Nissan Motors planning to make India a manufacturing and export hub

 Nissan, the Japanese auto-major, is planning to be the biggest exporter of automobiles from India. Nissan started exporting the Micra from the Chennai plant in 2010. Since then, they are the fastest growing exporters, currently exporting 85 per cent of production to foreign markets. Hyundai and Maruti are the largest exporters of cars from India as of now.

Nissan exports have doubled to over one lakh units in the last fiscal owing to the strong demand for compact cars in Europe and Latin America. The 'Made in India' Micra has been a huge success, currently sold in over 100 countries.

The company exports CBUs from Chennai, its strategic production hub. Along with the Micra, Nissan has started exporting CKDs of Sunny to Egypt. The company currently produces over three lakh cars for the Renault-Nissan global alliance which they plan to increase to over four lakh.

NMIPL's, Nissan's Indian subsidiary, MD Takayuki Ishida said that Nissan is readying several markets for sales. Nissan is also planning to widen the product potforlios and India would be the sole centre for production.

Datsun, the small and compact car brand, is expected to generate high volumes from the emerging economies. Datsun is expected to roll out by mid-2014.