The first trial consignment of six cars left for Barcelona from its Oragadam plant (near Chennai) through the Ennore Port, on Monday.
Two Japanese auto giants, Honda and Nissan, are moving towards a potential merger, but it remains unclear how their Indian operations will be immediately impacted.
JSW MG Motor India will launch four new models this year, and is planning to invest between 3,000 crore-4,000 crore in the country over the next couple of years. The new models include a plug-in hybrid, an electric vehicle, the Majestor SUV and one additional model yet to be disclosed.
Nissan is targeting annual domestic sales and exports of 100,000 units each by financial year 2026-27.
A deep split has emerged within India's auto industry over the proposed CAFE exemption for small cars, with only Maruti Suzuki and Renault backing the move in the final SIAM vote.
Top carmakers led by Maruti Suzuki, Mahindra & Mahindra, Tata Motors Passenger Vehicles and Kia India on Saturday reported record sales in the domestic market riding on festive demand boosted by GST rate cut. Other manufacturers such as Skoda Auto India and Toyota Kirloskar Motor also posted impressive growth in sales in October.
As the production of Micra, the first car from Nissan-Renault, starts at the plant by the end of May, Kiminobu Tokuyama, managing director and chief executive of Nissan Motor India Pvt Ltd, talks to rediff.com about the company's strategy for India, the recession and the auto sector in general.
Mexico on Thursday imposed a tariff of up to 50 per cent on imports from its non-preferential trade partners, including India, a move that might hit New Delhi's annual $5.75 billion shipments to its third-largest car export market.
Retail rates of the fuel will now reflect international movement in oil prices.
The price reduction by Nissan is in the range of 4 to 6 per cent.
Nissan Motor Company Ltd on Thursday announced the operations of its wholly-owned subsidiary, Nissan Motor India Pvt Ltd, from Mumbai
Japanese auto maker Nissan Motor Company on Tuesday said they were "well-on course" on introducing new products in India.
Japanese auto major Nissan recently appointed Takayuki Ishida as managing director of its Indian subsidiary Nissan Motor India Private Limited (NMIPL).
Nissan Motor India on Friday launched compact multipurpose vehicle Datsun Go+ in New Delhi, with prices starting at Rs 3.79 lakh (ex-showroom Delhi).
The first major consignment of 3,886 Micra cars left the Ennore Port for European markets on Tuesday, Nissan Motor India said.
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.
The Oragadam facility is being set up by Nissan along with its joint venture partner Renault with an investment of Rs 4,500 crore spread over seven years.
Japan's Nissan Motor Corporation, which is planning to manufacture small cars from its upcoming facility near here, on Friday signed an agreement with Ennore Port (EPL) to export the cars to European markets.
Senior officials of Nissan Motor stated that the company had largely frozen the design and concept of the sedan, which will be positioned as a premium product that would perhaps take on the likes of Chevrolet Cruze, Honda Civic and Toyota Corolla Altis.
Japanese automobile major Nissan Motor Company and Hinduja Group's flagship Ashok Leyland are looking to fortify their management teams for Light Commercial Vehicle joint venture.
Global energy giant Shell has acquired Mumbai-based Raj Petro Specialities to deepen its foothold in the world's third biggest lubricants market in the world, a top company official said. Shell, which has already invested over $5 billion in India across the energy value chain -- from LNG import terminals and fuel stations to renewable energy and technology centres -- has acquired 100 per cent equity interest in Raj Petro Specialities Pvt Ltd from Germany's Brenntag Group.
The vehicle will be soon available in 1.5 litre petrol version.
The dispute arose after Nissan alleged that Tamil Nadu hadn't paid certain incentives under a 2008 agreement to set up a car plant at Oragadam, near Chennai.
As per the agreement, Nissan Motor India 'can enjoy concessions in the wharfage up to 60,000 units per annum.'
The company's Indian subsidiary, Nissan Motor India, is rapidly strengthening its research and development wing for the purpose.
Nissan Motor Company, the renowned global passenger car maker, has been outstanding at the domestic front ever since its arrival.
Nissan Motor Company may have missed the boom in small cars in India. But the third-biggest Japanese car maker is confident of shoring up volumes, as it works on several small car projects simultaneously.
CEO Carlos Ghosn hopes the Go, which has been primed for the middle class, will help Nissan achieve the goal of capturing 10 per cent of the Indian market by 2016.
Nissan Sunny is one of the most complete sedans in the mid-size segment.
The Japanese car maker, however, has quite a distance to cover before breaking into the top-five in any of its segments.
Production of this model will commence in May 2010 in India.
Nissan Motor Company on Friday said it has appointed Akira Sakurai as the managing director and CEO of Renault Nissan Automotive India Pvt Ltd (RNAIPL) and has made a few more changes in the management to establish itself as one of the major players in the country.
Nissan Motor Company, Japan's third-largest auto maker, has decided to cut its small car sourcing target from India's biggest car company Maruti Suzuki by 80 per cent in view of the severe downturn in Europe's automobile market.
Suzuki Motors Corp, the parent company of Maruti Udyog, announced on Friday a manufacturing collaboration with Nissan Motor Co and said they will begin joint production in India.
"Nissan is here to fulfil the diverse motoring needs of Indian customers. The car enables discerning performance car enthusiasts in the country to live fast with its breath-taking performance, cutting-edge technology and seductive design and at a very attractive price," Nissan Motor India Pvt Ltd's managing director and chief executive officer, Kiminobu Tokuyama, said at the launch.
"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.
The company on Thursday introduced its luxury sedan Teana.
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.
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