Nissan India Starts Exports Of The Magnite To Indonesia, South Africa, And Nepal

Of the 15,010 units produced here since its launch in December 2020, 1,220 will be exported

• Nissan launched the Magnite in Nepal in February 2021 where it bagged over 760 bookings within 30 days.

• The sub-4m SUV had recorded over 50,000 bookings in India by April.

• It comes with two petrol engines: 1.0-litre naturally aspirated unit and 1.0-litre turbo-petrol.

• The Magnite is priced from Rs 5.59 lakh to Rs 10 lakh (ex-showroom).

Nissan India has started exporting the Magnite to Indonesia, South Africa, and Nepal. The carmaker states it has produced 15,010 units of the sub-4m SUV by the end of May, out of which 13,790 units have been allocated to Indian buyers.

The Magnite was introduced in Nepal in February 2021 and it managed to register over 760 bookings within just a month. In the Indian market, where it was launched in December 2020, the SUV had already garnered over 50,000 bookings in April. Nissan started a third shift at its plant earlier this year to meet the high demand. The Magnite is currently facing a waiting period of up to seven months, with some delays being attributed to the disruptions caused by the second wave of the pandemic.

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The Magnite is offered with two petrol engine options: 1.0-litre naturally aspirated (72PS/96Nm) and 1.0-litre turbo-petrol (100PS/160Nm). While the former is mated to a 5-speed MT only, the latter gets the choice of either a 5-speed MT or a CVT (152Nm with the CVT gearbox).

In related news, Nissan recently started offering the Magnite and the Kicks along with the Datsun models via CSD outlets. Head here to know the prices for defence personnel planning to buy any of these models. Nissan sells the SUV between Rs 5.59 lakh and Rs 10 lakh (ex-showroom). It rivals the likes of the Maruti Suzuki Vitara Brezza, Hyundai Venue, Kia Sonet, Renault Kiger, and Tata Nexon.

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