Mahindra XUV 500 bookings will re-open from January 2012, the announcement came yesterday from the home grown auto major Mahindra and Mahindra. The XUV 500 had received over 8000 bookings in just 10 days, making it one of the most overwhelming responses to a new car launch in recent times. Mahindra had sold out 4 months production of the XUV 500 and had hence temporarily deferred new bookings since October 11th across the 5 centres of Mumbai, Pune, Delhi, Bengaluru and Chennai.
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Mahindra expects to complete deliveries of these bookings by January 2012. The production for the XUV 500 is as per schedule and the company is also in the process of ramping up production at its plant in Chakan which will enable it to re-open bookings next month. The XUV 500 has been buoyed by the excellent response from customers who have got deliveries till date. In addition, there has been an overwhelming demand from potential customers to re-open bookings. The buzz associated with the launch of SUV on social media has been phenomenal with 1.5 lakh viewers watching the live launch webcast and press conference.
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Mahindra XUV 500 website has received more than 12.2 lakh unique visitors till date. On Facebook, the fan base for this vehicle has risen to over 1.5 lakhs. The ‘Guess the Price’ contest, initiated just 10 days prior to launch, received a whopping 1.15 lakh entries, making the contest a huge success. As a part of the launch marketing campaign, the XUV 500 cheetah announcer TVC went on air on 5th October which was a continuation of the teaser advertisement. However, Mahindra has decided to defer the launch press advertisement campaign in view of the euphoric consumer reaction.
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