Nissan’s subcompact SUV, the Magnite, has now crossed the 50,000-unit manufacturing milestone. The carmaker commenced manufacturing of the Magnite on the Renault-Nissan plant in Chennai in October 2020 with the SUV being launched in India in December the identical 12 months. Post it is launch the Magnite has slowly been launched in different world markets throughout South-East Asia and Africa.
Commenting on the milestone, Sinan Ozkok, president, Nissan Motor India, stated, “The Big, Bold, Beautiful SUV is playing a key role in strengthening Nissan’s presence in India and overseas. We express our gratitude to our customers, business partners and employees for making Nissan Magnite an overwhelming success in India and across global markets.”
The carmaker additionally introduced that it had obtained cumulative bookings of over 1 lakh for the SUV from home and worldwide markets.
Since its launch the Magnite has helped strengthen Nissan’s place in India
Since it is launch in December 2020, the Magnite may be credited with serving to change Nissan fortunes within the home market. The compact SUV had racked up over 78,000 home bookings in a couple of 12 months of launch with home deliveries additionally having crossed the 30,000-unit mark. What has labored within the SUV’s favor has been its pricing and a bundle is that’s each spacious, snug and properly kitted out too imparting a very good sense of worth. The sub-compact SUV not too long ago additionally scored a four-star Global NCAP score for crash safety.
Also see: Nissan Magnite Subcompact SUV Review
Biju Balendran, MD & CEO, Renault Nissan Automotive India Pvt Ltd, stated “We have been able to achieve the 50,000th Magnite milestone in less than 15 months despite head winds from COVID and the Semi-conductor crisis. Our employees and supplier partners have contributed immensely with innovative strategies to overcome this crisis. Thanks to all of them, we as one team will continue to move to challenge the ongoing crisis and support the waiting customers with quality cars at the earliest possible time”.
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Currently priced between ₹ 5.76 lakh and ₹ 10 lakh (ex-showroom), the Magnite is obtainable with a pair of 1.0-litre three-cylinder petrol engines – a 71bhp naturally aspirated unit and a extra highly effective 99bhp turbo-petrol mill. Both engines are paired with a 5-speed guide gearbox as customary with the turbo-petrol additionally getting the choice of a CVT.
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With inputs from NDTV
