Nissan Motor India Ltd, today announced the launch of its 10th generation Sunny sedan powered by petrol engine in Hyderabad and Andhra Pradesh market and hinted that they would soon follow it up with a diesel engine car.

Sunny, in the present form, was launched at the 2010 Guangzhou Motor Show in China.

The company has priced the petrol range starting Rs 5.8 lakh and going up to Rs 7.8 lakh ex-showroom across three models. It has sold more than 1.1 lakh vehicles in one year since it commenced production from its plant based in Chennai.

Mr Dinesh Jain, CEO of Hover Automobiles India, Nissan's Sales and Marketing Partner in India, said they plan to sell about 40,000 cars during the year. It is proposed to increase the dealerships from 80 to 100 by March and thereby cover 80 per cent of the potential car market in India.