Ashok Leyland mulls a Innova like vehicle

According to the latest reports, Ashok Leyland, the commercial vehicle manufacturer has plans to launch a 7-8 seater new car in the likes of Toyota Innova in next two years. The new utility vehicle is said to be developed on the Nissan van platform. With the new Innova-like vehicle, Ashok Leyland will debut in the segment to make a slot among the established brands like, Toyota, General Motors, Tata Motors and Mahindra and Mahindra. Ashok Leyland has been a quite-popular name synonymous with buses and trucks manufacturing.

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The leading commercial vehicle manufacturer now envisages entering the passenger vehicle manufacturing. The advancement in that direction is through introducing the multi-seater based on the Nissan’s NV 200 van platform. The Nissan NV 200 is currently being sold in the overseas market, which the Japanese auto major expects to showcase in the 2012 Indian Auto Expo in January. However, the Ashok Leyland’s Nissan NV 200-based model is most likely to take over a year. Ashok Leyland did not divulge any information regarding the price for the proposed utility vehicle. The Ashok Leyland model is likely to be priced below Toyota Innova to have a direct competition with Mahindra Xylo. Toyota Innova has proved to be successful over the past few years with increasing demand for such vehicles in India.

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The trendsetter has been Tata Sumo, followed by Toyota Qualis that had its own share of glory, which is now taken over by Toyota Innova. The Toyota Innova demand has risen to around 5000 unit sales a month and not to forget the increasing wait period for the MUV. The Toyota Innova was launched in 2005 at a price of Rs 8.64 lakhs and with its magnificent styling and road presence, the MUV has continued to be in demand and sold around 4,765 units of Innova last month. Indians seem to have been developing craze for the utility vehicles with their penchant to travel in groups for road trips. Chevrolet Tavera revamped version is also expected in near future and Maruti Suzuki’s RIII concept vehicle is also on the cards. With the recently gaining popularity in the SUV segment, Force Motors also envisages launching a van based on the Mercedes-Benz platform.

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