Nissan India gears up for small car segment, soon to launch Nissan Micra

Nissan India gears up for small car segment, soon to launch Nissan MicraIndia's small car segment has been buzzing with hyper activity for quite some time now. The latest in this space is Nissan India's announcement to launch its small car Nissan Micra in the Indian market. Nissan Micra is a premium hatchback from the Japanese automaker's stable. As per the company sources Nissan Micra will be available in the country by May 22010. The price of this Japanese hatchback may range between Rs. 3.8 lakhs to Rs. 5 lakhs.

Nissan Micra will be available in both petrol and diesel version. The engine of the petrol version of the car will have two variants based on engine capacity 1200 and 1300CC while the diesel version will have a 1600 CC engine. The car will also offer a wide range of color choice to the buyers with some beautiful shades like Roma Red, New York Blue etc.

But it will not be an easy task for Nissan to make a mark in the Indian small car segment with established players like Maruti, Hyundai, and Chevrolet already having a strong foot in the space. Also there will be strong competition from cars like Volkswagen Polo Ford Figo which will soon debut in this small car space.