Nissan To Launch Datsun GO+ MPV In 2015

“The Datsun (hatchback) has received positive response. The product is recognised as a quality product and its delivery is up to our expectations,” he said.

It is expected to compete with the likes of Maruti Suzuki Ertiga, Honda Mobilio and General Motors’ Enjoy.

On Nissan’s ambitions in India, Mr. Sicard said: “We want to increase the sales of our two brands - Nissan and Datsun. Today we are at full speed, we want to continue to grow further.”

In the April-September period of the current fiscal, Nissan had registered sales of 25,741 units, as against 12,515 units in the same period last fiscal, up 105.68 per cent. The Indian passenger vehicle market stood at 2.5 million units last year and Nissan had 1.3 per cent market share.

Mr. Sicard said the aim would be to meet the target of capturing 8 per cent market share in India as part of global aim of the company to have similar market share 2016-17 earlier. He said the production capacity at the Chennai plant of the Renault-Nissan alliance has been expanded to up to 4.8 lakh units annually from 4 lakh earlier, which could meet requirements for the next two years.

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