Nissan sets up digital unit in India

NEW DELHI: Japanese car major Nissan on Friday established its first global centre for digital operations in India, and said that the company will hire around 500 people to expand it by the end of this fiscal.

The Nissan Digital Hub, to be set up in Kerala, will be followed by a number of software and information technology development centres in Asia, Europe and North America, the company said.

The Kerala centre will focus on building new-age digital capability to enhance user experiences, product development capabilities, security and connectivity in line with the advent of autonomous, connected and electric vehicle technologies.