Nissan Micra Automatic and Diesel variant on the cards

     Nissan to attract the fairer sex will launch an automatic variant of its small car Micra in India. More and more ladies are taking up driving in India and an automatic transmission vehicle in its portfolio will be a jewel in the crown for Nissan. Other Automatic cars in such as i10 AT, i20 AT, City AT are doing well. At present Nissan is selling close to 1000 units per month.

     Nissan had already hinted that it will soon launch a diesel powered Micra. The diesel engine will be sourced from Renault which will the same 1.5L one currently doing duty in the Logan. The same diesel engine will be tweaked for higher output and used in the Micra sedan – ‘Sunny’.