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The limited edition of Fiesta has been launched by Ford India. The Ford Fiesta is a popular mid-sized car. The new Ford Fiesta will be available in a 1.6-litre petrol engine.
The new limited edition of Ford fiesta has been equipped with Electronic Brake-force Distribution (EBD). The main attraction of the new Fiesta is its new leathered interiors. The car also has a warranty period of 2 years per 100,000kms.
Ford also offers the customers an optional “extended warranty” scheme that protects car against all breakdown/failures related to mechanical/ electrical engineering during its extended warranty time.
The Fiesta is among the best models of the Ford. And during the festival season the car had registered remarkable sales during the festive season. The ford fiesta is available at a price tag of INR 6.44 lacs (ex-showroom, Delhi).
It has been some time now since the Italian car maker, Fiat, launched a new car in the Indian car market. Grande Punto was the last car that came from Fiat’s stable. Now, Fiat is planning to launch new cars in India.
Fiat is expected to come out with its small car in 2011-2012. It is also supposed that the upcoming small car from Fiat will be priced at Rs 3-4 Lakh. Fiat at present is looking for the many engine options for its small car. The engine options ranges from 900 cc to 1200 cc. This mew small car will be positioned between Tata Nano and the Grande Punto. And it will have a strong competitor in Ford Figo, the upcoming small car from Ford..
Fiat is targeting to sell 2,00,000 cars by 2012 with an aim of reaching a 7-8 per cent market share. Fiat is also planning to bring in LCVs and premium to India. It is expected that the company will launch Light Commercial Vehicles (LCV) in 2012-2014. The company will go on with constructing its network and manufacturing capabilities to produce its own market in India and also a sturdy base for exports of small cars.
The Figo is a small car from the Ford that has been awaited for since a long time has been finally unveiled. The car will not be launched now, but it will be launched only next year.
The Figo will be a four-door hatchback that will be available in both petrol and diesel variants. The petrol variant will be available in a 1.2 litre engine and the diesel variant will be available in a 1.4 litre engine.
In Ford Figo, one could find the important elements of Ford’s kinetic design language that include modern headlamps, grille shapes and sculpted bonnet of its distinctive face to the subtle integrated spoiler and chamfered window shape at the rear. The company has used the kinetic design in globally renowned vehicles such as Ford Mondeo, Ford Focus, and the Ford Fiesta.
The Figo looks very different from the other models from Ford. It has an imposing stance and a spacious and stylish interiors. The car will be a true companion for urban driving.
The Figo comes with a molded body side that has chiseled front fenders, a “comet tail” undercut in the doors and additional light-catching sculpting in the lower body side.
Any specifications about the engine or transmission are not known. The company will start manufacturing the car from early 2010. The petrol variant of the car is expected to be priced at Rs. 3.6 lakh and the diesel variant at Rs. 4.6 lakh.
Both Hyundai and Ford will soon have new small cars in the Indian car market. When Hyundai is concentrating more on the pricing of the car Ford is trying to emphasize more on the factor that theirs is a small car.
Hyundai had already announced its idea of a small car from the company that is priced less will be a good choice for the common man, something like Tata Nano. This new low-priced car is expected to be launched. It is expected to be an 800cc new model car and will be rolled out from the Hyundai plant in Chennai. It will be priced at Rs. 1.77 lakh, not as low priced as Nano though, will be competing against Maruti 800 and Tata Nano. Thought the launch date is not announced, it will is expected to be launched soon.
The Ford small car, codenamed B517 is expected to be unveiled this month and will be available in the car market by March 2010. Available in a 1.4-litre Duratorq engine, similar to that found in Ford Fiesta and Ikon, it will have both petrol and diesel variants. The B517 will be also exported to other Asian–Pacific and Asian countries.
Ford has unveiled its SUV, throughout the country in a phased manner, with a new look. The new design elements in the car are chrome-accented lower grille combining with wraparound headlamps and new-look front design with a multi-bar chrome grille.
The new Ford Endeavour has a contemporary style and is in two variants namely the 2.5-liter (offered with 4x2) Duratorq TDCi and the 3.0-litre (offered with 4x4) Duratorq TDCi common-rail engines. The SUV has a 16-inch alloy wheel is fitted with 245/70r16 tyres are new. There are even added features in the side mirrors.
The new Endeavour is priced at Rs. 17.99 lakh for the 3.0-litre 4X4 automatic transmission and Rs. 15.99 lakh for the 2.5-litre 4X2 manual transmission variant (Ex-Showroom, New Delhi).
Ford is planning to launch a new small car in the Indian market. The car is expected to hit the roads by early 2010. Ford has taken special efforts to meet the requirements of the Indian customers and has designed the car exclusively for the Indian car market. The company has already begun the testing its prototypes, and from the start to the production phase, the car is expected to be localized around 85 percent.
The car will be available in both diesel and petrol variants. Ford is expected to produce a sub-1.5 diesel and sub-1.2 petrol engines for the car. The car will be produced in a common global platform and will have European and Australian designs and styling. After it is launched in India, this small car from Ford is expected to be exported to other parts of the world.
The small car market in India is always active and all the major brands are launching small cars in the Indian market. With the launch of this small car, Ford is expecting to better its sales in India. The price or any other details of the to-be launched small car is not available.
However this plant is located in the Bommasandra Industrial Area on the outskirts of the Bangalore city and has made an investment of Rs 2.2 billion high-tech facility, with a research and development centre.
This centre will manufacture instrument clusters for cars, commercial vehicles and two-wheelers, electronic control units for power-assisted steering and body control units for interiors, immobilizers and engine management systems for diesel and gasoline engines.
The company senses that the flourishing Indian automotive market has become deliberately important for them to expand their business in the sub-continent. However the Continental AG is catering electronic components and systems to Indian global OEMs like Maruti Suzuki, Hyundai Motors, Tata Motors, Ashok Leyland, Mahindra, General Motors, Ford, and Skoda.
Indian designers are getting inspired by traditional symbols. Recently a student a student of the National Institute of Design (NID) was inspired with the ancient Indian treatise to design a car. His creativity was recognized and offered him an opportunity of an internship with Pininfarina of Italy-the world's leading automobile design house.
Vatsyayan re-invented symbol of passion and love will be seen on the on the wheels. Some of the other young designers were inspired were Ahmedabad signature landmark, Ahmedabad's signature landmark — the Sidi Saiyed ki Jali — that has spurred another NID student, Neerav Panchal, to design 'Ratna' which he calls the "jewel of Indian roads". A third student, Shailendra Petwal, was inspired by 'Navras' to create his design.
The winners of a competition on the theme 'Luxury Car for India' held by designers associated with auto giants like Ferrari, Ford, GM, Jaguar and Fiat, Panchal and Petwal will be also joining at Pininfarina.
