In recent months, the Chinese market set off a wave of smart car, while Nissan has been in driverless cars achieved very good results, how Nissan will respond to this trend now? Will the driverless technology in the automotive market in 2020? The second problem, in recent years, China's auto industry gradually shift from seeking bigger and stronger, Renault - Nissan Alliance how to participate? Will challenge?
• Carlos Ghosn: technology does make the car more intelligent. Smart car contains a lot of technology, zero emissions, vehicle networking, unmanned ...... face a wave of smart car, Nissan will do a lot of things will develop more technology.
Today morning the production release of the new Nissan Bluebird LANNIA, it contains a lot of smart technology. 2020, the entire Renault - Nissan Alliance will do a lot of work, not just zero emissions that we all already know the technology. Networking and unmanned vehicles, we have a plan in three stages: 2016 is the first stage, we will solve the highway drone, as well as how to deal with congestion problems unmanned; in 2018, we will solve the problem of automatically changing the driving lane; in 2020, we will achieve secure smart driving on city roads.
Overall, the smart car's era, and we've done a lot of technical preparation, but also the need for more technical preparation. Approval and introduction of new technologies every time, we all need, including China, the United States and Europe and other relevant departments of the various countries, it takes time. But we have become a leader in the field of smart cars.
China's auto market is becoming increasingly competitive, this is normal. Because China is the world's largest car market, car manufacturers in China and foreign automobile manufacturers are working together to achieve better development in this market. Therefore, in the future more and more car manufacturers will focus on design, technology and make it more in line with the needs of Chinese consumers. This is what we expect, we will actively meet this challenge.
The first question, it is said that you had sent experts to the Chinese market, the ability to share with you the progress of the things you had expected? The second question, the French government has recently made some moves, which for the Renault - Nissan Alliance framework will produce what kind of impact? Whether Nissan will change the current framework to deal with the French government's request?
• Carlos Ghosn: answer the first question, we send some experts to the Chinese market. United States, China is Nissan's two biggest markets, competition continues between the two. Many of our best people, they in all areas, including manufacturing, purchasing, marketing, and dealer management and expansion, and played an active role in these two markets are. Nissan's experts do not stay in the Nissan headquarters, they will be sent to different markets.
To support the Chinese team, we brought the experts in the US market experienced management and an expanding dealer to ensure that China is the top-level team of experts. These experts together in conjunction with the Chinese team analyzed the market situation, to develop the best plan, they'll do a good job after leave. We hope Chinese team can do what they want to perform, and there do support the opinions of experts. This is our way of working across the company at the global level: when a market is faced with challenges, we will be the world's experts sent there to help meet the challenges of the local team.
Chinese market dealer level, there are some problems right now. Of course, different car dealers will face different problems. But we hope Nissan global experts can bring new solutions to the Chinese market, to improve the situation of China's dealers.
The second question, I am afraid I can not answer temporarily. Because Nissan board meetings this week will now analyze the situation, and then make a decision.
Over the past decade, the Japanese car Dongfeng made a very important contribution, but in recent years is the rapid rise of French cars, which means saying cars could one day replace the Japanese cars, becoming the most important contributors to the east. I wonder if this is how to treat you?
• Carlos Ghosn: The Chinese market is an open market, who substitute who is determined by the consumers. Nissan will provide the best car and the best technology for Chinese consumers, as consumers choose Ashkenazi, French or Japanese cars, we decided to give them their own. And consumer choice, in fact, depends on the car companies to bring to market something. The new Nissan Bluebird LANNIA morning we released is designed for young Chinese consumers to create models, and basic penned by young Chinese designers, so we are very optimistic about this vehicle. Renault models in China will also conduct designed according to the needs of Chinese consumers.
In short, is determined by the consumer how they like cars, rather than the other car series which will replace the system which other cars, German, Japanese, French and other car companies should jointly deal with the current challenges of the automotive market.
I want to ask about the Renault - Nissan Alliance partnership with Dongfeng problems. We saw last year, shares of Dongfeng PSA, PSA has a collaboration with global research and development and sales, Renault - Nissan Alliance is an opportunity to expand global cooperation Dongfeng?
• Carlos Ghosn: Dongfeng, and many car manufacturers have cooperation, such as PSA, Honda, Cummins, Nissan, Renault and Korean car manufacturers and so on. In the process of cooperation and various car manufacturers, the east has accumulated rich experience and formed its own set of cooperative mode, in order to apply to the individual partners. For example, they do not reveal the content of cooperation with other partners of the partnership. So we can not compare with Dongfeng PSA, Renault, Nissan partnership.
Has been a lot of cooperation between Dongfeng and Nissan, Dongfeng and Renault's cooperation is progressing well. As long as Renault, Nissan and Dongfeng beneficial project, we will execute. In many ways we can with Dongfeng to cooperate, and I believe that this cooperation does not have any restrictions, and would not have any reason to terminate the cooperation. Including technology, engineering, etc., all aspects, we are likely to cooperate with the wind.
2014 Nissan in China sales target is 1.4 million units this year's sales target is 1.3 million units, whether or not you have enough confidence in the Chinese auto market? Economic slowdown will not affect sales?
• Carlos Ghosn: First of all, I am very confident in China's auto market, we expect the 2015 Nissan sales in China will grow by 6% overall. The first three months of this year, China's passenger car market, sales grew by 11%, while Nissan's passenger car sales rose 15 percent, exceeding the industry average. Although commercial vehicles, passenger cars will be different, but we are confident to achieve sales target of 1.3 million units this year.
Run-off: 2015 Nissan aims to sell more than one million units within the Nissan range (+ small commercial passenger vehicle imports +) The sales target is more than 1.3 million units. The first quarter of 2015, Nissan sold 245,000 units, up 15.1 percent compared to same period last year ;, Nissan sales within the range of 296,200 million units, an increase of 4.7% compared to the same period last year. By the second half of the year listed LANNIA new Nissan Bluebird, Loulan new models, we are confident to achieve the sales target of 1.3 million units.
Chinese market is changing rapidly, there are many new trends. SUV market is now very quickly, what do you think the next trend in the Chinese market is? How do you see the Chinese market overcapacity problem?
• Carlos Ghosn: It is difficult to predict the next trend, but overall, now smaller compact crossover vehicle, the engine is also getting smaller and smaller, so to some extent, the more small cars may develop come sooner, especially compact crossover will be a great market. Is a global trend, China is no exception. The speed of the Chinese market compact crossover vehicle development will be faster. I think the car will cross into China, and they have become smaller, more high-end, in 2023 the future is a good methods and strategies.
• Roland Krueger: on market trends in China, and now smaller and more compact SUV is booming. Following this trend, Dongfeng Infiniti's second paragraph domestic models - the new Infiniti QX50 has been officially listed in China. Compact SUV, car networking and smart cars are the future trends, which we have been walking in the front.
• Carlos Ghosn: capacity issues just mentioned, at least for Nissan, Renault, we do not have to worry about production overcapacity problem in China. Renault in China is building its first plant, and Nissan in China has 1.3 million production capacity, and in the next two years, this capacity will be fully utilized.
Car companies, through acquisitions to improve the competitiveness becomes very difficult and uneconomical, an alliance is more desirable method. What do you think of this? The second issue, the new Nissan Bluebird LANNIA China R & D team is led. In the long run, China R & D team will play an increasingly important role in the development of Nissan's global work?
• Carlos Ghosn: any of the company's development, we need a long-term partner support, between these companies and mutual benefit. Each company has its own brand and platform, the problem is that M & M can not preserve the characteristics of each company, so if you only want to maintain their uniqueness, they want to get more benefits, achieve better development between the company may consider an alliance with each other. Twenty-first century we will see more and more alliances and cooperation.
Automotive industry is very hungry people, we need to find management talent worldwide, marketing personnel, sales personnel, engineering personnel, technical personnel ...... but talent is no national boundaries, we need to have a place to go talents. Motor Company has been unable to develop the technology in the country where their limitations. If the Chinese have excellent engineers, then we carry out research and development in China, if India has excellent engineers, then we carry out research and development in India.
China's R & D team is very systematic, they integrates Nissan, Renault's many advanced technologies, we will Japan's technology, the French technology, German technology, the introduction of China, and R & D in China. In the future, China will play an increasingly important human role.
From the global market, Renault and Nissan's development is more balanced, but in the Chinese market, Renault is difficult to achieve in three to five years, Nissan's achievements, such as sales and other areas. How do you balance the relationship between Renault and Nissan in the Chinese market?
• Carlos Ghosn: First, Renault and Nissan are not competing, we are the same group. As for the balance between the two, Renault in Europe is the second largest car brands, has a high market share, while Nissan in Europe, only 4% of the market share, the same, Nissan's market share in Japan is much higher in Japan than Renault Therefore, there is no so-called balanced in other markets. No need to have to balance both Renault and Nissan is a group of the following two teams, they will complement each other and help each other on the market. For example, Renault in Russia is the leading brand, this is helpful Nissan into the Russian market.
Renault's development in China will soon speed will exceed Nissan pace of development in China. The reason is simple, because the Nissan into China, single-handedly built up their own factories, suppliers, customer relations, etc., Nissan can these benefits be shared with Renault, through platform sharing, suppliers sharing to help Renault achieve rapid development in China. This is the essence of the partnership lies.