The new Micra looks stunning compared to the earlier versions. The front and the rear views are appealing and the colours offered by Nissan are also very captivating.
Nissan Micra is an Indian A2 hatchback with a difference.
The five door Nissan Micra is an A-segment small hatchback.
The diesel version scores over petrol in ride quality.
Japanese auto major, Nissan, which is setting up a Rs 4,500-crore (RS 45 billion) car-manufacturing facility with Renault in Chennai, said that the project is on schedule and that its first car would roll-out before summer 2010.
The new diesel engine powered Nissan Micra will get the same motor that powers Mahindra Logan. The 1.5-litre DCI motor is capable of generating top power of 63bhp and 16.3kgm of max torque. The trims for the diesel version of the Micra will be XV and XV Premium.
The first major consignment of 3,886 Micra cars left the Ennore Port for European markets on Tuesday, Nissan Motor India said.
Nissan's Xtronic CVT Technology will now be available in a more acessible XL variant.
The wholly-owned subsidiary of the company, Nissan Motor India, will start selling the car from July, for which bookings will open from Tuesday.
Nissan Motor Company, the renowned global passenger car maker, has been outstanding at the domestic front ever since its arrival.
Micra is being considered an important model of Nissan and would be showcased at the Geneva Motor Show.
Active starts at Rs 350,000 and the other at Rs 479,000.
Japanese auto maker Nissan Motor Company on Tuesday said they were "well-on course" on introducing new products in India.
The price increase is marginal and the company is confident that the customers will appreciate its efforts to offer globally renowned products at affordable prices.
The new global Sedan, 'which is the second product after the launch of Micra from Nissan stable', would be displayed at the eighth China (Guangzhou) International Automobile Exhibition, scheduled to be held in December, the company said.
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Most of the major car makers in India, including Maruti Suzuki and Hyundai, do not sell cars through internet but use the online medium to convert queries into offline sales through dealerships.
As part of its plans to have a 10 per cent share in the domestic automobile market, Japanese auto giant Nissan said it would introduce an automatic transmission variant of its flagship hatchback 'Micra' and mid-sedan 'Sunny' soon in India.
The recently launched multi utility vehicle Nissan Evalia will not be affected, the company said in a statement without disclosing the quantum of hike.
The company's wholly-owned subsidiary -- Nissan Motor India Private Ltd -- had launched the Micra in July and priced the car between Rs 398,000 and Rs 529,000 (ex-showroom, Delhi).
As part of this exercise, the company has decided to recall over 9,600 units of its small car Micra, which were produced in India in 2011 and sold in Europe, the official added.
Japanese auto major Nissan is recalling around 12,000 units of various models.
The recall will cover cars manufactured between 2008 to 2012 that use safety airbags made by its supplier Takata
With an overall length of 3780mm and overall width of 1665mm the car easily tackles traffic.
India is increasingly becoming an attractive destination for global auto giants.
The diesel hatch is expented to be priced at Rs 5.3 lakh.
The price reduction by Nissan is in the range of 4 to 6 per cent.
Apart from the cut-throat competition it gets from Ford Figo, Chevrolet Beat, Nissan Micra, Hyundai i10 and Toyota Etios Liva, Swift will need to compete with a few more rivals soon.
The company is looking to exploit the upper B+ segment, which has seen high demand growth since the launch of Maruti's Swift, followed by several models like the Hyundai i20, Fiat Grande Punto, Maruti Ritz, Volkswagen Polo and Nissan Micra.
Internet search giant Google tabulated the searches by consumers in India from January 2010 to May 2011.
There are no official confirmed dates available but here's a look at what they have to offer.
The year 2011 too has a number of hatchbacks ready to be launched.
With the rapid growth of the Indian market many new carmakers are going to enter the country and the existing ones are going to come up with newer models.
"We are expecting almost doubling our sales in this financial year. We are very well on track with Micra, Sunny and Evalia. Evalia will generate a very new type of customers..", Nissan Motor India Managing Director and CEO Takayuki Ishida said.
Japanese car major Nissan on Tuesday said will hike the prices of its vehicles, including hatchback Micra and sports utility vehicle Terrano in India, by up to 4 per cent from next month in order to offset the impact of rupee depreciation and escalating input costs.
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Nissan also has a car-manufacturing tie-up with its global alliance partner Renault.
After the biggies, Nissan India on Thursday said it is planning to increase prices across all its vehicle models from January.
Carmakers usually come up with such year-end announcements.
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