Nissan-Renault plans 1.5 million zero-emission vehicles by end-2016
Mon 31 October 2011
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Nissan Motor Co. Ltd has announced a six-year environmental plan which includes the objective of achieving cumulative sales of 1.5m zero-emission vehicles across the Nissan-Renault Alliance by the end of 2016. The plan is for Nissan to be the global leader in fuel efficiency with a 35% improvement in corporate average fuel economy by end-2016 compared with 2005.
The Nissan Green Program 2016 (NGP 2016) will focus on three areas: reduction of carbon footprint, shift to renewable energy and an increase in the diversity of resources used by Nissan.
The plan - the company’s third environmental mid-term plan - aims to deliver the following by the end of fiscal year 2016:
- For the company to be the leader in zero-emission vehicles: cumulative sales of 1.5 million zero-emission vehicles across the Renault-Nissan Alliance
- Leading fuel efficiency: 35% fuel economy improvement compared with 2005 on a corporate average for all Nissan vehicles sold in Japan, China, Europe and the United States
- Leading low corporate carbon footprint: 20% reduction per vehicle of CO2 emission of corporate activities compared with 2005
- Leading closed-loop recycling: raise the usage rate of recycled materials to 25%
Nissan President and Chief Executive Officer Carlos Ghosn said: "More consumers are demanding products in line with their values, including cars and trucks with a lower carbon footprint. At the same time, we are using technology to make our factories greener and more efficient.
"Nissan wants to be part of the solution toward a sustainable society – for the sake of the planet and as a significant competitive advantage and a strategic differentiator in the global manufacturing sector.”
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