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.
Although the broad contours of the proposed agreement with Ashok Leyland to build a range of small cars is yet to be outlined, Nissan's intention is clear counter Volkwagen's plans with Suzuki to target the compact car segment.
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While Renault reported an over 12 per cent decline in sales and lost market share, Market leader Maruti Suzuki grew over 19 per cent.
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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.
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.
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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.
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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.
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"Nissan will compete in the entry-car market with a dedicated new A platform that will be used for at least three models, including the next generation of Micra, and will be built in five Leading Competitive Countries (LCCs)," the company said. The company said production sites for the new family of compact cars would include the new plant in Chennai being constructed by the Renault-Nissan Alliance.
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Nissan, Japan's third largest car maker in which Renault holds 44 per cent stake, will churn out three models based on a single platform from its manufacturing base in Chennai by 2010. The car will be sold in five countries categorised by the company as the leading competitive countries. The car, based on the A platform, will be produced in these countries that include India and Tailand.
A number of companies, including Maruti Suzuki, Renault and Nissan, are giving gold coins to buyers who book cars by the month-end. There are other benefits as well, reports Ajay Modi.
Hyundai, which is also toeing Maruti's lines, said special schemes are offered to engage the cab aggregators, including annual-maintenance-contract packages and extended warranty.
Nissan is launching its third model in India, the Murano soft-roader.
Continuing with its global takeover spree, homegrown conglomerate Tata group has acquired Japanese auto giant Nissan's truck manufacturing plant in South Africa.
Months after Mahindra & Mahindra (M&M) exited a joint venture with Renault and Nissan Motor, the French and Japanese auto firms have got their car project back on the road, signing an MoU today with the Tamil Nadu government for a greenfield facility near Chennai.
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The Renault-Nissan combine is tying up with Bajaj to introduce low-cost cars in Israel, which will cost nearly half of what people are accustomed to paying here, a media report said. Renault-Nissan is presently working on developing low-cost cars for the price-intolerant Asian market, Ha'aretz reported.
Under the MCA, one of the joint venture would be to manufacture LCVs, in which Ashok Leyland would have an equity stake of 51 per cent and the Nissan 49 per cent, Gopichand P Hinduja, President of the Hinduja Group and Carlos Ghosn, president, Nissan, said.
Production at every automotive facility, offices of information technology firms and retail establishments in the state remained shut on Tuesday as a mark of respect to the late chief minister.
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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.
The joint venture of Ashok Leyland and Nissan for manufacturing light commercial vehicles would become operational during the current financial year, executive vice-chairman of Hinduja Group India Subir Raha said.
Millions of vehicles have been recalled across the globe due to defective safety airbag manufactured by Japan's Takata Corp.
Strong festive demand in October helped carmakers register a seven-per cent volume growth in the domestic market, even as the largest player, Maruti Suzuki, reported low single-digit growth.
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The company on Thursday introduced its luxury sedan Teana.
Nissan rolled out its second vehicle in India on Thursday -- the luxury sedan Teana -- to tap the growing high-end car market in the country.
Japanese auto major Nissan is poised to launch its premium sedan Teana in India next week, industry sources said.
Nissan, which has entered into a tripartite joint venture with Renault and Mahindra and Mahindra for setting up a plant in Chennai, is almost certain to have 25 per cent stake in the venture, while it plans to launch premium sedan Teana in India.
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