| Subsidiary | |
| Industry | Automotive |
| Founded | 2005 [1] |
| Headquarters | Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India [2] [3] |
Key people | Mr. Takeyuki Ishida (MD), Mr. Sandip Neogi (MD), Mr. Arun Malhotra (MD) |
| Products | Automobiles |
| Parent | Nissan Motor Company |
| Website | nissan |
Nissan Motor India Pvt Ltd is the Indian subsidiary of Nissan Motor Company of Japan. [4]
Nissan Motor India Pvt Ltd (NMIPL) is a wholly owned subsidiary of Nissan Motor Co. Ltd Japan. The company was incorporated in 2005 and offers innovative and exciting products across hatchback, MUV, SUV and sedan segments in India. Nissan in India has a portfolio of two brands, Nissan and Datsun. In February 2008, Nissan, together with its global alliance partner Renault signed a MoU with Government of Tamil Nadu to set up a manufacturing plant at Oragadam, near Chennai with an investment of INR 45 billion over a period of 7 years. On 17 March 2010, the Renault-Nissan alliance plant was inaugurated in a record time of 21 months since its ground breaking ceremony in June 2008.
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