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Renault India has commenced its first shipment of sports utility vehicle Duster from Chennai to the UK, joining a host of auto majors in the country to do so.
A subsidiary of Renault S A S, France, Renault India shipped 350 units of Duster to the UK and Ireland from nearby Ennore Port, making it the company's first foray into right-hand drive markets across the globe, the company said.
Renault in association with Japanese auto-major Nissan has jointly set up a manufacturing facility at Oragadam near Chennai at an investment of Rs 4,500 crore, it said.
The plant is Renault's only manufacturing facility globally to produce the Right-hand drive version of the 'Duster', which will be sold in the domestic market as well as overseas.
Renault India has a capacity to produce four lakh units at the facility.
The export consignment to the UK and Ireland markets would be 4x2 and 4x4 variants and have undergone modifications to meet individual market regulations, the company said.
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Renault India commenced exports with the shipment of first batch of its popular SUV – the Duster from the Ennore port in Chennai. Renault India started its operation in the Indian market in 2010 as an independent OEM and launched its first product the Fluence in June 2011. Since then, it has launched five products in the domestic market and offers a full range of products to its customers.
With the export of its first consignment of 350 Dusters to the United Kingdom and Ireland, Renault India has made its first foray in to right hand drive markets across the globe. Renault’s manufacturing facility at Oragadam, near Chennai is currently the only facility globally to produce the right-hand drive Duster, which will be sold in the domestic market as well as exported from here.