mumbai nissan motor india on thursday said it has shipped the 300000th car made from its chennai facility which was commissioned three years agonissan india president kenichiro yomura said the company began exports in september 2010 and is the first auto company to use the ennore port as an export gateway currently nissan exports to over 100 countriesregions including africa west asia and europe commenting on the milestone yomura said the achievement underscores the companys manufacturing capabilities the company has a 10year agreement with the ennore port for shipments he added nissan started work on the oragadam plant near chennai in 2008 envisaging an investment of rs 4500 crore over next seven years and on march 17 2010 the plant called renault nissan automotive india was inauguratednissan motor india is a fullyowned subsidiary of nissan motor of japan and sells the hatchback micra sedans sunny and tenia and suv xtrail while renault rolls out its hotselling entrylevel suv duster from this plant