The Renault Nissan alliance announced on Thursday the creation of new business centre by the name of The Renault Nissan Technology and Business Centre India Private Ltd in Chennai.
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.
According to industry sources, Nissan will roll-out the latest generation Micra from the plant in May for the Indian market.
The automaker said that production at the Renault Nissan Alliance Plant, where Nissan, Renault and Datsun brands are manufactured, had gone up by 15 per cent and was expected to increase further on the back of increasing export orders.
The hatchback model is christened as K2 and will take inspiration from Micra.
The factory is likely to come up beside the current Renault-Nissan factory at Oragadam, near Chennai, according to reports.
They just don't have similar colours, Datsun's marketing campaign too seems be inspired from Maruti Alto 800.
Renault readies a practical and spacious people-carrier for a 2014 Auto Expo.
The Renault Nissan Alliance has said that its Oragadam greenfield facility near Chennai - its first in the world - will be a template for its upcoming Morocco facility, with a few changes only in the back-end engineering. The company is training 30 senior employees drawn from various verticals at its Oragadam plant.
German auto major Daimler and Franco-Japanese alliance Renault-Nissan on Wednesday announced a three-way tie up, including equity swaps, for co-operation in development of small cars and light commercial vehicles.
The alliance has already pushed back the launch deadline twice over the last three years.
"As per the agreement, the design, engineering, sourcing and manufacturing will be handled by Bajaj Auto while marketing and selling will be by Renault-Nissan Alliance."
Tata Motors' Nano may be struggling to survive, but Renault Nissan alliance Chairman and chief executive officer Carlos Ghosn is glad the group followed the lead of "visionary" Ratan Tata's dream project
Nissan also has a car-manufacturing tie-up with its global alliance partner Renault.
The small car, initially supposed to hit the market by 2011, was delayed by a year due to differences between the partners over pricing and design.
Renault Kwid is a good entry-level car for Indian roads.
This new avatar comes with a completely new 2.0 litre petrol engine under its hood.
The Renault-Nissan alliance currently employs around 8,000 workers at its Chennai plant
The Renault-Nissan alliance aims to have a 10 per cent share in the Indian passenger vehicles market
Renault announced the Formula One comeback of Danish driver Kevin Magnussen at the launch on Wednesday of a new-look team that will put the French carmaker back on the starting grid as a constructor.
Ghosn's partnership with motorcycle and auto-rickshaw maker Bajaj Auto got most publicity.
Nissan and Renault say they will compete with new models, especially small cars, and by growing their dealer network.
'I am a big admirer of engineering in India because India has a particular skill in frugal engineering.'
While Renault reported an over 12 per cent decline in sales and lost market share, Market leader Maruti Suzuki grew over 19 per cent.
Logistics, due to road conditions, continues to pose a challenge.
Why Kia is keen to drive into India? The Korean automobile maker plans to carve out a niche for itself in the crowded Indian market with its compact sedans and SUVs.
Renault says that one of the reasons why its sales look muted when compared to its peers is its limited reach.
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