Festive season to see host of new auto launches
Tuesday, September 1, 2009
Maruti Suzuki, the leader in passenger cars, has re-launched its Zen Esitlo to give a more aggressive and muscular look. All auto majors are now ensuring their products are euro 4 compatible, which becomes mandatory from 2010.
Shinzo Nakanishi, Managing Director, Maruti Suzuki India, said, “We are making changes to make products euro 4 compatible—sometimes changing just engine, sometimes more, exterior interior etc.”
CNBC-TV18 learns Suzuki Motorcycle is all set to re-launch 125 cc bike Zeus by the end of this month. The company also has plans to bring in its 1000 cc bike, GSX R 1000 by December and will priced at Rs 12.5 lakh.
Hero Honda is all geared up to launch its 225 cc all new Karizma by the end of next month. This bike will be based on fuel injection technology. Hero Honda will also launch refurbished models of its existing bikes.
Car maker Hyundai will launch its new Santro with some cosmetic changes. The new Santro 1.1 litre petrol engine will be made euro compliant as well.
GM's Sedan Cruze will be out by the end of September. That will take on VW's Jetta and the Honda Civic. GM is working on its mini car too based on the beat concept showcased in Geneva Motor Show last year. The auto majors are already seeing a robust growth this fiscal and is likely to close the year with healthy double digit growth. Industry experts say that in the coming months. Sales will go up with the festive season coming in and more new products and their variants are expected.
Hyundai to launch all new Santro, pull back Getz
New Delhi: Hyundai India Motor on Friday said it will phase out its premium hatchback Getz by 2011 but launch a revised version of Santro next month.
"The Getz will be phased out in two years," said Company Managing Director and Chief Executive, H S Lheem at the annual convention of the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM)
"We will launch a revised version of the Santro on September 1, and an 800 cc car in a few years,"said Lheem.
Maintaining that Hyundai hoped to sell about 5.5 lakh units, including exports, this fiscal, he said, "We expect to export about 2.7 lakh vehicles and about 2.8 lakh in the domestic market."
Lheem said the company will shift the production of its i-20 model for export purposes to Europe mid-next year due to logistical reasons. The company expects better sales in the upcoming festive season.
"We expect to sell around 40,000 i-20s this year," Lheem said.
Hyundai will also ramp up its production from two shifts to three, which will increase the capacity from 2,000 units a day to about 2,500 units, from September 14.
New Hyundai Santro Launches in India
After the Suzuki Maruti Estilo, Toyota Fortuner and the Harley Davidson’s bikes, the new Hyundai
Santro will launch in India this month (actually today on September 1st) with a bunch of stylistic changes. H S Lheem, the company Managing Director and CEO, said that the Indian buyers will be able to purchase it by the end of the year.
Although the new Hyundai Santro will feature a hi- tech eRLX engine and important aesthetic changes that took into consideration the customer needs and satisfaction levels, Hyundai India is “fighting” to keep its price unchanged. And since the new Santro remains their best selling model in the Indian market, not adding to the price seems like a good way to boost sales during a tough year.
The South Korean automaker have also revealed that they are considering plans to phase out their aging Getz hatchback
in two years, and that Hyundai i10 and Hyundai i20 will take its place.
Word is that the new Hyundai Santro will be priced from Rs 3 to Rs 4 lacs. Would you buy one?
source : http://www.devicemag.com/2009/09/01/new-hyundai-santro-launches-in-india/#ixzz0PrTNi3YC
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)
Posts
