Twingo 3 test drive Nantes, September 24, 2014

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1 Twingo 3 test drive Nantes, September 24, 2014 Jacques Verdonck Alliance Global Director Cooperation with Daimler Group

2 MAIN WORLDWIDE OEM - SCALE EFFECTS 2013 Sales by Group 12 Vehicle sales PC+LCV (in mn units) ,8 9,7 1,6 9,5 RENAULT NISSAN 8,3 0,5 5,1 2,6 7,4 2,7 4,6 6,3 4,4 4,2 2,6 1,8 2,8 2,6 2,0 1,8 0 Source: company reports / IHS Global Insight ; GM: includes Wuling 2

3 A Cooperation Committee chaired by D. Zetsche and C. Ghosn meets once a month. April 6, 2010 Steering Committees in place for each project / function, reporting to the Cooperation Committee. An equity tie-up strengthens the cooperation and provides a stable foundation 1.55% 1.55% CAPITALIZATION 29.7 b * CAPITALIZATION 37.7 b * CAPITALIZATION 10.5 b * 3.1% * Capitalization on April 6th, % 3

4 A broad strategic cooperation enabling the three companies to increase each Party s competitiveness Better access to new markets and segments through leveraging partners s market position Increased speed and time-to-market by ramping up know how and technology access between partners Reduced cost and investment through scale, leveraging specific skills between partners, and making use of existing production capacities 4

5 A continuously growing strategic cooperation Supply of powertrains Citan Edison Infiniti Q30 Decherd Engine plant X-supply Canter/Atlas Edison EV components Infiniti Q50 Common Fuel Cell Program Co-development of new H engine MFA2 Caravan light van New automatic transmission licensing Joint-venture Mexico

6 2011 Supply of powertrains Quick wins Cléon, Valladolid, Pitesti Daimler Gasoline, diesel engines and transmissions Kölleda, Untertürkheim Infiniti small gasoline engine for smart, 1.5L I4 Diesel for MFA1, 1.6L I4 Diesel for C Class and Vito. 2.2L I4 Diesel for Q50, 2.0L I4 Gasoline for Q50.

7 2012 Mercedes-Benz City Van: Citan 1 st vehicle on the road Front-wheel drive architecture Gasoline and diesel engines Maubeuge FRANCE Citan Kangoo Same front-wheel drive architecture and same engine shared by Kangoo and Citan.

8 2014 Next-generation Smart and Twingo 1 st joint Alliance-Daimler platform Rear-wheel drive architecture Gasoline and electrical engines Novo Mesto SLOVENIA 4-seat smart Twingo Hambach FRANCE 2-seat smart Same rear-wheel drive architecture and same engine shared by new smart 2- and 4-seater and new Renault Twingo. The cars go on sale in the second half of 2014.

9 2014 Manufacturing at the Infiniti Decherd Powertrain Plant (Tennessee) of a 2.0-liter turbocharged gasoline 4-cylinder developed by Daimler. Capable of producing up to 250,000 engines per year. The engines will initially be used in European versions of the Infiniti Q50 sports sedan and the Mercedes-Benz Building Construction C-Class assembled November in Tuscaloosa, 2012 Alabama

10 2015 Infiniti Q30 1 st Infiniti compact premium vehicle NISSAN MOTOR CO. Front-wheel drive architecture Gasoline and diesel engines Sunderland UK Infiniti Q30 Use of components from Daimler s compact car architecture (MFA1) in a brand specific way.

11 2016 Joint development of Alliance-Daimler 3- and 4- cylinder engines 1 st joint Alliance-Daimler new engine Direct injection turbocharged engine family Renault and Daimler joint development and manufacture of a new direct-injection turbocharged engine family, offering a significant improvement in fuel economy, as well as low emissions. The engines start production in 2016.

12 2016 Manufacturing Daimler s advanced 9- speed automatic transmissions for Nissan and Infiniti vehicles License JATCO Japan Sharing brand new 9S automatic transmission with "start and stop" and "park and shift by wire technologies.

13 2017 Joint development and joint manufacturing of next generation of compact cars MFA2 and IFA2 front-wheel drive architecture 2 nd joint Alliance-Daimler platform MFA 2 Gasoline and diesel engines Aguascalientes, Mexico IFA 2 Production of Mercedes-Benz and Infiniti vehicles at new plant in Aguascalientes, Mexico, starts in 2017.

14 C-Segment: Next Generation Compact Car Co-develop a program aiming at the launching of several new products (10 derivatives in 43 months, 6,8 M units LC) Mercedes Benz CLA, GLA, A & B class next generation (MFA II) Infiniti New sedan and H/B segment (IFA II) Development: Manufacturing: Market: Joint development Nissan and Daimler Las Aguascalientes, Mexico and other plants EU, US, PRC, etc

15 Joint production in a new plant in Mexico of the Next Generation Compact Car Infiniti and Mercedes-Benz models Market: Worldwide Manufacturing: Daimler / Nissan Plant Las Aguascalientes (Mexico) Building Construction November 2012

16 Main Achievements in 4.5 Years Cooperation has significantly expanded since April 2010 Set of common rules have been agreed Best Practices First achievements are visible (Citan, OM607, Decherd, Infiniti Q50, Twingo smart 2S and 4S) Mindset of people involved in the cooperation is good (employees survey results 2010 and 2012) Yearly communication event with CEOs Internal events cross company Excellence Program Clear governance is established (CC meetings, Stecos, workshops, small circle meetings )

17 Next steps: Make sure that projects are on track and that products meet each party s expectations. Initiate new projects to support each party s long term strategy. Keep on promoting the core values of the strategic cooperation: respect, trust, transparency. Keep on safeguarding the brand identity and product differentiation of each company