Big brands like Hyundai, Mahindra and Mahindra (M&M), Toyota and Renault have lost share.
The alliance has already pushed back the launch deadline twice over the last three years.
The two partners have said they will produce 150,000 vehicles as part of their phase I plans from their existing facilities and they said, the greenfield facility is "very much" on the cards.
Manufacturer Nissan plans to get aggressive with brand communication and increase the number of customer touchpoints through showrooms, experience zones and other initiatives.
Ford is among several multinational automobile companies in India for whom exports now bring bigger volumes than local sales.
The wholly-owned subsidiary of the company, Nissan Motor India, will start selling the car from July, for which bookings will open from Tuesday.
The first trial consignment of six cars left for Barcelona from its Oragadam plant (near Chennai) through the Ennore Port, on Monday.
Japanese auto major Nissan Motor Co plans to launch a $3,000 car (about Rs 134,000) in 2012 in India to challenge Tata Nano, the world's cheapest passenger car.
An alumnus of St Stephen's College, Delhi, his professional career began in the early 1990s. He completed a Master's degree in international affairs from Columbia University during 1996-98. And an MBA from Northeastern University, Boston.
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.
As the company gears up for selling its made-in-India car Micra by July this year, the auto major has started an initiative to tap B-school students from Delhi, Bangalore, Chennai and Mumbai for brand promotion activities.
Nissan also has a car-manufacturing tie-up with its global alliance partner Renault.
It will launch nine models in the next two years.
Maruti will showcase its first concept electric vehicle, the e-SURVIVOR; M&M it's six new EVs, including two futuristic concepts
Japanese carmaker Nissan on Tuesday said it is in talks with Hinduja flagship company Ashok Leyland for developing a small car for the global market that could be priced around $4500-5000.
According to industry sources, Nissan will roll-out the latest generation Micra from the plant in May for the Indian market.
Micra is being considered an important model of Nissan and would be showcased at the Geneva Motor Show.
all-rounder Washington Sundar, who bats left-handed and bowls right-arm off-spin, was picked following a trial by the franchise a few days ago after Ravichandran Ashwin was ruled out of IPL-10 with an injury.
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.
"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.
The Chennai plant has been co-developed by Renault and Nissan at an investment of Rs 4,500 crore (Rs 45 billion) with an annual capacity of 400,000 units.
Japanese auto maker Nissan on Wednesday said it will source auto components worth $40 million (around Rs 185 crore) from India by 2012.
Auto majors face dip in exports due to credit squeeze in Lanka, Nepal
During September, Maruti said it dispatched 1,375 units of the soon-to-be-launched sedan Ciaz.
Kwid's early success is evident from a number of 50,000 in booking in just about a month of launch in September 2015
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.
Take out Maruti Suzuki and Honda, and the auto sector's prospects suddenly don't look all that rosy.
The company, which is part of French auto giant Renault Group, showcased on Wednesday three electric vehicle models and announced plans for a concept car at the ongoing Tokyo Motor Show.
GST will yield 'better value for money' for car buyers, increasing automobile industry demand, says Sandip Neogi.
A 30-second spot during the final to be broadcast by Rupert Murdoch's Star Sports is expected to cost nearly 10 million rupees ($155,267), far higher than the 1 million rupees that advertisers pay on average for most Indian shows, said a person involved in buying ads.
Charting out ambitious plans for India, Japanese automaker Nissan on Tuesday said it plans to have as many as nine models by 2012 out of which five will be locally made as it aims to garner around five per cent of the market.
Affluent Indian automobile buyers may get another brand to choose from. Nissan, Japan's third largest carmaker, is looking at the possibility of launching Infiniti, a luxury brand owned by it, in India. Known for its luxurious features and power-packed driving characteristics, Infiniti is a premium brand which competes with benchmark ones globally such as Mercedes, BMW, Porsche, Audi and Accura.
Nissan Motor India is planning to launch its sports car 370Z in India by January 2010. The company has drawn up an aggressive plan for India which will see a business model comprising five locally-made cars and four imported models by 2012.
Renault and Nissan's decision to launch their own compact cars is independent of a tie-up with Pune-based motorcycle maker Bajaj Auto to develop a low-cost car that is expected to debut in 2011. A formal joint venture agreement is yet to be signed among the partners, though work on the small car is progressing at a slower pace.
Maruti, Honda and Tata Motors posted highest sales growth during the month
Reliance on a single model begins at about 40% and goes up to 80 % in case of some companies
Nissan has several joint ventures in India. The one with Ashok Leyland is for manufacturing light trucks for the domestic, as well as export markets.
Honda has grown from 15% in FY12 to 27% now; Yamaha has doubled share to 5% in five years.
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.
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