Nissan CVT briefing (Continuously Variable Transmission) Aug. 22, 2006 Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. Yo Usuba Senior Vice President

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1 Nissan briefing (Continuously Variable Transmission) Aug. 22, 2006 Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. Yo Usuba Senior Vice President 1 1

2 Agenda 1. The Powertrain concept 2. The History of Nissan and Plans for Future Applications 3. Expansion in North America 4. What is? 5. XTRONIC 6. for 3.5L Engines 7. Summary 2 2

3 1. The Powertrain concept 3 3

4 1-1. The Powertrain concept Emotion Performance power Ultimate Powertrain CO2 reduction Fuel Efficiency Emission Cleaner Emissions 4 4

5 1-2. The Powertrain concept Emotion Emotion Efficiency Efficiency Emission 5 5

6 2. The History of Nissan and Plans for Future Applications 6 6

7 2-1. Changes in The History of Belt 1st Generation Hyper- 2nd Generation XTRONIC- 3rd Generation March 3.5L Use L Use L Use Primera (Micra) March/CUBE MURANO LAFESTA CUBE TIIDA MAXIMA,ALTIMA New-XTRONIC) SENTRA New-XTRONIC) VERSA XTRONIC) FY91 FY96 FY01 FY06 7 7

8 2-2. Progress of Nissan Global Sales By FY07, global sales expected to have quadrupled to about 1 million units compared with FY04. Progress of -Fitted Car Sales 250, ,000 1,000,000 (plan) FY04 FY05 FY06 FY07 8 8

9 2-3. Global Expansion Release of cars fitted with to more than 100 countries in the future Adopted in FY04 Adoption planned for FY07 Altima Murano Teana 籁 Maxima 9 9

10 2-4. Adoption of Global Expansion Ratio of Cars Fitted with vs. AT Europe Japan AT 4% 30% 21% 54% FY04 FY07 FY04 FY07 GOM includes China 1% 24% North America 8% 48% FY04 FY07 FY04 FY07 Denominator : AT and 10 10

11 2-4. Adoption of Global Expansion Ratio of Cars Fitted with vs. AT Europe Japan AT 4% 30% Global 21% 54% FY04 FY07 44 FY04 FY07 GOM includes China 1% 24% AT FY07 North America 8% 48% FY04 FY07 FY04 FY07 Denominator : AT and 11 11

12 3. Expansion in North America 12 12

13 3-1. Comments from North American Customers North American customers are extremely satisfied with Typical comments - Very positive (good), no hesitation or downshift when going uphill - Feels more powerful because it operates much more smoothly JD Power: Results of '06 U.S. APEAL Survey High Satisfaction Level Source: JD Power Results of '06 APEAL Survey NISSAN Murano Company A 4-AT Company B Company C 5-AT Company A 4-AT 13 13

14 3-2. Comments from North American Customers Levels of satisfaction were extremely high among those who purchased Q Before purchasing a vehicle, which did you think has better performance: AT or? 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0% Q After purchasing a fitted vehicle, which do you think has better performance: AT or? 80% 60% 40% 20% Smooth Driving Sensation Gear- Silence Changing Performance Fuel Efficiency Reliability Good AT Good Initial Exhaust Acceleration Highway Gear- Changing a lower price? 0% Smooth Driving Sensation Gear- Silence Changing Performance Fuel Efficiency Reliability Initial Acceleration Exhaust Highway Gear-Changing Internal survey result 14 14

15 3-3. Plans for Expansion in North America Expand sales of -fitted vehicles sevenfold in the North American market in FY06 3.5L Car Sales L Late L Early 2006 Late 2006 Early 2007 Late

16 3-4. JATCO Mexico Plant 16 16

17 4. What is? 17 17

18 4-1. What is? The provides smooth and stepless ratio changes. Engine Revolutions AT 0 Time 18 18

19 4-2. Special Features of Stepless shifting of gear ratios for enhanced driving pleasure and fuel efficiency 19 19

20 4-3. Efficiency (Fuel) (1) changes gears smoothly so cars consume fuel efficiently. Engine Torque (Nm) AT Optimum area of fuel efficiency ratio Engine Revolutions (rpm) 20 20

21 4-3. Efficiency (Fuel) (2) AT can only use set gear ratios so large changes in engine revolutions means it is difficult to use fuel efficiently while driving. 5AT Engine Revolutions 1 speed 2 speed 3 speed Limited to set gear ratios 4 speed 5 speed Engine Revolutions Lowest This area can be used Highest Car Speed Car Speed Optimum area for efficient fuel consumption 21 21

22 5. XTRONIC 22 22

23 XTRONIC 23 23

24 5-1. Improved Fuel Efficiency (1) Emotional Emotional Efficiency Efficiency Fuel Efficiency Emission 24 24

25 5-1. Improved Fuel Efficiency (2) Further increasing the range of gear ratios for the XTRONIC has created superb acceleration and increased fuel efficiency

26 5-1. Improved Fuel Efficiency (3) The gear ratio range for the third generation XTRONIC expanded to 6.0 March 1st Generation 2nd Generation 3 d Generation Murano Maxima/Altima Primera March/Cube Cube XTRONIC Lafesta Sentra Versa (for 3.5L) FY90 FY00 FY10 Tiida (for L) (for L) Gear Ratio Range FY04 Cube 6A/T 5.5 FY FY92 Primera Murano March 5A/T FY90 FY00 FY

27 5-1. Improved Fuel Efficiency (4) Expanding the lockup area from conventional models further improves fuel efficiency 100 Throttle Opening (%) 0 Conventional lockup area Expanded lockup area AT lockup area Car Speed 27 27

28 5-2. Improved Performance (1) Emotional Emotional Smooth, Pleasant Drive Efficiency Efficiency Fuel Efficiency Emission 28 28

29 5-2. Improved Performance (2) Smooth, agile drive Quality of response Linear response 1. Improved gear change response 2. Closely supervised gear change pattern 3. The optimum gear change pattern for predicted customer acceleration needs Smoothness of acceleration 4. Natural acceleration sensation 29 29

30 5-2. Improved Performance (3) 1 Improved gear change response With an improved gear change control system, the time used to shift gears is greatly reduced

31 5-2. Improved Performance (4) 2. In all driving conditions, provides a smooth gear change to suit customers' need for a more natural, powerful sensation of acceleration Vsp (km/h) Vsp (km/h) Vsp (km/h) Vsp (km/h) XTRONIC (More than 10 patterns) Eng.Rev. (rpm) Eng.Rev. (rpm) Eng.Rev. (rpm) Eng.Rev. (rpm) Eng.Rev. (rpm) Eng.Rev. (rpm) 6000 Eng.Rev. (rpm) Eng.Rev. (rpm) More than patterns! Vsp (km/h) Vsp (km/h) Vsp (km/h) Vsp (km/h) Vsp (km/h) Vsp (km/h) Vsp (km/h) Vsp (km/h) Eng.Rev. (rpm) Vsp (km/h) New XTRONIC 3. offers the optimum gear change pattern which predicts customers' need for acceleration on roads and driving conditions which are constantly changing. Driver Operation Vehicle Speed Grade Force Turning condition Advance d shift control Shift patterns 31 31

32 5-2. Improved Performance (5) 4 Creating a natural sensation of acceleration Natural acceleration geared to increasing engine revolutions was realized through the addition of a linear mode control system. XTRONIC Engine revolutions Control of kicks New XTRONIC Sensation of acceleration increasing with engine revolutions Rate of acceleration XTRONIC New XTRONIC Continued sensation of acceleration Time 32 32

33 6. for 3.5 L Engines 33 33

34 6-1. Nissan Line-up The line-up of large capacity for 3.5L engines 1.5L 2.0L 2.4L 3.2L 3.5L Tiida Serena Murano Audi A4 A6 Ford Freestyle Vits RAV4 H Airwave Odyssey 34 34

35 6-2. The Technology which made Possible for 3.5 L Engines (1) Optimum hydraulic control technology Offers a large power capacity for optimum clamping power (to clamp the belt) according to conditions 35 35

36 6-2. The Technology which made Possible for 3.5 L Engines (2) Use of new oil Use of special oil enables belt to operate smoothly without slipping New oil Conventional oil 36 36

37 6-2. The Technology which made Possible for 3.5 L Engines (3) Use of a special surface treatment (shot peening) for pulleys When the surface hardens, it can withstand intense power Shot peening method Shot peening is the process of cold forming the surface of a part by means of a propelled stream of round hardened steel shot. Pulley 37 37

38 7. Summary 38 38

39 7-1. XTONIC (1) Plans for future 1 Global expansion. By FY07 1 million in sales. North Amrica expansion. Sevenfold in North American market in FY06 Benefits of Low fuel efficiency Quality of response 1 Expanded gear ratio 2 Expanded lockup area 1. Improved gear change response Smooth, agile drive Linear response Smoothness of acceleration 2. Closely supervised gear change pattern 3. The optimum gear change pattern for predicted customer acceleration needs 4. Natural acceleration sensation 39 39

40 7-2. XTONIC (2) Emotion Agile smooth performance Efficiency Low fuel efficiency Emission 40 40

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