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</p><p>&nbsp; <u><a target="_blank" rel="nofollow" href="https://carhunt.in/Brand/Renault">Renault</a></u> seems to be doing all the right things to grow its business and enforce its concrete foundation in India to make it the main hub of its manufacturing operations. Last month they started exporting to Sri-Lanka from India and now they seek to export to Africa. Sumit Sawhney, CEO-India and MD, Renault India Operations, said, "Last month we started exporting Duster and Kwid to Sri Lanka. This month we will be entering Nepal while we also prepare to enter Bhutan." He further added, "We are working on strategy for exports to South Africa, hopefully, it will be finalized soon. Besides, we are looking at other countries in Africa."</p><p>&nbsp; To tap the African market, company will be manufacturing and selling <u><a target="_blank" rel="nofollow" href="https://carhunt.in/Renault/Kwid">Kwid</a></u> from Brazil, but Renault will be looking to export the components. He said, "Certain sets of components will be supplied from here in India." Looking at SIAM data, Renault India has shipped out 441 units in the April-June 2016 period against only 56 units were shipped out in 2015 for same months. To fulfill the heavy demand of Kwid in domestic market and now that company plans to export they have increased production of the small car. "We have started the third shift at our Chennai plant. We are producing about 9,000-9,500 units of the Kwid now." Sawhney said.</p><p>&nbsp; In the domestic market, Renault India's cumulative sales in the January-July period stood at 73,863 units as against 25,032 in the corresponding period last year, an increase of sales by almost 3 times!</p><p></p>