Nissan to launch eight new car models in India by 2021

The company would make India a base to export cars to Africa and Middle East

Nissan Motor Co Ltd plans to launch eight new car models in India by 2021, a senior company executive said on Ocotber 6, adding that the company would make the country a base to export cars to Africa and the Middle East.

Nissan also plans to develop some of its future Datsun cars in India, Christian Mardrus, the company's chairman for Africa, Middle East and India region, told Reuters on a visit to New Delhi.

Nissan launched Datsun Go, the first car to be released under the Datsun brand since 1986, in New Delhi in early 2014. The car is also available in Indonesia, Russia and South Africa. 

With an eye to lure Indian customers who are in a festive mood this October, the auto major launched a hatchback version of redi-Go series - Datsun redi-Go Sport.

With a string of features like rear parking sensor and black interiors, the model is likely to find an audience among the youth given that the company is marketing the car as a sports-themed vehicle.