Nissan reshuffles India leadership amid dip in sales
has announced a key leadership transition in its India operations, as the Japanese automaker looks to steer through a period of underperformance in this market and gear up for its next phase of growth.
Nissan Motor India managing director Saurabh Vatsa will assume direct responsibility for commercial operations in India from August 1, according to an internal circular seen by ET.
Vatsa will report to Leon Dorssers, senior vice-president and chief commercial officer for the AMIEO region, as per the circular, issued on Wednesday and undersigned by Guillaume Cartier, chief performance officer and chairperson MC-AMIEO (management committee-Africa, Middle East, India, Europe and Oceania).
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Dorssers will oversee the Indian business following the planned departure of Frank Torres, who was divisional vice-president of the AMIEO Region Business Transformation and India president.
A Nissan India spokesperson confirmed the leadership reshuffle.
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Torres, credited with Nissan India's turnaround since 2022, is stepping down due to personal reasons and will support the transition till the end of August, according to the circular.
The leadership change comes against the backdrop of Nissan India's sluggish performance. The local arm of the Japanese carmaker dispatched 27,881 vehicles - counted as sales - to its dealerships in fiscal year 2025 ended March, down 7.5% from the previous fiscal year's 30,146 units, according to data from the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers. The broader passenger vehicle market in India advanced 2% in that period.
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