepest condolences to the victims of the earthquake, and extend our deepest sympathy to those individuals and families still suffering from the disaster. Nissan is committed to making all efforts to support the restoration of the areas impacted by the earthquake, with sincere hopes that relief and recovery progresses as quickly as possible. The following is an update to previous reports regarding the impact of the recent earthquake on Nissan and the facilities of our affiliated companies.

We at Nissan express our deepest condolences to the victims of the earthquake, and extend our deepest sympathy to those individuals and families still suffering from the disaster.

Nissan is committed to making all efforts to support the restoration of the areas impacted by the earthquake, with sincere hopes that relief and recovery progresses as quickly as possible.