Renault Nissan Alliance plant in Chennai produced its 100,000th Micra today, in 13 months after its first started production in May 2010.
Since then the workforce has expanded to nearly 4,000 (from an original 1,500) to meet demand from within India and across the world.
The Rs 4,500 crore ($990 mn) facility is the first dedicated Renault-Nissan Alliance vehicle manufacturing plant.
It will be joined later this year by an all-new global sedan, and in 2012 a commercial vehicle will be added to the line-up as part of a joint venture with Ashok Leyland Ltd.
Since its launch in India last July the Nissan Micra has driven a sales boost within the market, with over 15,000 units sold to date. Micra is also produced at plants in Thailand, Mexico and China.
Chennai, which will have an overall plant capacity of 400,000 units at full ramp up, will ultimately supply Micra to over 100 countries across Europe, West Asia and Africa. To date nearly 70,000 units have been shipped from the nearby Ennore deep water port.
