Nissan begins export of Chennai-built Magnite SUVs
Nissan Motor India has begun exporting the Oragadam-built Left-Hand Drive (LHD) Nissan Magnite, with the first shipment of nearly 2,900 units dispatched to select LATAM markets in January 2025.
The company is set to export over 7,100 additional units of the B-segment SUV Magnite LHD this month as part of the second wave, targeting markets in West Asia, North Africa, LATAM, and the Asia-Pacific region. By February, total exports of the LHD Magnite will exceed 10,000 units.
The export of the Chennai-built Magnite LHD marks a milestone in the company’s global expansion strategy. The export initiative is aligned with Nissan’s ‘One Car, One World’ philosophy, reinforcing India’s role as a key manufacturing and export hub for the automaker, Nissan said in a statement.
Frank Torres, Divisional Vice-President of AMIEO Region Business Transformation & President of Nissan India Operations, said: “In line with our export plans announced last year, the company has begun export of the new Magnite to LHD markets. This is a significant achievement, and we look forward to serving new customers in these regions.”
The new Magnite, which debuted in October 2024, has gained strong traction in India and right-hand drive (RHD) markets. Manufactured at Nissan’s Alliance JV plant in Chennai, the new Magnite will now be exported to more than 65 global RHD and LHD markets.
“The commencement of exports of Magnite LHD reinforces our ‘Make in India, Make for the World’ vision. This also highlights India’s increasing importance as a key manufacturing and export hub for Nissan. We are on track with the plans we laid out during the launch of the 4th Generation Nissan X-TRAIL and new Magnite last year,” said Saurabh Vatsa, Managing Director of Nissan Motor India.
This export push comes on the heels of Nissan Motor India’s recent shipment of the RHD Magnite to South Africa, with over 2,700 units exported within a month of its global launch. Since its December 2020 launch, the Nissan Magnite has recorded cumulative sales of over 170,000 units.
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