Amidst its hectic parleys for the global market, the Japanese car maker Nissan has opened its corporate office in Chennai recently, at T.Nagar. The premises has 10000 sq.ft and the manpower of 56 employees which is to be doubled next year. Nissan likes to print a thumping presence in the Indian market with its unit at Oragadam and its display in Chennai to have a strategic market play. According to the company’s MD&CEO the company is keen on initiating the production by May 2010.

The Chennai plant would be a sourcing hub for the overseas market of 100 countries and out of nine models earmarked by 2012, five will be delivered from this unit. The Chennai corporate office would be the company’s “nodal hub” for its operations in India with Mumbai to serve as the regional office for members of product planning team including sales and marketing team of Hover Automotive India, a partner for NMIPL India.

The Chennai corporate office will look after the company’s planning, finance, HR, after-sales and exports. The office would include the Renault Nissan Technology and Business Centre India, a major contributor for Nissan’s global operations in R&D, product development, digital vehicle development and Indian /global parts sourcing.