2026 Will be Year of Resurgence for Nissan India, says MD Saurabh Vatsa

After years of weak sales with a single-product portfolio, Nissan India is looking at 2026 as a year of turnaround for the company as it expands its product range, strengthens exports and widens its retail footprint in the domestic market, with the launch of the Gravite compact MPV.

“When we say Nissan is committed to India, what's really important is the year 2026. This is going to be a year for the brand resurgence for Nissan in India,” said Saurabh Vatsa, managing director of Nissan India.

The renewed push will be led by new launches. “We are bringing in all the products that we have committed to us, starting with the Nissan Gravite right now and then, of course, the Tekton comes in in the middle of the year and then we are looking at another larger C-segment SUV, 7-seater, which will follow that.”

“In close succession, we are bringing in three new vehicles in almost 12 months from now. Therefore, the year of resurgence, which is going to be based on a product line-up which is broadly SUVs.”

Nissan plans to expand from a one-product portfolio to four product segments, with prices ranging from Rs 6 lakh to nearly Rs 20 lakh. The potential monthly volume across these segments is about 250,000 units, he said.

Nissan on Tuesday launched the Gravite, a compact seven-seater multi-purpose vehicle built on the CMF-A+ platform, the same architecture that underpins the Renault Triber, but with Nissan-specific styling and branding.

Exports remain central to its strategy. “Export remains one of our fundamental foundational pillars and, like we've said, in this year, financial year 2027, we are going to cross 100,000 units of export from India.”

Between April and January of financial year 2026, Nissan produced 89,987 units in India, selling 17,662 units domestically and exporting 68,091 units. In financial year 2025, it produced about 99,000 units, with exports accounting for 71,000 units.

The company currently exports to more than 65 countries and is among the top five car exporters from India. It plans to expand its network from 160 showrooms to more than 250 by financial year 2026–27 and cross 175 workshops in the coming financial year.