Automobile business for Kamarajar port

The Renault-Nissan Alliance has signed an agreement with Kamarajar Port (KPL) on March 17th to enhance the exports of cars manufactured in Chennai by Renault Nissan Automotive India (RNAIPL) for both regional and global destinations

The Alliance was the first car manufacturer in the region to commence exports of cars through Kamarajar Port. For over more than 13 years, the Alliance says it has exported over 1.15 million cars from Kamarajar Port to around 108 global destinations. The agreement builds on the existing partnership between the Renault Nissan Alliance and Kamarajar Port and will facilitate further exports of cars via KPL. For FY2023 (April 2022 – February 2023) the partners have exported a total of 82,849 vehicles, which includes the Renault Kiwd, Renault Kiger, Renault Triber, Nissan Sunny, Nissan Magnite and Nissan Kicks.

Frank Torres, President, Nissan Motor India and Divisional Vice President Business Transformation AMIEO, said, “Chennai is an important export hub for us and since the beginning we have followed a ‘Make in India, Make for the World’ philosophy to serve markets across the world. We continue to add new export destinations to vehicles manufactured at our plant in Oragadam, building on our 1 million cars exported milestone from 2022.”