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26 August, 2011 The alliance plant of Renault-Nissan automotive manufacturing facility in Oragadam, near Chennai, has crossed a milestone achievement of rolling out one lakh units.
Nissan and Renault signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Tamil Nadu state government to set up a greenfield plant in 2008 with a combined investment of Rs 4500 crore. The plant now employs 4000 persons.
“We started production in May last year. Between then and now we have rolled out one lakh cars from the Oragadam facility ,” Kou Kimura, CEO and MD of Renault Nissan Automotive India said. The plant has achieved this milestone in 13 months. “This is the fastest roll out of one lakh cars in India.”
The facility, only of its kind, which makes vehicles for both Nissan and Renault makes Nissan Micra, a hatchback and assembles Renault’s Fluence, a sedan.
Work on the third shift began a couple of weeks ago. “At current levels we can make 2 lakh cars a year, which we will double and work for which will start sooner as we will reach saturation levels of our existing capacity,” Kimura said.
Renault has announced plans to launch 5 cars over the next 18 months, while Nissan has just launched its sedan Sunny and has announced making its light commercial vehicle as well from the Oragadam plant.

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26 August, 2011 German luxury car maker BMW on Thursday said it has increased annual output from its Chennai plant to 11,000 units with the start of second shift from June.
The company, which is present in India through a wholly owned subsidiary, today launched its sports utility vehicle X3 priced between Rs 41.2 lakh and Rs 47.9 lakh (ex-showroom, across India).
“We have expanded our production facility by starting the second shift of production. The production has been expanded to 11,000 units annually from 10,000 units,” BMW India President Andreas Schaaf told reporters in Pune.
Earlier in March, the company had ramped up production capacity from 8,000 to 10,000 units per year in single shift operations.
“If needed we can add another assembly line, if needed we can increase the output of the second shift and if needed we can add another production site. Everything is possible on our strategy for the next 10 years,” Schaaf said. He said the company was targeting to sell one lakh units every year in India, but declined to share any timeline.
In March, BMW India had said it is targeting sales of up to 60,000 units in the next 10 years and will invest an additional Rs 70 crore by 2012. Last year, BMW retained its number one position in the Indian luxury car segment with sales of 6,246 units, which was up 73 per cent from the previous year.
To expand its product portfolio in the country, BMW India today introduced its SUV X3 in diesel options. The vehicle will be produced at its Chennai plant as a completely knocked down unit. The sales of the car will start from next month.
Commenting on the new model, Schaaf said: “The launch of the new BMW X3 is a significant milestone in our growth strategy in India... It will be a volume car for us.” The company has recently increased the number of employees in to over 650.

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31 December, 2010 Hyundai Motor India has achieved the prestigious production milestone of 6 Lakh units, the highest since inception in a calendar year.
On the occasion, H W Park, Managing Director & CEO, HMIL, said, “Today is one of the landmark days in the history of our company. Achieving this milestone is a testament to the growing popularity of Hyundai as a brand and immense faith that our customers have placed in us. With this we gear up for next phase of growth and remain committed in bringing world class products and service to our customers.”
Hyundai offers a range of cars starting from hatchbacks such as Santro to the top end luxury SUV, Santa Fe. The South Korean company enjoys a market share of around 20% in India. Hyundai India has a total of 7 models and 47 variants. It currently exports approximately 42% of its production to around 120 countries across the globe with i10 being the largest exported model.
HMIL becomes only the second manufacturer in India to have achieved this distinction. It was also the fastest to reach the sales mark of 20 lakh (2 million) units in the domestic market in November, 2010.

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Out of the 1104 units, Nissan Micra, the made-in-India Global compact hatchback leads the sales figures with 1057 units in December 2010 as against 1029 units sold in November 2010. The company has so far sold 6441 units of Nissan Micra since sales began on July 15, 2010.
Out of the remaining, Nissan Teana, the luxury sedan (CBU) clocked 14 units in December 2010 as against six units in December 2009 and Nissan X-trail; the lifestyle SUV (CBU) registered sales of 31 units as against six units in December 2009. Nissan also sold two units of its iconic sports car, Nissan 370Z in December 2010. So far, the company has sold eight units of 370Z since its launch in January this year.
As part of its after-sales commitment, in an effort to handhold the customers and provide them with round-the-clock assistance, Nissan has introduced a host of customer care and service schemes including Extended Warranty and Roadside Assistance for its products starting with the Micra.

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31 December, 2010 Hyundai Motor India has achieved the prestigious production milestone of 6 Lakh units, the highest since inception in a calendar year.
On the occasion, H W Park, Managing Director & CEO, HMIL, said, “Today is one of the landmark days in the history of our company. Achieving this milestone is a testament to the growing popularity of Hyundai as a brand and immense faith that our customers have placed in us. With this we gear up for next phase of growth and remain committed in bringing world class products and service to our customers.”
Hyundai offers a range of cars starting from hatchbacks such as Santro to the top end luxury SUV, Santa Fe. The South Korean company enjoys a market share of around 20% in India. Hyundai India has a total of 7 models and 47 variants. It currently exports approximately 42% of its production to around 120 countries across the globe with i10 being the largest exported model.
HMIL becomes only the second manufacturer in India to have achieved this distinction. It was also the fastest to reach the sales mark of 20 lakh (2 million) units in the domestic market in November, 2010.

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23 December, 2010 Toyota Motor Corporation has said that it plans to sell 7.7 million vehicles worldwide in 2011, which is up by 3 percent from 2010, as emerging automobile markets like China and India are expected to grow further next year.
Of the total sales, Toyota targets to Japanese market to absorb 1.3 million vehicles, down 17 percent, and 6.4 million units overseas, up 8 percent. The Japanese carmaker also said that its global sales in 2010 are projected to increase 7 per cent from the previous year to 7.48 million units.
Toyota’s global production target in 2011 is set at 7.7 million units, up 1 percent from 2010, with domestic output targeted at 3.1 million units, down 5 percent, and overseas production set at 4.6 million units, up 6 percent.
Toyota’s global production in 2010 is expected to grow 20 percent from the previous year to 7.63 million units. Toyota recently launched its entry level sedan Etios in the Indian market and has received overwhelming response from the customers.

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Hyundai Motor India Ltd. (HMIL), the second largest car manufacturer and the largest passenger car exporter, today achieved a historic milestone by reaching the production of 6 Lakh units, the highest since inception in a calendar year.

On the occasion, H. W. Park, Managing Director & CEO, HMIL, said,

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Hyundai Motor India Ltd. (HMIL), the second largest car manufacturer and the largest passenger car exporter, today achieved a historic milestone by reaching the production of 6 Lakh units, the highest since inception in a calendar year.

On the occasion, H. W. Park, Managing Director & CEO, HMIL, said, “Today is one of the landmark days in the history of our company. Achieving this milestone is a testament to the growing popularity of Hyundai as a brand and immense faith that our customers have placed in us. With this we gear up for next phase of growth and remain committed in bringing world class products and service to our customers. ”

HMIL is the only Indian manufacturer to offer a full range starting from the compact Santro to the top end luxury SUV – Santa Fe and enjoys a market share of around 20%. HMIL sells 7 models with 47 variants in the Indian market. It currently exports approximately 42% of its production to around 120 countries across the globe with i10 being the largest exported model.

HMIL started operation in 1996 and the first Santro rolled out in September, 1998. Right from the beginning HMIL has always been the trend-setter. From the record of setting up the plant in just 17 months to becoming the 2nd largest car manufacturer in just 6 months to rolling out 150,000 cars in about 25 months, Hyundai has fulfilled everybody’s expectations. In August, 2010 Hyundai Motor achieved the remarkable distinction of reaching the 30 lakh car production in a record time of less than 12 years.  With this achievement, HMIL becomes only the second manufacturer in India to have achieved this distinction. It was also the fastest to reach the sales mark of 20 lakh (2 million) units in the domestic market in November, 2010.

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Garware Motors are gearing up to promote Hyosung bikes in India. Currently Garware Motors will be the distributors of the Hyosung ST7 (Cruiser) and GT650R (Sports). The company is looking to launch mobile service stations which would enable customer hassle free service.

These mobile service units are mainly being set-up in areas where the company would not have any service points. Garware is working towards providing Hyosung firm support as their last outing in India was bitter.

Garware is looking towards providing excellent after sales services as in the past it was one of  the main reasons that affected they Hyosung Comet 250 sales.

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Since the time REVA began selling EVs, it only has managed to dispatch 3,000-odd units globally. Come 2011, with the help of a new facility in Bangalore capable of producing 30,000 units/annum, and Mahindra’s dealership network, it is looking to sell about 1,300 cars in India alone bringing the grand total to 2,500, reports Business Standard.

The new Bangalore facility will be operational by April 2011 and the first of the new variants to roll out will be the 2-door REVA NXR hatchback showcased at the Frankfurt Motorshow in 2009. Mahindra REVA is expected to get a free run as there are no rivals in the electric car segment here in India. The only company capable of spoiling the party is General Motors, whose electric vehicle prototype is scheduled for only display in April.

On its official website, REVA notes the NXR will be available in 2012 and the NXG in 2013. Does the company intend to sell 1,300 units of the REVAi in India next year?

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GM India has crossed yet another milestone. This time they have hit high on the sales chart. The company earlier today announced they have crossed the one-lakh units sales mark in a calendar year. For General Motors this is a sure high as the company has managed the one-lakh unit sales figures for the first time since its inception in India.

GM India has crossed the 100,000-unit mark in this period, as against 61,321 units sold in the same period last year, the company said in a statement.

“This historic feat has been achieved due to the growing popularity and the overwhelming response to Chevrolet Beat and Cruze,” the statement said.

GM India Vice-President P Balendran said: “Introduction of best-in-segment cars from the 300 series, rapid network expansion for increased customer outreach, our unique value proposition like Chevrolet Cashless Ownership offer, innovative marketing initiatives and our promise to deliver quality and performance are the factors that have led to this achievement”.

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