20 posts tagged “car-manufacturers”

 

The car industry faced a very difficult situation due to the global crunch. The car sales dropped drastically and many were even forced to cut down its production.

The layoffs or termination of jobs have created a fear among the people. People are hesitating to invest and are feeling the pinch of having a car.

At this time of crisis Hyundai Motors, the Korean car manufacturer has acted as a saviour to its customers with an innovative programme in US. The programme called as 'Hyundai Assurance Program' the Hyundai car buyers can return the car with in the first year only if the buyer looses his or her source of income. This is an amazing step taken by Hyundai.

This programme is organised in hands with Dallas based national performance management company who is into servicing the retail automotive industry called Walkaway USA. The programme received great response and reduced the burden from the people to a certain extent. Hope in India too the similar programme is followed and support its customers at the time of crisis.

Every car manufacturer is coming out with attractive offers to sustain in the car industry. The car sales have gone down tremendously giving tough time to the car manufacturer .

Skoda Auto from Germany has announced a free maintenance plan for the new Skoda customers. The offer presents maintenance three years or 50,000 kms, whichever comes first. This is the part of the strategy to increase the car sales. The global crunch has given a tough time to all the car manufacturers. The Skoda models eligible for this offers are Skoda Octavia, Skoda Superb, Skoda Laura and Skoda Fabia. Even Volkswagen has come out with the similar plan. According to their offer Jetta will get a free maintenance for three years or 45,000 kms, which ever is earlier.

Skoda’s all new Superb will make a grand entry for this new year with all new design, style and improved performance and a new price tag. The company will also roll out small car to India in 3 to 4 years and is expected to carry the price tag ranging from Rs 3-5 Lakh.

The 'Green car' concept is is spreading its wings widely. Some car manufacturer have already rolled and some are working. Recently, the Indian car major introduced Green Cabs in Andra Pradesh. Maruti M800 AC Duo powered by LPG has been used as green cabs.

All the Green Cabs will carry a GPRS system which is connected to a call centre that monitors the

vehicle mobility. The interior is also nice and comfortable with quality materials used. Another interesting thing it will have the lowest fare compared to other taxi fare.

At the inaugural function of the 'Green Cab' the keys of the first M800 AC Duo was given to the Swarupchand Kothari, promoter of the Green Cab by the Transport Minister of Andhra Pradesh, Mr.Kanna Laxminarayana, and Mr R.S. Kalsi, Chief General Manager for Sales, Maruti Suzuki.

Compared to petrol and diesel, LPG fuel is an good option because of its eco-friendly nature. Another positive aspect is that, it is also cheaper than the aforesaid fuel. Maruti Suzuki WagonR Duo and Omini LPG have impressed the Indian car market, which indicates the customer preferences.

Car manufacturers are going through a bad phase and in order to fight the crisis are working on different strategies. Some are offering discounts on price tag, free insurance, exchange benefits that will attract the buyers. The German car manufacturer Skoda Auto has also joined the race. For the all Skoda car buyers, the company is offering free for three years or 50,000 kms, whichever comes first. Skoda Octavia, Skoda Superb, Skoda Laura and Skoda Fabia are the models that will fall under this scheme.

The similar scheme is also offered by Volkswagen, where Jetta from the sedan segment will get a free maintenance for 3 years or 45000 km whichever is earlier. Skoda will also launch all new Superb by early 2009 with new style, design, luxury features and better performance too. Presently, the company is also working on the small car for India, which is expected to hit the Indian roads in a span of 3-5 years with a price tag ranging from Rs 3-5 Lakh.

The craze for cars is changing significantly in the country. Previously people were looking only for different choices and handy car features before buying a new car. But the trend has changed were they buy cars which matches their status. They are not only looking for cars with style, loaded features and comfort but look for something beyond that.

Most recently, the trend is having gorgeous and exceptional registration numbers. The craze of auctioning premium vehicle registration numbers is gaining recognition in the country. Car buyers are all set to shell huge money to get fancy car registration numbers.

The Punjab state transport organized an auction of a unique series of car registration numbers and got an outstanding response and good profits.

A number of attractive registration numbers sold with high price tags are 0001 number sold for Rs 70,000, 0002 for Rs 80,000 and 0005 for Rs 55,000.

However, the number that brought good revenue and maximum price to the transport department was the PB-11-AK-47, that bagged a striking price of Rs 2.68 lakh and this heavily priced registration number was sold to a farmer from Ropar, as the number AK-47 attracted him.

This proves that people find different ways to make their car look unique. However, is it really worth to spend so much on the registration numbers? Again, every individual has his own taste and preferences.

Launch of new cars are becoming very frequent nowadays. There is a launch of new car models everyday and this year there has been numerous car launches in the Indian car market. The global car manufacturers strongly feel that India is the prospective market to succeed. 

Like other car manufacturers, even Volkswagen is all set to launch its most admired Caddy in the country. This car is mainly going to be used for low-cost taxi for urban use. The reason being that there is a rapid grow in tourism industry in India and many of them would want to travel by taxis rather than self-driving.

However, these commuters sense that the cost of fuel uses for traveling to a preferred destination is almost the same to the fare of taxis. Also the taxis are becoming popular in India and even many car manufacturers are giving their best products that many of the Indians are looking for. The Caddy is proclaimed be priced somewhere around Rs 8-9 lakhs.

Small cars are gaining huge popularity in Indian market. The car manufacturers have understood this and are now rolling out more small cars in the country. Even Volkswagen is all set to launch its small car in India soon.

The small car would come packed with local flavour as the German car manufacturer plans a high degree of indigenization for its volume car. So this would be the first ever car that would enter the compact car segment.

The small car will enter the Indian market around 2010 and the same will be manufactured at Volkswagen upcoming manufacturing plant at Chakan in Maharashtra. The company feels that high level of local content will not only lessen the production cost of the car, but will also help preserving costs with the spare parts. 

The company is planning to invest around Rs 3600 crore in setting up the manufacturing facility at Chakan. The production in this unit will start from 2009 end. Also the manufacturing plant will be used partially for the production of Skoda's hatchback Fabia.

Many car manufacturers are realizing what the buyers are looking for and are going according to their choice.

Maruti Suzuki is one of the leading car manufacturers in the country. Many of the car manufacturer find it so hard to sell their cars in the market and one such car manufacturer is Maruti Suzuki where he doesn’t even have to work so hard to sell its cars.

 

Maruti Suzuki Swift DZire was launched six months back and until today, the car manufacturer is struggling to cater its demands for its buyers. Some of the market resources said that the booking orders for Swift DZire have been increasing rapidly. Many of the buyers are waiting for more than six months for this model.

The DZire is a replacement for the most popular Esteem that was introduced by the car manufacturer in March 2008 to keep its stable position at the entry-level of the sedan segment.

Some of the car dealers proclaimed that the demand for the sedan is exceeding more than the supply and they are finding it difficult to retain the buyers. In other parts of the country including metropolis and Tier II cities the waiting period is even more longer compared to Mumbai and Delhi.

Even though the company has doubled its production in the country still there is a such a huge demand for the DZire in the country. Due to the slow ramp-up by Maruti Suzuki DZire the overall sales performance has effected the company.

Mitsubishi is all-set to launch its the much-awaited Outlander SUV in India soon. Mitsubishi cars are well known for its remarkable offerings like the Lancer and the Dakar winning Pajero.

 

The car manufacturer is recognized for its attractive cars with amazing technologies. Outlander comes with compact exterior dimensions and spacious interior. It also comes with an array of features like LED tail lamps, satisfying interior, more legroom, 40/60 split seats, 50:50 four-wheel drive via a selector knob on the dashboard.

The SUV is motorized by a 2.4-litre MIVEC petrol engine that churns out 168 Bhp and a good 226 Nm of torque. Lastly, the Outlander is geared up to give a good competition to Honda CR-V and Chevrolet Captiva.

 

The SUV’s are again gaining popularity in India and a lot of manufacturers are launching SUV’s in the coming months.

Hyundai i10 was launched in the year 2007 and till date it has made remarkable sales in the market. The demand for the hatchback is increasing massively in domestic as well as overseas market. The car manufacturer has opened a third shift in their plant in south India to meet the growing demand for this compact car.

Hyundai is all set to make India a manufacturing hub for small cars. Till now the i10 has been sold more than 172,000 units in the country.

The company wants to make a noteworthy place in the Indian market. There are also a series of new launches like i20 to be launched by the end of this year and i30 and i40 would be launched in the coming months.

The thirst for i10 is increasing day after day and this is the best way to satisfy the customers by increasing the production of this exciting car.