Wednesday, 30 October 2013

Nissan fears missing sales targets



Its recently started games utility vehicle Terrano has been decently accepted in business with offers of 3,000 units each month
A weaker than wanted interest and an expected need in fervor levels throughout the happy period will probably witness Japanese car organization Nissan falling great short of its focuses for the year.
The Indian subsidiary of the Japanese goliath which had set a focus of offering 1,00,000 in the residential market by the closure of the budgetary year has so far timed offers of just 12,343 units throughout the first six months of the year.
On the sidelines of the starting an invigorated Evalia, Kenichiro Yomura, president, Nissan India Operations, said, "It’s a little troublesome to accomplish that focus of 1,00,000 units." Nissan's grim execution so far in the not so distant future might bring about the organization neglecting to meet no less than half of the prior declared target.
The organization which in July started the face-lifted form of the Micra in addition to its minimal effort rendition called Micra Active, has seen a bargains disintegration of 43% throughout the first 50% of the in the not so distant future as contrasted with 21,781 units sold in the same period a year ago.
Its recently started games utility vehicle Nissan Terrano has been overall appropriated in the business sector with offers of 3,000 units each month. Taking into account incremental volumes of the Terrano and the invigorated Evalia Nissan has a specific end goal, which is to close the year closer to the prior announced bargains target.
"We were hopeful when we advertised the focus in April however the business sector has not performed the way we anticipated that it will. We will attempt to try our hardest", expressed Yomura while declining to discuss amended targets. In no time the organization eight models on offer in India - two hatchbacks, two vehicles, two Suvs, a Mpv and a games car.
Nissan is additionally unsure of gathering its fare focus of 100,000 units for the year as well. The organization sends out four cars out of each five processed in India. In the first six months of the year Nissan sent out 49,653 units, an addition of 8% over the same period a year ago.
The point when asked if Nissan will meet the fare target Yomura said, "We don't know since fares hinges on upon sister concerns (working abroad)".
Nissan today presented the face-lifted Evalia, a multi-seater van, at Rs 8.78 lakh (ex-showroom, Delhi). Having started just a year back the Evalia experienced a cosmetic touch up in the most limited period ever for a Nissan model. Normally demonstrates experience a refreshment in the wake of using no less than three years in the business sector.
As a feature of the progressions Nissan presented sliding Euro windows on the center line, sliding/reclining skipper seats in the center column and composite wheels in the Xv variant, 2-racket sound framework, back wiper, raise defogger to name a couple. A top mounted Ac blower unit for the second and third line, will be fitted by the merchant.
Regardless of the sharp plunge popular the organization, in any case, has not made any change to its set piece of the overall industry focus under the Nissan mark which stands at 5% by money related year 2016. At present its impart stands at 1.02%, consistent with information gave by the Society of Indian Carmobile Manufacturers. An extra 5% stake is likewise focused from its sister mark Datsun, which will see the business start one year from now.


Monday, 28 October 2013

Nissan Terrano pre-sale booking crosses 7,000 mark



Nissan has reported the prebooking figure of its recently started minimal games utility vehicle Terrano at 7,000. Foraying into India's quickly developing minimized Suv portion, the Japanese carmaker disclosed the vehicle in August not long from now.
The premium, striking and in vogue Terrano has been generally acknowledged by prospective clients as a quality recommendation that offered a premium tag, styling and characteristics, Vikat Banodkar, Nissan's range supervisor (bargains) for Chennai, told reported at the launch of the vehicle here on Friday.
With a beginning cost of Rs. 9.58 lakh (ex-showroom Coimbatore), the vehicle is accessible in seven variants spread over three engine choices of 110ps diesel, 85ps disesel and 104ps petrol, he said.
The Terrano might be a paramount item for the organization and will set the pace for future item starts slated for 2014, he further said.
Sashi Kumar, Ceo of Ramani Group of Companies, a merchant of Nissan, said the prebooking figure was 95 and the Ramani had recently given over 20 vehicles to the clients.




Thursday, 24 October 2013

2013 Mahindra XUV500 vs Nissan Terrano in India



The keep going time I was on this street, I was reviling my stars. I needed to brake each 70 meters or somewhere in the vicinity, continually swerve left and right, and still, after all that, I was devising a workable plan to wind up in a sorry situation of the auto with disturbing consistency. The National Highway 222 is actually a consistent stream of changing measured potholes and knocks. There are shakes out and about excessively, and with shoulders so delicate and profound, getting a wheel off the street might be unfortunate. I was so tired and baffled, thus worried about the auto that I turned around mid way and headed back.
Not the most shrewd of moves then to be once again on the same way in under a month's chance, especially when it has been raining so hard following the time when. The street conditions may as well now be a great deal more awful; in the event that that is even conceivable. Furthermore it is. Yet here I am, truly having fun. I haven't yet backed off to a creep, or battled the directing to abstain from anything, or incredibly, figured out how to pound the underbelly of the auto anyplace. Welcome to the universe of Suvs. Really, the new Nissan Terrano and the as of late redesigned Mahindra Xuv500 we are driving today aren't Suvs in the correct sense. These are hybrids; autos with monocoque case however with raised ride tallness.
The Terrano all the more so. The Nissan is basically the Renault Duster, which is the same stage utilized by the Logan. Also, the Duster and the Terrano have precisely the same underpinnings and drive train, however the Nissan does have a more forceful face. It likewise looks superior to the Renault, which Nissan accepts is explanation for why enough to charge a premium. This awesome Xvp variant expenses 15.1 lakh on-street in Mumbai.
The Xuv W8 costs a lakh more. Furthermore, accompanies a significantly more forceful stance. It is greater in each size contrasted with the Nissan, and its occupied outline lures a great deal of looks. It's occupied within as well. Plus an inside that has an over-burden of diverse colours, surfaces and geometric shapes, the Xuv likewise accompanies way more characteristics. There's a point by point driver interface worked by means of a touch screen, a multifunctional controlling wheel, computerized atmosphere control framework and a cooled glove box. There are additionally driving helps excessively, for example voyage control, and on the security close, it gets six airbags and Esp.
The Nissan is a five-seater. Furthermore its boot, given the Terrano's shorter length, isn't as convenient. The Terrano likewise feels uncovered fundamental within after the Xuv. It's not precisely without characteristics, however given the Terrano's cost and what the rivalry offers, one really want to feel a touch short-changed when inside the Nissan.
Consider this: contrasted with the Terrano, which gets two airbags and Abs, the Xuv has six airbags, Abs and Esp besides. Add to it the immediate wipers and headlamps, the cornering lights and the knoll hold capacity, and loads of other stuff, and the value distinction is more than defended. To us then, there's a considerable measure increasingly to the Xuv 500, and it is, hence, the deserving winner in this test.


Tuesday, 22 October 2013

Auto Enthusiasts get first peek at Nissan Terrano at car expo



The dna Auto Expo which kick-began on Saturday was the ideal chance for purchasers to get all their favourite autos under one top and in the nick of time for the merry season. The two-day show is constantly organised at Viviana Mall, Thane and will showcase vehicles from Chevrolet, Toyota, Honda, Nissan and Hyundai.
The expo is a joy for families looking to put resources into an auto however don't have sufficient energy to do the rounds of singular auto organization showrooms over the city. "We have been searching around briefly so this was an one-stop search for us to see all the marks together and look at them," said Sunil Jhurani, a Thane occupant who went by the expo with his wife.
The display additionally saw the Nissan Terrano on showcase without precedent in the city. Terrano, the Suv which was started prior this month in the premium section is hollowed against the well known Renault Duster and Ford Ecosport.
It wasn't just yearning auto purchasers who ran to the dna Auto Expo, yet auto devotees searching for a more critical take a gander at the recently started autos excessively halted by. Swapneel Deshpande, an understudy, likewise meandered into the expo. He said, "We see these autos out and about however don't generally get to observe the insides or the motor. At such a show, one can completely look at an auto," he said in the wake of going by the expo.
A few lovers additionally got the chance to redesign themselves on whats new in the automobile business. "I was part of the industry until a while prior. So this was the ideal chance for me to discover what the industry is dependent upon," said N Ramchandran, a previous worker of Tata Motors.
Car insane
The two-day show is continuously organised at Viviana Mall, Thane and carry numerous marks of autos under one roof.
It will showcase vehicles from Chevrolet, Toyota, Honda, Nissan and Hyundai.
The display additionally saw the Nissan Terrano on presentation without precedent in the city. Terrano, the Suv which was started prior this month in the premium portion is hollowed against the ubiquitous Renault Duster and Ford Ecosport.