As the high consumer sentiment is giving the auto majors one of the best growth phase that they have ever had in the country, Japanese car major Nissan today said it has almost doubled the production of its small car Micra to 500 units per day in order to clear an order backlog of about 2,500 units.

It is to be mentioned here that the company's wholly-owned subsidiary -- Nissan Motor India Private Ltd (NMIPL) -- had launched the Micra in July and priced the car between Rs 3.98 lakh and Rs 5.29 lakh (ex-showroom, Delhi).

According to a spokesperson of the company, the company is increasing its production level with a view to order to cater to the huge demand.

The spokes person also mentioned the fact that the company has begun second shift of production. It may be noted here that the average daily production is over 500 units, which is expected to increase in near term. In a single shift basis, the company was producing 255 units every day till last week.

As far as the export plans for the products is concerned, the first shipment will go to Europe from next month onwards.