Chennai (Nov. 16, 2009): Nissan Motor India Pvt. Ltd. (NMIPL) today inaugurated its Corporate Office at T Nagar, Chennai, at the hands of Mr. Kiminobu Tokuyama, Managing Director and CEO, Nissan Motor India Private Ltd (NMIPL). Also present were colleagues and officials from the Renault Nissan Automotive India Private Ltd (RNAIPL), Renault Nissan Technology and Business Centre India Private Ltd (RNTBCI) and partners.

Mr. Kiminobu Tokuyama, Managing Director and CEO, NMIPL said, “Today marks yet another significant milestone for us at Nissan, as we move to our new corporate office in Chennai. We have come to India to become a major player and Chennai will play an important and strategic role in our Indian operations as we gear up for the start of production of our locally made Global Compact Car in May 2010.”

The office, which is located in the heart of the Chennai city, will act as the nodal hub for Nissan’s operations in India. Spread across an area of 10,000 square feet, the facility will house the 56 employees of NMIPL, which is expected to almost double up to over 100 employees by next year. The office is fully furnished with state-of-art interiors with open work-stations thus promoting a culture of openness and friendly working environment. The office will house the functions of Programmes Management, Corporate Planning, Communications, Finance, Human Resources, After Sales and Exports team. The Mumbai office will act as the regional office with key members of product planning team and homologation of NMIPL and sales and marketing team of Hover Automotive India Private Ltd, which is the strategic alliance partner for NMIPL in India. 

Chennai will play a strategic role in Nissan’s growth strategy globally. Nissan with its global alliance partner Renault is setting up the manufacturing plant at Oragadam in Chennai, which will manufacture the first locally made compact car built on the global V-platform in May 2010. The Chennai plant will also be the sourcing hub for the global compact car for over 100 countries, especially Europe and Middle East. Nissan, which aims to introduce 9 new models by 2012, will have 5 of these locally produced at this plant. Also, Chennai plays host to the Renault Nissan Technology and Business Centre India Private Ltd (RNTBCI) which is contributing to Nissan’s global operations in the key areas of Advanced Research and Development, Advanced CAE (Computer-Aided Engineering), Product Development, Digital Vehicle Development, Information Systems Development, Indian and Global Parts Sourcing.

Nissan India’s Corporate office is located at IInd Floor, No. 36, Vijayaraghava Road, T Nagar, Chennai 600 017. Tel No: +91-44-30886000/01 Fax No: +91-44-30886002