Nissan’s Micra on schedule before summer 2010

Nissan, Japanese auto major, claimed that the car-manufacturing facility with Renault in Chennai is on schedule and its first car would roll-out before summer 2010. Nissan is setting up a Rs 4,500-crore car-manufacturing facility with Renault in Chennai. Nissan Motor India's Managing Director and CEO Kiminobu Tokuyama said, “There is no delay, our plans are on track and Nissan India will come out with its next-generation A-segment car- Micra, on schedule before summer 2010.” Tokuyama added that Nissan proposed to manufacture 4-5 models from its stable in the next 4-5 years. The Micra would be available in both petrol and diesel engines. The Ennore port in north Chennai would have a dedicated jetty for exports of Nissan cars and the company hopes to export 2-2.5 lakh cars annually in 3-4 years and sell 90,000-1,00,000 units in the domestic market.