Renault-Nissan Sells its 100,000th Zero-Emission Car

Paris (ots/PRNewswire) -

- American graduate student took delivery of the 100,000th electric vehicle
- Renault-Nissan EVs outsell all other major automakers combined
- Nissan LEAF remains world's best-selling EV
- With its latest EV ZOE, Renault expands its zero-emission lineup and
reinforces its leadership in Europe

The Renault-Nissan Alliance has sold its 100,000th zero-emission
car.

To view the Multimedia News Release, please click:

http://www.multivu.com/mnr/62389-renault-nissan-sells-zero-emissio
n-car

Electric cars from Renault and Nissan have driven approximately
841 million zero-emission kilometers -- enough to circle the earth
more than 20,000 times. Together, they represent 53 million liters of
oil saved and 124 million kg of CO2 that have not been emitted.

"The age of the mainstream zero-emission vehicle is here," said
Renault-Nissan Alliance Chairman and CEO Carlos Ghosn. "We expect
demand to keep growing as the charging infrastructure develops - and
we remain 100% committed to zero-emission technology for the long
term."

Renault-Nissan has sold more zero-emission cars than all other
major automakers combined.

The very first EV from the Alliance is a Nissan LEAF owned by
engineer Olivier Chalouhi in California's Silicon Valley. He bought
the LEAF when it debuted in December 2010.

The 100,000th customer was American graduate student Allison
Howard, who became an owner of Nissan LEAF earlier this month and
drives the car to Kennesaw State University in Atlanta, Georgia.

"It just drives perfectly. It's so cool. I love it!" said Howard.

"The fact that it's all electric and I don't have to spend money
on gas as a college student, that's great," she added.

For more information about Renault-Nissan's electric vehicle
customers and its 100,000 milestone, watch this video
[http://www.media.blog.alliance-renault-nissan.com/news/4380 ].

Nissan LEAF best-selling EV ever

More than 71,000 people worldwide have bought Nissan LEAF, the
world's best-selling electric vehicle. LEAF makes up more than half
of all global sales of pure electric cars.

Nissan LEAF won the 2011 World Car of the Year, European Car of
the Year 2011 and Car of the Year Japan 2011-2012 awards.

For the full press release, go here:
http://www.media.blog.alliance-renault-nissan.com/news/4380

Contact:

Mia Nielsen
Renault-Nissan Alliance
mia.nielsen@renault.com
http://blog.alliance-renault-nissan.com
+33-(0)6-10-83-31-33

Aline Henry
Renault SAS
aline.henry@renault.com
http://www.media.renault.com
+33-(0)1-76-84-01-83

Masako Fujita
Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
masako_fujita@mail.nissan.co.jp
+81-(0)80-3589-0484
http://www.nissan-newsroom.com/EN

Video:
http://www.multivu.com/mnr/62389-renault-nissan-sells-zero-emission-car

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