prepared by: valeria kostyan ekaterina sopova ekaterina efimova
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RENAULT - NISSAN: THE PARADOXICAL ALLIANCE
Prepared by: Valeria Kostyan
Ekaterina Sopova Ekaterina Efimova
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Agenda:
Executive summary
Answers to case questions
Conclusion and lessons
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Reasons behind Nissan’s performance
“Freeze” agreement on March 16, 1999 Product development Brand image vis-a-vis customers Free capital resources from non-
strategic, no-core assets Increased investments
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Advantages of Renault - Nissan alliance
New production lines
Improvement of manufacturing position
Increase of capacity utilization
$109 billion in sales, $4 billion in net
profit
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Unanimous pessimism
Weak industry players
Daimler-Chrysler’s failure
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Carlos Ghosn as a new COO o Nissan
Boundary-spanning leadership Company-wide building blocks The Nissan Revival Plan Building glue between Nissan and
Renault Communication rituals Cross-boundary rotations
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Nissan’s Revival Plan
Increase in operating margin Restored allure to Nissan tarnished brand
image vis-a vis the customers Additional research and development
investment Conquered the U.S. market, 1/3 of Nissan
sales
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Challenges to successful implementing of the alliance
Cultural and corporate differences
Functional boundaries
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Actions during the 1999-2006 period
22 entirely new car models Innovative car model produced in Brazil Company-wide building blocks Cross-functional teams Nomination Advisory Committee Producing Renault cars in Nissan plants
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Results of Renault-Nissan alliance and their current
market position
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Renault
LCV leader in Western Europe, 14.4% share of market
New vehicles International expansion, broader brand
portfolio Global Supply Chain Organization (GSCO) in
2008
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Nissan
Global brand image Focuses on China and Russia, 5% market
share New markets in India and Brazil Aggressive planning strategy
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The most important lessons
Importance of a strong ”common glue”
Don not try to be an alliance of equals
Create the environment of genuine trust,
mutual loyalty, reciprocity, and low-risk
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Thanks for your attention!!!