List of articles tagged: Renault Nissan

The year 2011 is a year of celebration for employees at the Renault Nissan Alliance India Pvt Ltd (RNAIPL) as the Company has crossed yet another milestone by producing the 100,000 1.2-litre and 1.5-litre HR12DE petrol engines in a record period of 15 months. Earlier, the alliance plant had achieved a milestone by producing 100,000 Micra cars in a record period of 13 months.

Renault-Nissan Automotive India Private Ltd. (RNAIPL) announced the appointment of Mr. Kou Kimura as the new Chief Executive Officer  & Managing Director for its manufacturing facility at Oragadam, near Chennai with effect from 1st April, 2011.

Bajaj Auto will be bringing its Ultra Low cost car in 2012. A direct competition to India's cheapest car, the Tata Nano, Bajaj would sure want this foray into the car segment to be one that is remembered for a while. The design, marketing and sourcing of the car would be handed by Bajaj while its Joint Venture partner, Renault-Nissan will be taking care of the after marketing in India and Overseas.

Renault will bring out its first offering in the Indian car market in the form of its sedan - Fluence. The sedan is  is based on the Renault/Nissan C platform platform and is sized between the compact family saloon C-segment and the upper-medium segment. Renault made its intentions clear when they unveiled its 18-24 month road map which will see the Fluence being launched by mid 2011. The Fluence is a D-segment sedan that will be manufactured at the new Renault-Nissan greenfield manufacturing facility in Chennai.

We were trying to crack the code if Bajaj, Nissan and Renault are still together in the race to bringing out the Nano rival. We clear the air about this much debated issue. 

Nissan Motor India Pvt. Ltd. (NMIPL) today inaugurated its Corporate Office at T Nagar, Chennai, at the hands of Mr. Kiminobu Tokuyama, Managing Director and CEO, Nissan Motor India Private Ltd (NMIPL). Also present were colleagues and officials from the Renault Nissan Automotive India Private Ltd (RNAIPL), Renault Nissan Technology and Business Centre India Private Ltd (RNTBCI) and partners.

Renault has decided to keep its Indian plans on hold. Renault had tied up with Nissan to set up a plant in Chennai with and investment of approximately Rs 4,500 crore over seven years for producing four lakh cars annually.

Renault has invited Bajaj to further its participation in the joint venture that will develop the Ultra Low Cost car by giving Bajaj the option to pick up stake in Renault Nissan Automotive India.