Nissan starts selling made in India Datsun GO+ in South Africa

New Delhi, Sep 9 (PTI) Japanese auto maker Nissan todaysaid it has started selling of India-made entry levelmulti-purpose vehicle Datsun GO+ in South Africa. "Sales of the Datsun GO+, produced at the Renault-NissanAlliance plant in Oragadam near Chennai, began on August 31,2016 in South Africa," Nissan India said in a statement. Commenting on the development, Nissan India OperationsPresident Guillaume Sicard said: "Following on the success ofthe India-built Datsun GO’s launch into the small car segmentin South Africa, the GO+ is another example of our Make inIndia models making a mark in overseas markets." He further said: "Our exports continue to help Nissanbuild its presence in India and grow the local economy." The Renault-Nissan Alliance Chennai plant has exportedover 6.2 lakh cars since it began operations began in 2010.Currently, it exports vehicles to 106 countries around theworld. The models made at the plant include Datsun GO, DatsunGO+, Datsun redi-GO and Nissan Sunny, among others. The plant has a capacity to produce up to 4.8 lakh unitsper year. PTI RKLABI