11 posts tagged “new-car-launches”
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.
Maruti Suzuki entered the Indian car market with its legendary Maruti 800. They have excelled in the small cars segment and the successful models like Maruti Suzuki Alto, Maruti Suzuki WagonR, and Maruti Suzuki Swift are the best example of the great endeavours the company has made in small car segment.
Following the trend of small car, Suzuki plans to create small and compact fuel-efficient cars for India. The car major believes that fuel-efficient cars from the small segment will be a great success in the Indian car market. In a country like India where there is huge traffic and parking cars is a big problem. Such kind of small cars cater to great help for the buyers.
Suzuki is doing various studies on the most effective engine technology that can be fitted in small cars whereas Maruti is concentrating on the design factor that would be best suited small cars exclusively for India.
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.
Hyundai has started a trend of i-series in its line of car production. The first Hyundai i10 had a powerful and fuel-efficient engine but that was further replaced by kappa engine in the same car model. This new version is popularly known as Hyundai i-10 kappa.
Now, when the company is almost ready to roll out its next i-series, Hyundai i-20, the company plans to equip the car with more advanced engine technology. This new i-series will roll out with the latest generation U 2 diesel engine. It will be manufactured from the Hyundai’s facility in Chennai.
The U2 diesel engine is more efficient than the ones in original i-10 and i-10 kappa. This powerful engine is a 1,582 cc 4-cylinder engine that uses common rail diesel injection system, delivering128ps @ 4000rpm.
Hyundai i-20 with the advanced engine technology will definitely be a big hit in the Indian car market.
One of the popular car manufacturer, Maruti Suzuki is now set to rollout an array of thriving cars in the Indian market. With everything set intact the only one thing the car manufacturer is in short is the D segment in line with the most recent sedans like Volkswagen Jetta, Honda Civic, Toyota Corolla and Skoda Octavia.
Maruti is working on a car based on the Kizashi concept and this car is said to enter the Maruti’s D segment. The car will be priced around Rs. 10 lakh. The car will have some attractive features like LED lights, well shaped black glossy grille, and hard core bumper.
Currently the Kizashi based car is at the growing stage and the car is soon going to hit the Indian roads. The manufacture of this vicious looking car is projected to be rolled out from Maruti’s new plant in Manesar, Haryana.
The company has expanded its footpath apart from launching small cars. The high gear cars like Maruti Suzuki Swift and Maruti Suzuki SX4 have done wonders in the car market. So everyone are eagerly waiting for the launch of this exciting car from Maruti.
After so many successful launches, Maruti is well ahead of the rest in a race to capture the market.
For the first time in the Indian automobile industry is that a car made in India will be called by three different names in the global car market.
The car will be called as A-Star in India and the same car will be sold by Suzuki Motor Corporation in Europe as Alto. The third badge is absolutely a surprise that Maruti has signed a manufacturing agreement with Nissan Motors which is proclaimed to be sold in the name of Pixo by Nissan in the international market.
The A-Star comes with some standard features like airbags, anti-lock braking system, electronic power steering and steering-mounted audio controls. The car will hit the Indian market in November and the global market early next year.
Suzuki’s Alto and Nissan’s Pixo will be pitted against Toyota Aygo in the global market. Whereas the same will offer good competition in small-car segment in India against Hyundai i10, Fiat Palio and Tata Motors Indica Vista.
Hyundai has made a long and safe journey in Indian roads. The company has made a blast with its triumphant celebrations of its successful operations in India for 10 years.
Enchanted with its success the car manufacturer has announced several attractive schemes & promotions for all the existing and potential consumers of Hyundai Motor India Ltd (HMIL). On the way to honor its decade safe journey in the country, a transcontinental Delhi to Paris drive was also flagged off.
Hyundai is rightly called as the second largest passenger car manufacturer and the largest passenger car exporter in the country. The grand success began when the magnificent i10 was launched globally last year. The i10 has bagged with the ‘Car of the Year’ awards 2008 and has made a remarkable pace in the Indian roads.
Hyundai is planning to launch its i20 and i30 that are on the way to hit Indian roads soon. It is also launching low-cost car in the market which would cheaper than Santro and would be priced between Rs 1,80,000 to Rs 2,25,000.
Many of the luxury car manufacturers are planning couple of luxury cars launches. Rolls Royce senses that it can make a remarkable place in the Indian car market. The company is planning to roll out few more luxury car models to cater the need of the Indian buyers.
The company had re-launched itself in 2005, since then it has made tremendous sales in the country. However the number of buyers have not increased much in numbers, this is because the Rolls Royce cars come in crores.
Rolls Royce is set to launch 40 cars of the new-fangled and highly developed Phantom in India by this year-end. It also has further plans to drive in the Phantom Coupe to India and is anticipated to be priced at Rs 4 crore. An affordable model, codenamed RR4 is also in the line that will be launched in 2010.
Rolls Royce expansion plan continues and they still plan to invest more in India. India is gaining its popularity worldwide and many car manufacturers are eagerly waiting to step into the Indian car market.
