Japanese car major Nissan on Tuesday said its Indian subsidiary has almost doubled the production of its small car Micra to 500 units per day in order to clear an order backlog of about 2,500 units.
The company’s wholly-owned subsidiary — Nissan Motor India Private Ltd (NMIPL) — had launched the Micra in July, which is priced between `3.98 lakh and `5.29 lakh (ex-showroom, Delhi). The firm also said it will commence overseas shipments of the car from next month, starting with Europe. “In order to cater to the huge demand, we have begun the second shift of production. The average production daily is 500 units,” a Nissan Motor India spokesperson said.