Chennai:
The roads in United Kingdom and Ireland will soon boast of Chennai manufactured sports utility vehicles as the first batch of 350 sports utility vehicle (SUV) Renault Duster was shipped to these countries from Ennore port.
Speaking on the occasion, managing director of Renault India Marc Nassif said on Friday that after the success of Duster in Indian market, the SUV will be exported to the two European countries with some modifications to meet the individual market regulations. The Dusters exported will be available in 4x2 variants and 4x4 variants.
Manufactured in Oragadam, Renault India has sold nearly 19,000 units after it was launched in the Indian market on July this year and Nassif feels that Chennai will be the only facility globally to produce right-hand Duster which will be sold in the domestic market as well as exported from here.
Nassif said that India is an important market for Renault globally with the country set to become one of the top 10 markets for the company worldwide by 2013 and to sustain this ambition an unprecedented five models have been launched in the Indian market along with setting up of 75 dealerships in less than 18 months.
Ennore Port chairman S Velumani, who was present on the occasion, said initially the port never planned to focus on car exports. “Our focus was to handle the dusty cargo. But after pressure from the state government, we focused on cars exports and set up a RoRo (roll on roll off) terminal. Executive vice-chairman of guidance Bureau Velmurugan said that Chennai has become a cost-effective export hub with many automobile majors setting up plants in the city and exporting the vehicles from Chennai Port.
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