India bound, Premier Rio facelift (Known as Zotye 5008) has been launched in China recently. The newly launched compact SUV comes with changes both inside and out. However, the company didn't change the engine of the car and will continue to house the same drive-train options. Meanwhile, the company will continue to sell the current model alongside the new facelifted version. It is also expected that the same facelift version will also be launched in the Indian market as well.
Clearing all the speculations, Premier has softly launched its much awaited compact SUV Premier Rio’s diesel version at an exciting price of Rs 6.7 lakh and Deliveries will start from August 2. The Premier Rio 1.3 Multijet has been in the news ever since it was showcased at Delhi Auto Expo held in January.
Premier Rio SUV is by far the cheapest SUV available in the country, is in the headlines again, this time for brining in the face-lift diesel version of the compact SUV in the Indian market shortly. However, the Rio’s diesel version is already available in India, but for tier 2 and 3 cities only being BSIII emission norms complaint. Therefore, the company is in the process to make it BSIV complaint so that it might be launched in Tier 1 cities as well.
The India based auto maker Premier Ltd. has entered into a partnership with the Indian subsidiary of Italian automotive company Fiat. The agreement signed between the Premier Ltd and the Fiat India Automobiles Ltd. is of three years and concerns with the sourcing of the 1.3-liter MultiJet diesel Engine from Fiat to power the Premier Rio which is a compact SUV. Initially, during the agreement period the number of engines supplied to Premier would be 28,000, but Premier anticipates that the number might further increase with the demand of Rio in the market.
Mumbai: 1:Premier Ltd. (formerly Premier Automobiles Ltd.) and FIAT India Automobiles Ltd. have signed a three year agreement for the supply of FlAT’s 1.3 litre multi-jet diesel engine to be used in Premier’s compact SUV RiO. 2:FIAT will initially supply 28,000 engines to Premier during the agreement period. According to Premier this volume may rise further with increased demand for the RÍO. The engines will be made at FIAT’s Ranjangaon plant and supplied to Premier’s factory at Chinchwad, Pune', about 60 kilometres away, enabling daily, ‘just - in - time’ deliveries.
