Renault Nissan Automotive India (RNAIPL), the Renault Nissan Alliance's specialized manufacturing facility, has produced over 4.5 million powertrain units at its Oragadam, Chennai location. Since 2010, there have been 2.83 million engines and 1.67 million gearboxes produced.

RNAIPL manufactures Renault and Nissan cars for India and overseas markets, producing approximately 2.75 million vehicles since its inception in 2010. The cutting-edge manufacturing facility offers complete engine production capabilities, from melting aluminum ingots to casting the molten metal into various engine parts such as the cylinder head and cylinder block at the casting shop, machining them to precise sizes and dimensions at the machining shop, and assembling them at the assembly shop.

The factory can make engines ranging from 800cc to 1500cc. RNAIPL also manufactures gearboxes, which include gear, shaft, and clutch housing machining, as well as gear heat treatment.

Since May 2010, RNAIPL has created seven different types of engines and three types of gearboxes. Within six years of starting production, RNAIPL's powertrain division produced one million engines in 2016, as well as over 160,000 units of electric vehicle (EV) reduction components for export.

"The manufacture of 4.5 million powertrain units represents a key milestone for RNAIPL. In addition to powering cars manufactured in our Chennai plant, we have exported powertrain units and components around the world.  Looking ahead, as part of the Renault Nissan Alliance's $600 million investment, we are preparing our infrastructure to manufacture engines and gearboxes for our new models," said Keerthi Prakash, managing director, RNAIPL.

The HR10 TURBO engine, which uses the unique mirror bore cylinder coating technology found in world-class sports vehicles such as the Nissan GT-R, is one of RNAIPL's most popular variant engines. This technology decreases resistance inside the engine, saves weight, improves heat management and combustion, and provides smooth acceleration and fuel efficiency.

RNAIPL's powertrain division prioritizes the quality of each unit manufactured. The factory employs robotic vision camera technology to assure comprehensive quality confirmation during production, and a sequential process flow ensures that no unit moves on to the next manufacturing stage unless it has been validated and approved for quality.