Nissan in joint venture with Datsun plans to launch two cars in India below Rs.4 lakhs in the year 2014. Two Datsun models will also be launched in Indonesia and Russia where the badge would be functional. These cars would definitely satisfy the needs of the local market and hence will not be built on global platforms. It is expected that the cars would be made at the Renault-Nissan factory at Chennai.
Mr.Ashwani Gupta, Programme Director, Datsun Business Unit of Nissan Motor Corp said that there will be 2 products in each of these markets and they have already decided on them. He said, “Others start with products and platforms; we will start with the consumers and hence price is intrinsic to us.”
Ashwani also added that Datsun is a Nissan brand, as is Infinity. He informed that in the course of product development or production there maybe some commonalities with Renault.