Nikola SPAC Presentation Deck
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PARTNERSHIP WITH CNHI IVECO
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WHO IS CNHI IVECO?
One of World's Leading Capital Good Companies with
Annual Revenue of $30B+
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INDUSTRIAL
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INVESTMENT SUMMARY
CNHI Iveco's invested $250M in Nikola as Part of
Series D Round
$100M cash investment
$150M investment in form of in-kind services related to North
America engineering and production
Announced September 3, 2019
ADDITIONAL DETAILS
CNHI Iveco engineers to embed with Nikola team to develop
production-ready truck and leverage its expertise across all
elements of the manufacturing process
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CNHI's Iveco business is a leading truck, bus, and light
commercial vehicle manufacturer in Europe, South America, and
Asia with 175,000+ annual unit volume(¹)
Currently the leader in CNG/LNG alternative propulsion for the
European trucks market, complementary to investment in Nikola
BEV and FCEV technology
Announced plan to spin-off as an independent company in 2021
• Nikola/CNHI Iveco product to be produced on dedicated lines
within existing Iveco manufacturing facilities
PARTNERSHIP AND JV
North America Engineering and Production Alliance (100% of N.A. Business
Retained by Nikola)
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Partnership with CNHI Iveco significantly de-risks
North America production execution and
accelerates penetration of attractive
European market
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Significantly de-risks Nikola operational execution by leveraging the expertise and
capabilities of one of the world's leading commercial vehicle manufacturers
CNHI Iveco to provide $150M of engineering and production to support bringing
Nikola trucks to market
Europe Joint Venture (50/50 Split)
• Allows Nikola to accelerate penetration of attractive European addressable market
while minimizing execution risk and optimizing Nikola management bandwidth
• Nikola and CNHI's Iveco truck business to operate 50/50 joint venture leveraging
Iveco's engineering expertise and existing production and sales/service footprint
Significant potential financial contribution from joint venture is
incremental to existing Nikola North America model
KEY BENEFITS
Production alliance significantly de-risks truck manufacturing execution by providing:
Global license to the S-Way platform - the most recently introduced Class 8 truck
in the world
Ability to leverage existing parts bin and capture purchasing savings
Access to engineering support
Potential assembly capabilities
Enables Nikola to enter significantly larger European market
1. CNHI delivered 175,900 vehicles in 2018; includes trucks, buses, light commercial, and specialty vehicles
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