J
apanese car firm Nissan is in talks
with Hinduja group company Ashok
Leyland for developing a small car that
will operate in the segment currently
dominated by the Maruti Suzuki Alto.
Speaking to Indian journalists here on the
sidelines of the...
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J
apanese car firm Nissan is in talks
with Hinduja group company Ashok
Leyland for developing a small car that
will operate in the segment currently
dominated by the Maruti Suzuki Alto.
Speaking to Indian journalists here on the
sidelines of the Geneva Auto Show, Carlos
Ghosn, the CEO of Nissan & Renault, said:
“We are studying the possibility of tying up
with Ashok Leyland and some other manufacturers in China and Indonesia for a small
car project.
”
In India, the car could be positioned between the Tata Nano at the lower end and
Maruti Swift at the upper end of the small
car market.
The tie-up with Bajaj Auto for an ultra
low-cost car in the Nano price bracket continues.
While Nissan said no fresh progress
had been made on this alliance, Ravi Kumar,
vice-president, business development, Bajaj
Auto, declined to comment.
Meanwhile, the company today launched
its fourth-generation car, Micra.
Production
begins later this month at Nissan’s new plant
in C
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