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Recently, Nissan (China) Investment Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as: Nissan (China)) held the 15th anniversary of the start of the Nissan (China) parts export business and the launch ceremony of the export of electric drive parts on the banks of the Huangpu River in Shanghai. Vice President of Nissan Motor Company, General Manager of Nissan (China) Investment Co., Ltd. Hideki Kimata, Executive Deputy General Manager of Nissan (China) Investment Co., Ltd. Akihisa Suzuki, Director of Nissan (China) Parts Export Division Hiroyuki Yanagida, as well as representatives of local Chinese component suppliers such as Xinwangda Electric Vehicle Battery Co., Ltd. and Guangzhou Dongsheng Machinery Co., Ltd. attended the event.

Hideki Kimata reviewed the achievements of the Nissan (China) Parts Export Division over the past 15 years, and announced that it will officially launch a new business for the export of electric drive parts to fully supply Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi alliance overseas markets. He said: "China is Nissan's core market. Nissan has always been optimistic about the development of the Chinese market and hopes to grow together with Chinese business partners and achieve a win-win situation. As an important part of Nissan (China) business, the export of parts and components has been integrated. Will continue to contribute to the sustainable development of China's auto industry."

Hideki Mumata, Vice President of Nissan Motor Corporation and General Manager of Nissan (China) Investment Co., Ltd.

Create a milestone in the parts export business

Based on Nissan's global procurement strategy, Nissan (China)'s parts export business was officially launched in January 2006. As one of the few complete vehicle companies that carry out parts export business, Nissan (China) makes full use of Nissan's global resources and platforms to supply the global market with Chinese parts. After 15 years of development and accumulation, the business scope has covered 19 countries around the world and supplied to 44 plants of the Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi alliance. China-made parts and components have covered Nissan's main models and become the support of Nissan's global production system. Important base. So far, the cumulative export volume has reached 200,000 containers, with a cumulative export value of 2 trillion yen (117 billion yuan). Previously, Nissan (China) Parts Export Division spent ten years reaching a cumulative export of 1 trillion yen (58.5 billion yuan) and an export volume of 100,000 containers. In the following five years, it has accelerated its development and achieved exports. The achievement of doubling the export volume and the number of exported containers has created a "daily production rate".

Nissan has been committed to building a zero-emission automobile society. In January 2021, Nissan Motor announced that the entire group’s corporate operations and product life cycles will be carbon neutral by 2050. Its strategic areas include innovations in production processes to increase the productivity of automobile assembly and improve the efficiency of energy and material use. Support long-term carbon neutral goals. Nissan (China)'s parts export business is based on Nissan's sustainable development strategy, safety and environmental protection are important pillars, and a green supply chain is comprehensively constructed in the three ESG fields, focusing on achieving the sustainable development of the parts export business . Through various activities such as adopting global recycling packaging containers, promoting the introduction of electrified equipment, and promoting the conversion to a low-carbon transportation mode, the annual emission reduction is achieved by more than 12,000 tons, which contributes to environmental protection and the sustainable development of society.

Akio Suzuki, Executive Deputy General Manager of Nissan (China) Investment Co., Ltd.

"Unique" parts export business model

Nissan (China) has always adhered to its promise of "investing in China for China and the world." Since the establishment of the Nissan (China) Parts Export Business Unit, it has given full play to Nissan's comprehensive group advantages, using global resources and platforms, not only focusing on the procurement and export of parts, but also by exploring and optimizing local parts suppliers in China. In all aspects of parts design, product quality improvement and production logistics, the Nissan (China) parts export business model that is jointly constructed by multi-functional units and creates multiple added values has been established, winning the trust of global partners.

In order to ensure and enhance the overall supply capacity of component suppliers, Nissan (China) provides a variety of logistics solutions, and has established a strong freight forwarding and efficient logistics chain to ensure global supply. Under the evaluation system of "Quality", "Cost", "Delivery", "Development", and "Management" (QCDDM), Nissan (China) parts export The business unit joins hands with Chinese parts suppliers to grow together and achieve a win-win situation. After years of hard work, the scale of local Chinese suppliers has gradually expanded. Up to now, Nissan China's component suppliers have expanded from 50 to 540 at the beginning of its establishment. At the same time, the two sides continue to cooperate and develop, and the comprehensive competitiveness of suppliers continues to improve, and a trustworthy and solid partnership has been established.

Open a new chapter in the export business of electric drive parts

Today, the global automotive industry is accelerating the development of electric drive. In order to meet the global automotive market’s demand for high-quality electric drive components and support the implementation of the Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi alliance’s electric drive strategy, Nissan (China) Parts Export Division will start to include EV and e-POWER batteries. The new business of export of electric drive chemical parts. It is planned that by 2024, the export value of electric drive components will account for 30% of the total, achieving the goal of increasing export value and shipment volume by 20% and more than 30% respectively. In the future, China is expected to become Nissan's largest parts procurement and export base in the world.

Through the "unique" part export business model that is jointly constructed by multi-functional units and creates multiple added values, Nissan (China) has achieved rapid development of the parts export business and explored a sustainable development path. Looking forward to the future, Nissan will continue to work closely with Chinese suppliers to enhance the comprehensive competitiveness of Chinese suppliers, optimize product quality, increase cost competitiveness, increase delivery capabilities to meet the needs of the global market, and contribute to the sustainable development of China’s automotive industry , To contribute to China's move from a manufacturing power to a manufacturing power.