NISSAN FROM GREEN FIELDS TO GREEN CARS SMMT/ MAKE it Sunderland Stadium of Light, Sunderland tbc 1 April 2014 1
AGENDA 1 Sunderland Plant - Growth 2 Nissan UK operations 3 Mid Term Plan Power 88 4 Innovation 2
NISSAN SUNDERLAND PLANT (NMUK) Production started at Nissan Sunderland Plant in 1986 The factory is now the biggest UK car plant of all time 2013 was another landmark year for the plant, including: Over 500,000 cars built for the second year running Employment passed 7,000 for the first time 3
DEVELOPMENT OF NMUK PHASE PHASE PHASE II III 1987 I 1984 1985 Sunderland 1990 - - 1990 1991 Airfield 1984 Trim & Chassis; Body Facility; Paint Plastics Injection Moulding; Press Shop; Unit Shop; Paint Axle; Castings; Extensions to Paint, Body & Trim Shop Extension; Body Shop 4
DEVELOPMENT OF NMUK TODAY Wind Farm, Battery Plant, SASMI Training College 5
MODEL TIMELINE 1986 1990 1992 1996 2000 Bluebird Primera Micra Primera Almera 2001 2002 2005 2006 2006 Primera Micra Micra C+C Note Qashqai 6
CURRENT MODELS Qashqai LEAF Juke Note 7
2013 UK CAR PRODUCTION UK car makers (units produced) Nissan 501,756 Land Rover 340,309 Toyota 179,233 MINI 174,997 Honda 138,812 Jaguar 78,566 Vauxhall 73,466 Others 22,623 Total 1,509,762 8
2013 TOP FIVE MODELS PRODUCED Nissan Qashqai 310,837 MINI - MINI 207,530 Nissan - Juke 154,759 Land Rover - Evoque 112,331 Vauxhall - Astra 90,187 9
NMUK HISTORY Units 550,000 500,000 450,000 400,000 350,000 300,000 250,000 200,000 150,000 100,000 50,000 SOP LINE 2 SOP 3 MODELS QASHQAI SOP 510K 0 1986 1992 2000 2006 2012 10
QASHQAI START OF PRODUCTION JAN 2014 Start of Production event held on 22 January UK Investment in Qashqai production tops 500m Takes Sunderland workforce to over 7,000 for the first time Qashqai named What Car? magazine Car of the year 2014 Over 150 high profile European media and VIPs visited the North East to attend the start of production event 11
AGENDA 1 Sunderland Plant - Growth 2 Nissan UK operations 3 Mid Term Plan - Power 88 4 Innovation 12
NISSAN IN THE UK NDE NTCE NMGB London-based design centre for Europe since 2003 Production vehicles include Micra C+C, Qashqai and new Qashqai Employees: 65 European Technical Centre in Cranfield, Bedfordshire Employees: 1000 Delivering customer oriented engineering through new products and enhancing vehicle quality UK Sales & Marketing HQ Employs 200 people Record sales in 2012 of 105,835 (5.2% share) 3,900 UK dealer employees 13
ECONOMIC CONTRIBUTION Nissan s operations support 40,000 jobs in the UK, including 29,000 in the supply chain 21,000 jobs supported in North East In the past two years, the automotive supply chain has announced 17 projects worth 1,600 jobs in Sunderland Over 80% of Sunderland Plant cars are exported to 132 global markets Mainland Europe is our core customer base Nissan accounted for 1.4% of all UK manufacturing exports 14
TRAINING 10m SASMI building Also home to Nissan s only Global Training Centre outside Japan Currently training 120 apprentices and 80 graduates 1,200 people have taken Pre- Employment Training scheme New Enhanced Training Scheme for maintenance technicians Nissan also sponsors the Talent Retention Solution 15
APPRENTICESHIPS More than 1,000 apprenticeships since the plant was launched 5 year scheme leading to Foundation Degree in Maintenance Engineering More than 1,000 applicants for 25 places in 2012 First year spent in college then four years in the plant Retention is an issue SEMTA leadership role 16
PROMOTING MANUFACTURING Schools Engineering Event for more than 2,000 children every year Now in its 6 th year. Monozukuri Caravan launched to promote manufacturing New scheme for the UK based on Japanese activity 1,000 free places for children this year 17
AGENDA 1 Sunderland Plant - Growth 2 Nissan UK operations 3 Mid Term Plan Power 88 4 Innovation 18
NISSAN POWER 88 POWER 8 8 Brand & sales power % Global market share by FY16 % Sustainable COP 19
51 NEW PRODUCTS NEW 51 NEW NEW NEW NEW FY11 weeks 6 6 weeks 6 weeks 6 weeks FY16 20
INFINITI PRODUCTION 250m investment in Infiniti production at NMUK Global Compact car, SOP in 2015 Q30 Concept unveiled at Frankfurt Motor Show in September 2013 Building work started last autumn on extensions to NMUK Infiniti Confidential 21
WHERE NMUK FITS IN 1.04bn is being invested in NMUK s new model line-up NMUK is delivering the highest volume cars for Europe And given responsibility for: Launching EV technology The first NISMO production car Launching an Infiniti for global supply Production will rise beyond 550,000 22
AGENDA 1 Sunderland Plant introduction 2 Nissan UK operations 3 Power 88 Contribution 4 Innovation 23
VEHICLES ENGINEERED IN THE UK 13 different models 4 different locations 24
THE DEVELOPMENT PROCESS Product Planning JUKE 25
NISSAN S FOUR STRATEGIC TECHNOLOGY FIELDS Safety Activity and Passive Safety Nissan s Safety Shield Concept Environment Safety LoB Life on Board Clever interiors, including IT, to enhance Driving pleasure DP Environmental Technologies (Zero Emission EV s, C02 Reduction, Mass Reduction Dynamic Performance Enhancing the driving the pleasure through technology enhancement 26
11MY 13MY Improvements AUTONOMY (km) ENVIRONMENT ZERO EMISSION MOBILITY Leaf Continuous Innovation 200 199 km Increased Driving Range (14%) 180 175 km 160 Charging Time 50% Faster 140 120 Over 100 Changes 100 ORIGINAL NISSAN LEAF NEW NISSAN LEAF More Grades, More Technology 27
SUMMARY 30 year history Manufacturing, 1 Engineering and Sales Operations in UK Biggest ever car plant in the UK; biggest private sector employer 2 in the Region Vital Importance of AND Long 3 Term Relationships with Local Suppliers and Regional Partners Maintaining and Raising Skills Global Training Centre Constant need to innovate to improve product attractiveness, cost competitiveness, product quality & skills. 28