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ANNUAL REPORT 2014 CONTENTS

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    AnnuAl RepoRt 2014 ContentS

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    ... REPORT 2014 01 CONTENTS CORPORATE FACE TIME C EO MESSAGE EXECUTIVE PROFILE NISSAN POWER 88 PERFORMANCE CORPORATE GOVERNANCE ContentS This annual report presents the results of Nissan Motor Corporation's business activities for fiscal 2013. It is also provides an opportunity for investors...

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    NISSAN MOTOR CORPORATION ANNUAL REPORT 2014 02 C ontents CORPORATE FACE TIME C EO MESSAGE EXECUTIVE PROFILE NISSAN POWER 88 PERFORMANCE CORPORATE GOVERNANCE VISIon & MISSIon Nissan: Enriching People's Lives Nissan has a clear vision for the future, and âˆ' with our Alliance partner, Renault...

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    NISSAN MOTOR CORPORATION ANNUAL REPORT 2014 03 C ontents CORPORATE FACE TIME C EO MESSAGE EXECUTIVE PROFILE NISSAN POWER 88 PERFORMANCE CORPORATE GOVERNANCE KEY FIGuReS Nissan's goal is to offer customers all around the world innovative products and services while achieving further growth. ...

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    NISSAN MOTOR CORPORATION ANNUAL REPORT 2014 04 C ontents CORPORATE FACE TIME C EO MESSAGE EXECUTIVE PROFILE NISSAN POWER 88 PERFORMANCE CORPORATE GOVERNANCE teCHnoloGY We pursue technological development in four areas: Safety, Environment, Dynamic Performance and Life on Board. Based on the...

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    ...MOTOR CORPORATION ANNUAL REPORT 2014 05 C ontents CORPORATE FACE TIME C EO MESSAGE EXECUTIVE PROFILE NISSAN POWER 88 PERFORMANCE CORPORATE GOVERNANCE FInAnCIAl HIGHlIGHtS 2013 for the years ended mar. 31, 2014 2012*2 mar. 31, 2013 2011 mar. 31, 2012 2010 mar. 31, 2011 2009 mar. 31, 2010...

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    ... CORPORATION ANNUAL REPORT 2014 06 C ontents CORPORATE FACE TIME C EO MESSAGE EXECUTIVE PROFILE NISSAN POWER 88 PERFORMANCE CORPORATE GOVERNANCE Key figures for fiscal 2013 (Management pro forma basis*) global demand in fiscal 2013 reached 83.11 million vehicles, up 4.8% from fiscal 2012...

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    NISSAN MOTOR CORPORATION ANNUAL REPORT 2014 07 C ontents CORPORATE FACE TIME CEO MESSAGE EXECUTIVE PROFILE NISSAN POWER 88 PERFORMANCE CORPORATE GOVERNANCE MeSSAGe FRoM tHe Ceo to our stakeholders the past fiscal year was one of progress, defined by solid financial results and the ...

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    ... CORPORATION ANNUAL REPORT 2014 08 C ontents CORPORATE FACE TIME CEO MESSAGE EXECUTIVE PROFILE NISSAN POWER 88 PERFORMANCE CORPORATE GOVERNANCE Alliance our growth potential also reflects benefits from the renault-nissan alliance, which achieved combined sales of 8.3 million units last year...

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    NISSAN MOTOR CORPORATION ANNUAL REPORT 2014 09 C ontents C ORPORATE FACE TIME C EO MESSAGE EXECUTIVE PROFILE NISSAN POWER 88 PERFORMANCE C ORPORATE GOVERNANCE eXeCutIVe pRoFIle "We have got a plan to deliver. It's my job to execute that plan to hold the organization to account. It's ...

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    NISSAN MOTOR CORPORATION ANNUAL REPORT 2014 10 C ontents C ORPORATE FACE TIME C EO MESSAGE EXECUTIVE PROFILE NISSAN POWER 88 PERFORMANCE C ORPORATE GOVERNANCE Hiroto Saikawa Chief Competitive officer Hiroto Saikawa applies the principles of Monozukuri to four global functions that he leads...

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    NISSAN MOTOR CORPORATION ANNUAL REPORT 2014 11 C ontents C ORPORATE FACE TIME C EO MESSAGE EXECUTIVE PROFILE NISSAN POWER 88 PERFORMANCE C ORPORATE GOVERNANCE it is a major challenge given the costs associated with the constant need to enrich and refresh nissan products, to meet regulatory ...

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    NISSAN MOTOR CORPORATION ANNUAL REPORT 2014 12 C ontents C ORPORATE FACE TIME C EO MESSAGE EXECUTIVE PROFILE NISSAN POWER 88 PERFORMANCE C ORPORATE GOVERNANCE Andy palmer Chief planning officer Andy palmer has emerged as nissan's customer champion. the Chief planning officer (Cplo) who ...

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    NISSAN MOTOR CORPORATION ANNUAL REPORT 2014 13 C ontents C ORPORATE FACE TIME C EO MESSAGE EXECUTIVE PROFILE NISSAN POWER 88 PERFORMANCE C ORPORATE GOVERNANCE company is piloting new customer sales techniques and data analysis that could be used by different dealer group's. the goal is for ...

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    NISSAN MOTOR CORPORATION ANNUAL REPORT 2014 14 C ontents C ORPORATE FACE TIME C EO MESSAGE EXECUTIVE PROFILE NISSAN POWER 88 PERFORMANCE C ORPORATE GOVERNANCE Joseph G. peter Chief Financial officer As nissan embarks on the second half of its power 88 business plan, Joseph peter remains ...

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    ... of the power 88 mid-term plan, the company has also increased the minimum targeted pay out ratio from 25% to 30% of net income. after five years of managing nissan's balance sheet, improving its liquidity and enhancing financial controls, the cfo indicates that shareholders should also share in the...

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    NISSAN MOTOR CORPORATION ANNUAL REPORT 2014 16 C ontents C ORPORATE FACE TIME C EO MESSAGE EXECUTIVE PROFILE NISSAN POWER 88 PERFORMANCE C ORPORATE GOVERNANCE trevor Mann Chief performance officer trevor Mann is the performance specialist at the heart of nissan. After almost a quarter of a...

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    NISSAN MOTOR CORPORATION ANNUAL REPORT 2014 17 C ontents C ORPORATE FACE TIME C EO MESSAGE EXECUTIVE PROFILE NISSAN POWER 88 PERFORMANCE C ORPORATE GOVERNANCE He is paying close attention to a couple of regions currently: north america and china. "if they sneeze, everybody catches a cold," ...

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    ...MOTOR CORPORATION ANNUAL REPORT 2014 18 C ontents C ORPORATE FACE TIME C EO MESSAGE EXECUTIVE PROFILE NISSAN POWER 88 PERFORMANCE C ORPORATE GOVERNANCE tHe MID-teRM plAn "nISSAn poWeR 88" SIX StRAteGIeS unDeR nISSAn poWeR 88 1 Strengthening brand power to strengthen nissan's brand power...

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    NISSAN MOTOR CORPORATION ANNUAL REPORT 2014 19 C ontents C ORPORATE FACE TIME C EO MESSAGE EXECUTIVE PROFILE NISSAN POWER 88 PERFORMANCE C ORPORATE GOVERNANCE ZeRo-eMISSIon leADeRSHIp Here is the latest information on the company's activities in the zero-emission field. NISSAN LEAF GLOBAL...

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    NISSAN MOTOR CORPORATION ANNUAL REPORT 2014 20 C ontents C ORPORATE FACE TIME C EO MESSAGE EXECUTIVE PROFILE NISSAN POWER 88 PERFORMANCE C ORPORATE GOVERNANCE NISSAN LEAFS CAN NOW POWER THE OFFICE, AS WELL AS THE HOME "Vehicle-to-Building" allows up to six nissan Leafs to be connected to a ...

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    NISSAN MOTOR CORPORATION ANNUAL REPORT 2014 21 C ontents C ORPORATE FACE TIME C EO MESSAGE EXECUTIVE PROFILE NISSAN POWER 88 PERFORMANCE C ORPORATE GOVERNANCE nISSAn'S teCHnoloGY DeVelopMent AnD neW teCHnoloGIeS In FISCAl 2014 AutonoMouS DRIVInG teCHnoloGY Overview of Nissan's Autonomous ...

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    NISSAN MOTOR CORPORATION ANNUAL REPORT 2014 22 C ontents C ORPORATE FACE TIME C EO MESSAGE EXECUTIVE PROFILE NISSAN POWER 88 PERFORMANCE C ORPORATE GOVERNANCE Various scenes of Autonomous driving The following are a few choice examples of how these technologies are used. Around View ...

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    NISSAN MOTOR CORPORATION ANNUAL REPORT 2014 23 C ontents C ORPORATE FACE TIME CEO MESSAGE EXECUTIVE PROFILE NISSAN POWER 88 PERFORMANCE C ORPORATE G O VE R NANCE FISCAl 2013 SAleS peRFoRMAnCe fiscal 2013 sales results came to 5,188,000 units, up 5.6% year-on-year. overall market share was ...

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    NISSAN MOTOR CORPORATION ANNUAL REPORT 2014 24 C ontents C ORPORATE FACE TIME CEO MESSAGE EXECUTIVE PROFILE NISSAN POWER 88 PERFORMANCE C ORPORATE G O VE R NANCE FISCAl 2014 SAleS outlooK Europe in europe, including russia, nissan's sales rose 2.4% to 676,000 units, compared with a 1.8% ...

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    ... MOTOR CORPORATION ANNUAL REPORT 2014 25 C ontents C ORPORATE FACE TIME CEO MESSAGE EXECUTIVE PROFILE NISSAN POWER 88 PERFORMANCE C ORPORATE G O VE R NANCE FISCAl 2013 FInAnCIAl ReVIeW Tmpact on Operating Profit (Management pro forma basis*) (Billions of yen) -266.5 FISCAl 2013 FInAnCIAl...

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    ... ANNUAL REPORT 2014 26 C ontents C ORPORATE FACE TIME CEO MESSAGE EXECUTIVE PROFILE NISSAN POWER 88 PERFORMANCE C ORPORATE G O VE R NANCE FInAnCIAl poSItIon Balance sheet (China JV Equity basis) total assets have increased by 18.2% to 14,703.4 billion yen compared to march 31, 2013...

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    ...collaboration and development structure with renault's r&D team, resulting from the alliance. nissan plans more than 90 new advanced technologies, averaging 15 per year during our mid-term plan by 2016. Dividend nissan's strategic actions reflect not only its long-term vision as a global company to...

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    NISSAN MOTOR CORPORATION ANNUAL REPORT 2014 28 C ontents C ORPORATE FACE TIME CEO MESSAGE EXECUTIVE PROFILE NISSAN POWER 88 PERFORMANCE C ORPORATE G O VE R NANCE FISCAl 2014 outlooK (CHInA JV eQuItY BASIS) in our outlook for fiscal 2014, we expect our global sales to reach 5.65 million ...

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    NISSAN MOTOR CORPORATION ANNUAL REPORT 2014 29 C ontents C ORPORATE FACE TIME CEO MESSAGE EXECUTIVE PROFILE NISSAN POWER 88 PERFORMANCE C ORPORATE G O VE R NANCE FInAnCIAl StAteMentS Consolidated balance sheets (China JV Equity basis) (millions of yen) FY2012 as of march 31, 2013 FY2013 as ...

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    NISSAN MOTOR CORPORATION ANNUAL REPORT 2014 30 C ontents C ORPORATE FACE TIME CEO MESSAGE EXECUTIVE PROFILE NISSAN POWER 88 PERFORMANCE C ORPORATE G O VE R NANCE Consolidated statement of income (China JV Equity basis) (millions of yen) FY2012 (from april 1, 2012 to march 31, 2013) FY2013 (...

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    NISSAN MOTOR CORPORATION ANNUAL REPORT 2014 31 C ontents C ORPORATE FACE TIME CEO MESSAGE EXECUTIVE PROFILE NISSAN POWER 88 PERFORMANCE C ORPORATE G O VE R NANCE Consolidated statement of cash flows (China JV Equity basis) (millions of yen) FY2012 (from april 1, 2012 to march 31, 2013) ...

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    NISSAN MOTOR CORPORATION ANNUAL REPORT 2014 32 C ontents C ORPORATE FACE TIME CEO MESSAGE EXECUTIVE PROFILE NISSAN POWER 88 PERFORMANCE CORPORATE GOVERNANCE eXeCutIVeS DIReCtoRS oF tHe BoARD AnD AuDItoRS Representative Directors carlos ghosn president and chairman CoRpoRAte oFFICeRS ...

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    ... MOTOR CORPORATION ANNUAL REPORT 2014 33 C ontents C ORPORATE FACE TIME CEO MESSAGE EXECUTIVE PROFILE NISSAN POWER 88 PERFORMANCE CORPORATE GOVERNANCE CoRpoRAte GoVeRnAnCe & InteRnAl ContRol Details of this section are provided in full in the company's sustainability report. CORPORATE...