Nissan adds third shift to reduce waiting time for its new SUV Magnite

Employs 1,000 hands at factory and more staff at the dealerships towards this end. Plans to export the car to Indonesia and South Africa

Japanese auto major Nissan Motor Company on Monday said it has added a third shift at its Chennai plant to increase output of its compact sport utility vehicle (SUV) Magnite to around 3,500-4,000 units per month by February, from the current level of about 2,500 units per month.
 
The company will recruit 1,000 workers at the factory to ramp up production capacity for the SUV, which has generated 180,000 enquiries and 32,800 bookings within a month of its launch on December 2, 2020, said Rakesh Srivastava, managing director, Nissan Motor India. Nissan India’s channel partners will additionally hire 500