Renault, which sold about 48,000 units in 2014, expects its sales to double in two years, he added.The company is also gearing up to strengthen its
dealership network this year. "Our network right now is at 157 dealers. We want to take it to 205 by this year. Majority of them will be in tier III and IV towns", he said.
Renault and Nissan have a manufacturing facility at Oragadam near Chennai with a joint investment of Rs 4,500 crore spread over a period of seven years.
Referring to the tie-up with Nissan, he said: "We have announced that we will not come with cross-badging of products anymore.
"We have just launched upgraded Pulse with more features and working on launching Scala with new features."
Cross badging means launching the same car with some cosmetic changes.
Initially, both Renault and Nissan launched cross-badged cars under the names Pulse and Scala and Micra and Sunny.
When asked if the company will export its new products,
Sawhney said: "Right now, we are shipping to some countries.
Lodgy and the small car will be focused on the domestic market. But we may ship them overseas in future."
