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Contents
Financial Highlights 1
Letter from the President and CEO 2
Letter from the COO 5
Executives 7
Renault-Nissan Alliance 8
The Nissan Way 9
Performance 10
Fiscal 2005 Performance 12
Fiscal 2006 Outlook 14
Status of Breakthroughs 16
Fiscal 2005 Financial Review 28
Fiscal 2005 Share Performance 31
Growth Momentum 32
North America 34
Europe 38
General Overseas Markets 40
Investment for the Future 44
Technology 46
Quality 49
Intellectual Asset Management 50
Sales Finance 52
Financial Section 54
Corporate Data 94
Subsidiaries and Affiliates 94
Corporate Officers 97
This annual report presents financial results for the fiscal period
ending March 31, 2006. The report also provides shareholders
with insights into Nissan’s management team. Through one-on-
one interviews, various members of executive management,
including President and Chief Executive Officer, Carlos Ghosn,
discuss the philosophy and direction of Nissan.
Sustainability Report
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COMPANY/CSR/LIBRARY/SR/
Fact File
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IR/LIBRARY/FF/
Annual Report
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IR/LIBRARY/AR/
Environmental Activities
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ENVIRONMENT/index.html
Vision
Nissan: Enriching People’s Lives
Mission
Nissan provides unique and innovative automotive
products and services that deliver superior measurable
values to all stakeholders* in alliance with Renault.
*Our stakeholders include customers, shareholders, employees, dealers,
suppliers, as well as the communities where we work and operate.
This annual report contains forward-looking statements on Nissan’s
future plans and targets, and related operating investment, product
planning and production targets. Please note that there can be no
assurance that these targets and plans will actually be achieved.
Achieving them will depend on many factors, including not only
Nissan’s activities and development, but on the dynamics of the
automobile industry worldwide and the global economy.
PERFORMANCEGROWTH MOMENTUMINVESTMENT FOR THE FUTUREFINANCIAL SECTION
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