Nissan India,on the strong performance of Nissan Magnite, announces Domestic wholesale growth of 100 % with 37,678 units for FY21 andMarch’22 wholesale of 3007 units. Exports growth was 20% with 4976 units for FY21, andMarch’22 wholesale exports achieved38988 units for Nissan and Datsun vehicles.
Since launch, the Nissan Magnite ‘Make in India, Made for the world’ SUV, has generated One Lakh plus customer bookings in Domestic and Export markets. The model passed the 50,000unit production milestone in March 2022, despite the headwind challenges of the Covid-19 pandemic and ongoing semiconductor shortage.
Nissan Magnite was the first global product to launch under the Nissan NEXT transformation plan. Following its successful introduction in India, South Africa and Indonesia last year, the award-winning SUV is now also available to customers in Nepal; Bhutan; Bangladesh; Sri Lanka; Brunei; Uganda; Kenya; Seychelles; Mozambique; Zambia; Mauritius, Tanzania; and Malawi.
Commenting on Nissan India’s wholesale performance, Rakesh Srivastava, Managing Director, Nissan Motor India Ltd said, “, “FY21 for Nissan India has been a year of turnaround with volume growth of100 % in Domestic in an industry growth of 13%, despite the headwind challenges of Covid-19 and Semiconductor related supply shortages. The game changer was the Big, Bold, Beautiful SUV Nissan
Magnite as part of Global Nissan NEXT transformation, winning the customer’s trust generating one lakh plus customer bookings on its compelling combination of aspirational value with distinctive design, high 4-star safety rating by Global NCAP&lowest cost of ownership. Our continued endeavor to deliver value to the new-age customer on innovations of Digital eco-system, Asset-lite showroom and workshops makes the Nissan Magnite as the most successful & awarded Nissan product in the Indian market.”