India, Nov. 8 -- Japan-headquartered Nissan on Friday said it has commenced shipment of Datsun GO and GO+ with continuously variable transmission (CVT) to South Africa from the plant near here.
Nissan India announced the start of export of Datsun GO CVT and GO+ CVT (continuously variable transmission) to South Africa from its alliance manufacturing facility - Renault Nissan Alliance India Pvt Ltd.
"The milestone confirms Nissan's position as a major contributor to 'Make in India' programme encouraging local production and investment," a company statement said.
Since beginning operations in India in 2010, Nissan has shipped over 8.80 lakh cars making the Chennai unit a major hub for overseas markets.
"Our recently introduced Datsun GO an...