While Nissan sold 3.4 million vehicles last fiscal year, total calendar 2023 Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi alliance sales volume of 6.4 million vehicles makes the group the fourth-largest vehicle seller in the world, behind Toyota at 11.2 million, Volkswagen at 9.2 million, and Hyundai/Kia with 7.3 million vehicles sold. Nissan's financial services subsidiary provides consumers with auto loans and leases but also finances Nissan's sales to its dealerships (known as floor-plan financing). Under a new alliance agreement, Nissan and Renault will have cross-shareholding capped at 15% voting rights for each company. Renault holds the remaining stake in Nissan through a French trust where the voting rights of such shares are “neutralized” for “most decisions” but retain the economic benefit.

While Nissan sold 3.4 million vehicles last fiscal year, total calendar 2023 Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi alliance sales volume of 6.4 million vehicles makes the group the fourth-largest vehicle seller in the world, behind Toyota at 11.2 million, Volkswagen at 9.2 million, and Hyundai/Kia with 7.3 million vehicles sold. Nissan's financial services subsidiary provides consumers with auto loans and leases but also finances Nissan's sales to its dealerships (known as floor-plan financing). Under a new alliance agreement, Nissan and Renault will have cross-shareholding capped at 15% voting rights for each company. Renault holds the remaining stake in Nissan through a French trust where the voting rights of such shares are “neutralized” for “most decisions” but retain the economic benefit.

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While Nissan sold 3.3 million vehicles last fiscal year, total calendar 2022 Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi alliance sales volume of 6.5 million vehicles makes the group the fourth-largest vehicle seller in the world, behind Toyota at 10.3 million, Volkswagen at 8.5 million, and Hyundai/Kia with 6.8 million vehicles sold. Nissan's financial services subsidiary provides consumers with auto loans and leases but also finances Nissan's sales to its dealerships (known as floor-plan financing). Nissan is 43.4% owned by Renault, while Nissan in turn owns 15% of Renault. Nissan also owns a 34% stake in Mitsubishi Motors. Under a new alliance agreement expected to be completed before the end of December 2023, Nissan and Renault will have cross-shareholding capped at 15% voting rights for each company.