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The Ritz is known as Splash in Europe as is now making inroads to the Indian car market. With the launch of Ritz in India, Maruti Suzuki desires to add one more small and global car to its portfolio.
Ritz will mainly cater to the needs and demands of small urban families with its compact size, impressive fuel efficiency, and powerful technologies. The car will be rolled out in both petrol and diesel variants with the petrol version powered by 1.2-litre KB series engine and the diesel version driven by the 1.3-litre multijet engine. Further to that the car will be mated to 5-speed manual gearbox and offers easy and smooth maneuverability.
The car will coexist with the ageing WagonR platform but will be introduced with the bets of technologies. In India, the Ritz is speculated to be launched by the end of May and will compete with leading hatchbacks like Hyundai i10, Hyundai i20, Skoda Fabia, Fiat Palio, and Tata Indica Vista.
German car maker Volkswagen inaugurated a new plant in Pune with an
annual capacity of 110,000 vehicles and commitment of 580-million euro
investment even as the economic slowdown is worsening in Europe and the US. The
Pune plant will begin production of the Skoda Fabia
compact car in May. This new plant represents the largest investment to date by
a German company in the country, Volkswagen has claimed.
Volkswagen Group has conclusively arrived on India's emerging market and
proves the fact that despite the impact of the financial and economic crisis
India is still an attractive market for car manufacturers. According to the experts
in the automobile sector, the Indian automobile market will grow from the
present 1.2 million vehicles to over 2 million vehicles by 2014.
Said to be the most modern in the Volkswagen Group, the new plant in Pune features a high level of vertical integration and a large share of local suppliers. For Volkswagen, the new production facility, 61st in the worldwide production network, is a major stepping stone towards achieving its ambitious growth targets on the Indian subcontinent.
Volkswagen has been manufacturing Skoda, Volkswagen and Audi models from its Aurangabad plant since 2001. The company is likely to employ as many as 2,500 people for the Pune plant. Besides, it is said to be investing in the Indian supplier industry and expanding its dealer network across the country.
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.
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.
