By Sharad Matade: Autoform, one of the largest premium car seat cover makers in India, will set up its eighth manufacturing plant in Gujarat. The plant is expected to start in a year with an initial annual capacity of 12,000 -15,000 seat covers. “Many OEMs are setting up their base in Gujarat. The new plant…
Datsun Crosses A Production Milestone In India
By APA Bureau: Datsun, the car that had its parent Nissan’s vision, Dream, Access and Trust, recently crossed an important milestone. Nissan rolled out the 100,000th Datsun, a redi-GO 1.0L, recently from its plant in Oragadam, near Chennai, India,in the presence of Jerome Saigot, Managing Director, Nissan Motor India Private Limited, and Colin MacDonald, CEO…
Nissan selects Hortonworks Data Platform to Power Data Lake
Hortonworks, a leading provider of global data management solutions, has announced that Hortonworks Data Platform (HDP) has been selected by Nissan Motor Company Ltd. to power its data lake. HDP, powered by Apache Hadoop and enabled by a robust ecosystem, was selected to build Nissan Motor’s data lake infrastructure and collect all data from across…
New Nissan Leaf With E-Pedal; premiere in September
The widely anticipated new Nissan LEAF will come with e-Pedal, a revolutionary technology that transforms the way cars are driven, said Nissan. With the flip of a switch, the technology turns accelerator into an e-Pedal, allowing drivers to accelerate, decelerate and stop using just the e-Pedal. e-Pedal technology is the world’s first one-pedal operation that…
New Nissan Qashqai production starts in Europe
Production of the new Nissan Qashqai has begun in Europle. The crossover gets a premium design, technology and performance improvements at Nissan’s plant in Sunderland, UK. The upgradation is focused on four areas – a contemporary new exterior design; higher levels of interior quality; improved driving performance; and the addition of new Nissan Intelligent Mobility…
Nissan Opens High Performance Centre
Nissan has opened its High Performance Centre (NHPC) in Noida, New Delhi, to offer exciting new products and excel in customer service. In addition to offering sales and service for all the Nissan cars in the brand’s current product range, NHPC will be the only showroom in the country to have the all-new 2017 Nissan…
Ford, Nissan, Toyota Kirloskar Fined For Unfair Deals In Aftermarket
The Competition Appellate Tribunal (Compat) found Ford, Nissan and Toyota Kirloskar guilty of indulging in unfair practices in the aftermarket. The tribunal said these automakers have been penalised two percent of their turnover in the spare parts market and has also given directions to create a level-playing field in after sales service. Compat in its…
Production Of All-New Nissan Micra Begins
Production of the all-new Nissan Micra has begun, with the first cars rolling off the line in the last few days. Final checks have ensured they are finished to the highest quality. Deliveries to Nissan retailers and customers will commence from mid-February in key European markets, and from March in the remainder. The start of…
Nissan CEO Carlos Ghosn Announces at CES Breakthrough Technologies and Partnerships
In his 2017 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) keynote, Nissan Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer Carlos Ghosn announced several technologies and partnerships as part of the Nissan Intelligent Mobility blueprint for transforming how cars are driven, powered, and integrated into wider society. These technologies will advance mobility toward a zero-emission, zero-fatality future on…
Nissan Opens Parts Distribution Centre In Pune
By Sharad Matade Nissan has opened its third regional parts distribution centre in Pune to strengthen its after sales service and to cater to its dealers in Western India. Located at Chakan, the Pune parts distribution centre, built investing Rs 200 million, will cover Nissan’s 35 dealerships in Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Goa, Madhya Pradesh and…