Nissan Micra Diesel unveiled in Ahmedabad

Nissan Motor India saturday launched the diesel variant of its small car Micra priced between Rs 5.70 lakh and Rs 6.17 lakh (ex-showroom Delhi) in Ahmedabad.

Nissan claimed that the car powered by a 1.5 litre diesel engine will deliver a fuel economy of 23.08 km per litre. It will be available in two variants with five speed manual transmission. The company had launched the petrol version of the Micra in July this year and has sold 6,000 units so far. After the success of the petrol variant of the Nissan Micra in the domestic market, bookings for the upcoming diesel version of the car had started in a phase-wise manner across Nissan dealerships in the country.

Bookings in Ahmedabad started in the first week of this month. "We have already received around 1000 bookings for the diesel variant of the Micra across the country, and hope to continue the strong sales next year too", informed Manoj Kumar, vice-president, operations, Hover Automotive India, the strategic alliance partner for Nissan Motors in the country.

Kumar added that "Gujarat is a very strong market for diesel cars, and that Nissan is planning to add another dealership in the state at Vadodara soon".

Nissan currently has three dealerships at Ahmedabad, Rajkot and Surat.

Gujarat accounts for nearly 10 per cent of the all-India sales of Nissan. The company has sold over 1000 units of its high-end sports utility vehicle X-Trail and the sedan Teana apart from selling 6,000 units of the hatchback Micra petrol so far this year.