
Renault to fully acquire Nissan’s stake in India JV, take full control of operations
Renault Monday said it will acquire alliance partner Nissan’s stake to fully control manufacturing operations in India run by JV Renault Nissan Automotive India Private Limited (RNAIPL).
Renault will acquire the 51% stake in the manufacturing operations currently held by Nissan, post which RNAIPL will become its wholly-owned subsidiary. Nissan will continue to utilise the manufacturing infrastructure, even after it exits the JV company.
Renault will contract manufacture existing and new models scheduled to be launched in the country by Nissan over the next two years, both for domestic and exports markets, till the end of life of these vehicles.
Nissan India Operations President Frank Torres said the company is studying opportunities to launch vehicles post 2026, and will decide on where to manufacture them after finalising future product pipeline. “We are open to any (contract manufacturing) options which give us flexibility, time to market and competitiveness”, Torres said while reiterating that the company is committed to the Indian market and has no plans to “exit the country”. Nissan produced nearly 99,000 vehicles in India in FY25 — its best output in the last seven year. However, only about 28,000 units of these were sold locally, the rest being exported put of the country.
With Nissan’s product portfolio set to expand to half a dozen vehicles, the company is aiming to increase local sales to 100,000 units by the end of 2026. Exports would chip in an additional 100,000 units.
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