Nissan Motor India Pvt Ltd (NMIPL) has announced the start of production of its mid-size sedan Sunny at Oragadam, near Chennai. This is the second completely made- in-India car to be rolled out by Nissan from the Chennai plant in a period of 15 months. The Sunny will available in the market during the festive season. It is manufactured with 85% local content of which 40% of the components are sourced from Chennai.The award was received by Dr. Pawan Goenka, President, Automotive & Farm Equipment Sectors, Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. and Mr. Nalin Mehta, Managing Director, Mahindra Navistar Automotives Ltd. along with other members of the management team of Mahindra Navistar Automotives Ltd.Speaking on the occasion, Mr. Kou Kimura, CEO and MD, Renault Nissan Alliance India Pvt Ltd (RNAIPL) said, "Today's start of production of SUNNY reinstates Nissan's commitment to India and is the second of many other local products to come. It highlights the high- performance level of our state of the art plant, which is producing its second model in less than 15 months".