Nissan Motor India Private Ltd (NMIPL) announced that it has registered total sales of 1249 units for the month of August 2010 as against 22 units in August 2009. The Nissan Micra spearheaded the sales figures with 1182 units in Aug 2010 as against 928 nos sold in July 2010. We got a chance to test the car and have posted our views about the cars performance. Read our Nissan Micra roadtest here.
Out of the remaining, Nissan Teana, clocked 21 units in Aug 2010 as against 10 in Aug 2009 and the SUV Nissan X-trail registered sales of 44 units as against 12 in Aug 2009. Nissan also sold 2 of its iconic sports car, Nissan 370Z in Aug 2010.
In August 2010, owing to the overwhelming demand for the top-end variant of Nissan Micra (XV) - almost over 65%, the company was encouraged to re-align its initial production schedule to cater to this growing need. This has led to increase in the delivery period, which the company hopes to control and manage in the coming months. The company has also started second shift of production in August 2010 at its manufacturing facility at Oragadam, near Chennai to cater to the demand between domestic and exports. The company is expected to commence its exports during this month.
The sales order book for Nissan Micra has been progressively increasing and the company has received around 3600 bookings. Nissans dealership network too has increased and this is one reason why it has been able to reach out to people across the country. Eyeing some more dealerships in the country, the Japanese car maker would certainly want to grab the attention of the crowd with their cars and presence in the Indian Market.
