New Nissan NT500 Is Already Here

•Frank Torres, NSIO VP,: 'New medium size truck is a key asset to assure mid-term Nissan Spain industrial operations'.

•Ávila plant has received an investment of €100 million to develop the model and get prepared for its launching.

Ávila (Spain), February 18th, 2014 - Nissan has celebrated the start of production of new NT500 light duty truck in Ávila plant. Managing Director and Vice President Nissan Spanish Industrial Operations, Frank Torres; Spanish Industry Secretary, Begoña Cristeto; Program Director of Nissan Motor Company, Keiichiro Miyanaga; Castilla y León President, Juan Vicente Herrera and the Major of Ávila, Miguel Ángel García Nieto have chaired the ceremony where the second eye of a Daruma doll has been painted by three employees to be grateful for the success of this project.

NT500

All-new NT500 offers high levels of driver comfort with a new chassis cab, and a new cabin with high levels of quality, modern and functional. New light duty truck is offered in a wide variety of wheelbases with gross vehicle weights starting at 3.5 and rising to 7.5 tonnes; and also two engines, two transmissions -manual across all models and robotised at 7.5 t- and three model grades.

NT500 sets Nissan in the best position to achieve the goal set in 'Nissan Power 88' plan: a global market share of 8% in 2016. New medium duty truck joins Cabstar, NV200, NV400, Evalia and Navara -a list that in a few months will be enlarged with electric eNV200, produced in Barcelona for the whole world- and positions Nissan as the brand with the widest range of commercial vehicles in Europe.

All-new truck, key to assure mid-term Nissan Spain industrial operations

With the start of production of these all-new light duty truck Nissan strengths its operational footprint in Spain. Ávila is the mother plant for light trucks in Europe. NT500 has meant an investment of €100 million to develop the model and prepare the factory and its local suppliers for its launching. Designed in Japan, NT500 is a project leaded by Nissan Technical Centre in Spain.

NSIO Vice-president, Frank Torres, has stated today that NT500 is a key asset to guarantee Nissan Spain Industrial Operations in the mid-term future as it widens the range of vehicles that the Japanese company produces in Spain: commercial vehicles, light duty trucks, SUVs and pick ups. In a few months, a new electric van (eNV200) and a new hatchback (both to be produced in Barcelona plant) will join this list, which also will be done by a new pick up truck, to be produced in mid-2015. Furthermore, Cantabria plant has been allocated with new parts for flagship Nissan vehicles such as new Qashqai, Note or LEAF -the first electric vehicle mass-market produced. These new products have meant an investment of €431 million.

New Collective Agreements signed with unions have let all Nissan Spain plants improve their competitiveness and flexibility. Both have been key to receive new product allocations which will guarantee their mid-term future and their sustainable growth. This is the only way to receive more model allocations.

About Nissan in Spain

Nissan cuenta con tres centros de producción en España: Barcelona, Ávila y Cantabria, donde produce los vehículos todoterreno Pathfinder y Navara; las furgonetas Primastar y NV200; y camiones ligeros Cabstar y Atleon. A partir de este 2014 se empezará a producir la versión eléctrica de la NV200 desde España para todo el mercado global y también este año la planta de la Zona Franca en Barcelona iniciará la fabricación de un nuevo turismo. Además, Nissan España tiene un centro de I+D para motores y desarrollo de vehículos industriales ligeros, así como centros de recambios y de distribución. La sede de ventas de España y Portugal se encuentra en Barcelona. En total, 4.700 personas trabajan en Nissan en España y en 2013 se produjeron 131.900 vehículos.

About Nissan in Europe

Nissan has one of the most comprehensive European presences of any overseas manufacturer, employing more than 14,500 staff across locally-based design, research & development, manufacturing, logistics and sales & marketing operations. Last year Nissan plants in the UK, Spain and Russia produced more than 635,000 vehicles including mini-MPVs, award-winning crossovers, SUVs, commercial vehicles and the Nissan LEAF, the worlds most popular Electric Vehicle with 97% performance satisfaction and 95% of customers willing to recommend the car to friends. Nissan now offers 24 diverse and innovative products for sale in Europe today, and is positioned to become the number one Asian brand in Europe.

About Nissan Global

Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., Japan's second-largest automotive company, is headquartered in Yokohama, Japan, and is part of the Renault-Nissan Alliance. Operating with approximately 236,000 employees globally, Nissan sold more than 4.9 million vehicles and generated revenue of 9.6 trillion yen (USD 116.16 billion) in fiscal 2012. Nissan delivers a comprehensive range of over 60 models under the Nissan and Infiniti brands. In 2010, Nissan introduced the Nissan LEAF, and continues to lead in zero-emission mobility. The LEAF, the first mass-market, pure-electric vehicle launched globally, is now the best-selling EV in history.

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