Mahindra-Renault-Nissan to open manufacturing unit in Chennai

LandCruiser · 27th February 2007, 16:21

Mahindra-Renault-Nissan will be investing in a plant that they will be sharing for production of their vehicles. Mahidra-Renault will be selling their vehicles through a joint venture company and through their own dealers. While Nissan will have their own dealers to sell their brand of cars.

The Hindu : Business : 3 auto majors to put up plant

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For the first time ever in India, multi-brand vehicles from different automobile companies will roll out from a single facility. In a unique exercise, Mahindra & Mahindra of India has joined hands with Renault SA of France and Nissan Motor Company of Japan to form a three-way joint venture to set up an automobile manufacturing facility at Oragadam on the outskirts of Chennai

# Vehicles will roll out of assembly line in the second half of 2009
# Oragadam facility to make power trains for Nissan, Renault

Oragadam is a place near chennai were the Indian Automotive research/test center is being constructed. Some major growth is expected in this area. This place is close to the Chennai-Bangalore G-QUAD.

navdeep · 27th February 2007, 16:36

similar thread already there http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/indian-car-scene/21543-mahindra-renault-set-choose-chennai-logan.html

esteem_lover · 27th February 2007, 17:50

Sign of the times, i guess. India is going to be a major auto component manufacturing hub & chennai is going to be in the eye of the storm.

esteem_lover · 18th June 2008, 16:40

Looks like things are moving in the right direction on this one. Bajaj is promising a Nano competitor by 2011 (that far ?)
The Hindu : Metro Plus Chennai / Wheels : Rival in the making

nitrous · 18th June 2008, 19:31

^^We saw this autorickshaw turned "Car" at the Auto expo.
This is not a proper car,my friend.
Autorickshaw based contraption.

esteem_lover · 19th June 2008, 16:24

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Originally Posted by nitrous

^^We saw this autorickshaw turned "Car" at the Auto expo.
This is not a proper car,my friend.
Autorickshaw based contraption.

friend, was it better than the santro ?

arun.sidhes · 1st September 2009, 00:04

Hi Guys,

Any updates for this plant? or they going to launch the car in 2010 or still waiting for for auto market going to be up?

Please update it

27th February 2007, 16:36	#2
navdeep BHPian Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Pune Posts: 892 Thanked: 4 Times	similar thread already there http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/indian-car-scene/21543-mahindra-renault-set-choose-chennai-logan.html
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27th February 2007, 17:50	#3
esteem_lover Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Madras/Py Posts: 7,556 Thanked: 502 Times View My Garage	Sign of the times, i guess. India is going to be a major auto component manufacturing hub & chennai is going to be in the eye of the storm.
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18th June 2008, 16:40	#4
esteem_lover Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Madras/Py Posts: 7,556 Thanked: 502 Times View My Garage	Looks like things are moving in the right direction on this one. Bajaj is promising a Nano competitor by 2011 (that far ?) The Hindu : Metro Plus Chennai / Wheels : Rival in the making
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18th June 2008, 19:31	#5
nitrous Senior - BHPian Join Date: May 2004 Location: UAE/Lon/Madras Posts: 6,965 Thanked: 325 Times View My Garage	^^We saw this autorickshaw turned "Car" at the Auto expo. This is not a proper car,my friend. Autorickshaw based contraption.
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1st September 2009, 00:04	#7
arun.sidhes BHPian Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Chennai Posts: 64 Thanked: 0 Times	Hi Guys, Any updates for this plant? or they going to launch the car in 2010 or still waiting for for auto market going to be up? Please update it
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