Following the success of Micra, Nissan plans two more small cars for indian market. Autocar India reports Nissan plans to add two more small cars to its portfolio to take on the mighty maruti. Nissan’s first small car codenamed K2 will be based on Nissan’s K11 platform (generation old Micra platform). This would be a surprising move as every other car maker moves forward. Nissan plans to save cost by building a car on older K11 platform. Nissan’s K2 would be position below Micra to take on the likes of Maruti Wagon-R, Estilo, A-star and chevrolet beat.
Another small car would be I2 which would sit below K2 to take on the likes of Maruti Alto, Chevrolet Spark and Hyundai Santro. Nissan – Ashok leyland would jointly produce this product which will be launched sometime in 2013. Nissan k2 might come to light by 2012 Delhi Auto expo. Remember, Nissan- Renault – Bajaj small car project still hangs in balance as each partner moves in their direction