After Tata, Maruti & Nissan, it is Mahindra now who wants to enter into the bottom most segment of Indian car market. The company is planning to launch a small car which will be priced at Rs. 3 lakh.
A car under Rs. 3 lakh is the vehicle which the people in India are looking for. The sales of Maruti Alto, which sells over 25,000 units a month is a classical example. Though Tata could able to make a car under Rs. 2 lakh, the Nano could not make a big impact because of quality issues.
So what can we expect from Mahindra? Since Mahindra is known for its rugged vehicles, we might see a small car which can withstand tough Indian roads. Again the quality is an issue with Mahindra. Mahindra has to really work hard on the quality before its small car comes on road. Otherwise it too will bite the dust like Nano.
Mahindra has a four wheeled passenger vehicle – Gio Cab for the rural market. Knowing the company for its versatility in sharing the products, the Gio platform might well be used to build the small car.
Watch this space for more updates…
Maruti Alto : 24974
Maruti WagonR : 10629
Hyundai i10 : 8828
Mahindra Bolero : 7817
Maruti Omni : 7408
Maruti Ritz : 7307
Maruti Eeco : 5971
Tata Indica + Vista : 5850
Hyundai i20 : 5627
Hyundai Santro : 5409
Ford Figo : 5273
Chevrolet Beat : 5240
Tata Indigo+Manza : 4877
Toyota Innova : 4816
Hyundai Verna 4724
Mahindra Scorpio : 4308
Toyota Etios : 4095
Honda City : 4092
Volkswagen Polo : 3507
Tata Nano : 3260
General Motors will soon launch Wuling Hong Guang minivan in India which will compete against Mahindra Xylo. We found some pictures of Chinese Wuling Hong Guang and thought will share with you people...
General Motors will soon launch Wuling Hong Tu minivan in India which will compete against Maruti Eeco. We found some pictures of Chinese Wuling Hong Tu and thought will share with you people...
We in our earlier post had posted some spy pictures of the GMs mini vans being tested in India. GM in association with China’s SAIC will bring in its minivans to India.
Of the two mini vans, one is the Maruti Eeco challenger. The Eeco challenger is similar in dimensions with Eeco and come with flexi seating arrangement. Being under 4 meters in length it too well be eligible for small car tax sops. In China, this vehicle is called as Hong Tu and we are sure GM will come up with a new name for it in India. The Hong Tu is powered by a 1.2L 85 bhp petrol engine which GM might continue the same in India. A possibility of GM’s new 1.0L diesel engine cannot be ruled out in a later date.
The other minivan is the Xylo competitor which caters to the luxury mobility segment. It too will come with flexi seating arrangement. This vehicle is named as Hong Guang in China and like the Hong Tu, the Hong Guang will also bear a new name here in India.
The Hong Tu and Hong Guang will expand GM portfolio of having a vehicle in all the segments in India. The Hong Tu and Hong Guang are expected to be priced at Rs. 4 lakh and Rs. 7.5 lakh respectively.
Watch this space for more updates on these vehicles…
Hong Tu
Hong Guang
Chevrolet
Spark : 1499
Beat : 5240
UVA : 59
Aveo : 117
Tavera : 1695
Optra : 121
Cruze : 621
Captiva : 113
Fiat
Palio : 2
Punto : 925
Linea : 175
Ford
Figo : 5273
Fiesta Classic : 1262
All new Fiesta: 781
Endeavour : 271
HM-Mitsubishi
Ambassador : 200
Lancer + Cedia : 60
Pajero : 180
Outlander : 33
Montero : 15
Evolution X : 1
Honda
Jazz : 275
City : 4092
Civic : 233
Accord : 84
CR-V : 41
Hyundai
Santro : 5409
i10 : 8828
i20 : 5627
Accent : 900
Verna : 4724
Sonata : 12
Santa Fe : 141
Mahindra
Verito : 1630
Bolero : 7817
Xylo : 2652
Scorpio : 4308
ST + Maxx + Marshal : 905
Maruti
M800 : 1646
Omni : 7408
Alto : 24974
Eeco: 5971
Estilo : 1444
A-Star : 779
WagonR : 10629
Swift : 348
Ritz : 7307
Dzire : 3021
SX4 : 2303
Kizashi : 32
Gypsy : 182
G.Vitara : 3
Nissan
Micra : 1550
X-Trail : 35
Teana : 8
370Z : 0
Renault
Fluence: 212
Skoda
Fabia : 1403
Laura : 580
Yeti : 197
Superb : 231
Tata
Nano : 3260
Indica : 5860
Indigo : 4877
Sumo : 1369
Safari : 823
Aria : 328
Venture : 675
Toyota
Liva : 2551
Etios : 4095
Innova : 4816
Corolla : 1030
Fortuner : 1060
Camry : 31
Prius : 2
Volkswagen
Polo : 3507
Vento : 2846
Jetta : 109
Passat : 61
Beetle : 5
Phaeton : 1
In our earlier post we had posted the spy pictures of Peugeot 207 and 508 testing on Mumbai Pune highway. We came across more pictures of the cars, now at a parking lot in Pune. Thanks to NDTV Car and Bike Show fan Ritesh Rasane for the picture.
Everyone would say Peugeot is known for the styling and wonder what could the company add to it Indian car market. We feel Peugeot is not only good in styling but also good at power trains and build quality. The Peugeot 309 launched decade and a half ago is a good example. The 309 had all the ingredients of being a good car India but for the marketing techniques by Indian partner Premier Automobiles.
The 207 hatch will compete against VW Polo and Hyundai i20. If priced competitively, the car can also make a dent into the Swift category. The bigger 508 will lock horns against Honda Accord and Skoda Superb.
We feel Peugeot is definitely not looking at mass market. Peugeot wants to stabilize in India first and want to create a niche for itself. We will definitely see more vehicles from Peugeot stable in the future.
Mahindra has a four wheeled passenger vehicle – Gio Cab for the rural market. Knowing the company for its versatility in sharing the products, the Gio platform might well be used to build the small car. 
