Nissan offers up to 40% lower EMI options

The new scheme is valid for three years and will see EMIs coming down, provided the buyer makes 34% down payment,

Japanese car maker Nissan has launched a new financing scheme that offers easier repayment options to car buyers, which can result in up to 40% drop in EMIs, in its bid to perk up falling demand due to weak consumer sentiment.

 

"Market conditions are not good in terms of consumer sentiment. This scheme certainly offers an easier and affordable financing option to buyers," Nitish Tipnis sales and marketing director at Hover Automotive, which handles marketing, sales and after sales service for Nissan, said.

 

The new scheme is valid for three years and will see the equal monthly instalments (EMIs) coming down by up to 40%, provided the buyer makes 34% down payment, Tipnis claimed, adding the move will help the company do better volumes in the flat-growth climate.

 

Nissan Motor India, the wholly-owned subsidiary of Nissan Motor, had last fiscal clocked 11% growth in sales at 36,975 units against 33,270 units in FY12. Against this, the car sales contracted 6.7% in FY13, the first degrowth in a decade.

 

Auto-makers are rolling out various schemes to woo customers in the wake of a contraction in sales. Car sales fell 6.7% to 1.89 million last fiscal. In the previous fiscal, car sales had crossed 2 million-mark at 2,031,306 units.

 

According to the industry lobby Siam projections, passenger car segment is pegged to grow by 3-5%, while the UV segment is likely to grow 11-13%.

 

"Overall, passenger vehicle sales are estimated to rise by 5-7% in this financial year," Siam said.

 

Nissan has tied up with leading auto financiers such as HDFC Bank, ICICI Bank, Kotak Bank and Tata Capital to offer the scheme, Tipnis said.