Video - Carlos Ghosn provides all the details on the Datsun rebirth

21/03/2012 - 11:47 | ,  ,  ,   | Shrawan Raja

In this video released by Nissan on its Youtube channel, Nissan CEO Carlos Ghosn addresses the media in Japan, outlining the objectives of the Datsun rebirth and talking about its strategic importance in the Power 88 mid-term plan.

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Ghosn was speaking in Indonesia yesterday where capacity will be doubled by 2014 to meet local demand. Indonesia has rolled out an eco car project, which Nissan expects to account for 40% of the passenger car volumes.

Nissan has relaunched the Datsun brand for India, Indonesia and Russia to make affordable, spacious, fuel efficient and accessible cars.

A whole family of Datsun models will be developed for first time car buyers, motorists moving up from two wheelers as well as serve a modern car as an alternative to antiquated products (by this he means cars like 800, Alto and Santro that have been running for many decades in some cases).

The first Datsun will come out in 2014 from Renault-Nissan JV facility in Oragadam, Chennai followed by the second product within the first year.

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