Five years after the start of exports from India, Nissan has just announced that it has exported 500,000 cars to over 106 countries. With the Micra hatchback labelled as the most exported car, Nissan is the second largest exporter of passenger cars from India, after Korean auto giant Hyundai.
Nissan India’s export hub is the Ennore Port in Chennai. The brand has been the first carmaker to use the Ennore Port as the export gateway since 2010.
Commenting on the achievement, Mr. Guillaume Sicard, President, Nissan India Operations said, “India is a key strategic market for Nissan. We have major manufacturing and R&D operations which support us to be one of India’s biggest exporters of cars. Datsun Go which is developed and manufactured in India, is a good example of ‘Made in India’ and ‘Made by India’.”
Nissan India has been exporting vehicles to regions including Europe, Middle East, Latin America, Australia, New Zealand, Asia and Africa. While the Micra forms 73 per cent of exports from India, the Sunny and the Datsun Go are the other two export models from Nissan India’s portfolio. The brand started exporting the latter in 2014 to South Africa and Nepal.
