<p>The first major consignment of 3,886 Micra cars left the Ennore Port for European markets today, Nissan Motor India said in a statement here. The company plans to export the Micra to over 100 countries, including the Middle East and Africa.<br /><br />In April, the company had made a pilot shipment of six cars to Barcelona from its Oragadam facility near here, which it jointly set up with France auto major Renault at an investment of Rs 4,500 crore.<br /><br />With the beginning of exports, Nissan has become one of the first companies to use the eastern gateway port of India as an export base, it said. "It is a defining moment for all of us at Nissan in India as we begin a new chapter of business through the start of exports today. This milestone completes our vision of making the Chennai plant a strategic hub for both the domestic market as well as for exports," Nissan Motor India Managing Director Kiminobu Tokuyama said.<br /><br />The Japanese auto major expects to export over 1.10 lakh units in the 2010-11 fiscal, it said. In 2008, Nissan signed a MoU with Ennore Port Ltd to export its vehicles to various countries. The Ennore Port has provided a special berthing place of 1.40 lakh square metres for parking vehicles and will allow Nissan Motor India to use newly developed marine facilities.</p>
<p>The first major consignment of 3,886 Micra cars left the Ennore Port for European markets today, Nissan Motor India said in a statement here. The company plans to export the Micra to over 100 countries, including the Middle East and Africa.<br /><br />In April, the company had made a pilot shipment of six cars to Barcelona from its Oragadam facility near here, which it jointly set up with France auto major Renault at an investment of Rs 4,500 crore.<br /><br />With the beginning of exports, Nissan has become one of the first companies to use the eastern gateway port of India as an export base, it said. "It is a defining moment for all of us at Nissan in India as we begin a new chapter of business through the start of exports today. This milestone completes our vision of making the Chennai plant a strategic hub for both the domestic market as well as for exports," Nissan Motor India Managing Director Kiminobu Tokuyama said.<br /><br />The Japanese auto major expects to export over 1.10 lakh units in the 2010-11 fiscal, it said. In 2008, Nissan signed a MoU with Ennore Port Ltd to export its vehicles to various countries. The Ennore Port has provided a special berthing place of 1.40 lakh square metres for parking vehicles and will allow Nissan Motor India to use newly developed marine facilities.</p>