Tata Steel has started discussions with Toyota Kirloskar Motors with a purpose of a potential contract to provide skin panels for the latter’s small vehicle that is supposed to be introduced in India by the year 2011.

The Ashok Leyland and Nissan Motors have come together for an alliance in regards to light commercial vehicles, which is said to be the 2nd victim of present slump in the saleable automobile section after the Hero Group declaring its departure from truck Joint Venture with Dailmer previously this month.

Nissan Motor Company announced on Friday that it has employed Akira Sakurai as the MD and CEO of RNAIPL and has amended certain things in the management to set up as one of the chief players in the nation.

Japan-based Nissan Motor Co is expected to cut its domestic production