Six Chinese cars coming to India by the end of 2012?

Chinese products have always had a great impact on India. Earlier there were petty products like games, recorders and other utility products that came to India from China, but now the range has been expanding very swiftly. Be it mobile phone, batteries, televisions, DVD players, home theatre systems, motorcycles etc everything is now being manufactured in China and being sent to India. The Indian car market was the only untouched bazaar that didn’t have any Chinese car, but this would change this year. It is a well known fact that China has always offered products, which are absolutely reasonable; therefore same kind of pricing detailing could be expected in terms of cars.

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Apparently, about six Chinese cars will sizzle on the Indian roads by end of 2012 or early 2013. At present, there are only two Chinese products in the Indian car bazaar, which are being revamped and are sold under the Indian brands. These products comprise of Zotye Nomad Compact SUV I and II that are being rebadged and are being sold as Premier Rio and Gunagdong Foday Explorer SUV has been rebadged and has been sold in the Indian car market as Force One SUV. In the commercial segment of the Indian car market, Hindustan Winner, which is a pick-up truck has been originally created and developed by the Chinese auto-major, Shandong Shifeng.

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Therefore, the gates for Chinese cars have been already opened up and by early 2013; four more cars will be launched in the country. Chevrolet Sail sedan and Chevrolet Sail hatchback might be the two cars out of the Chinese cars that would hit the Indian roads by the end of this year. Both these cars are created and developed by General Motors in collaboration with SAIC. SAIC, Shanghai Automotive Industry Corporation is basically China’s largest car manufacturer, who is known for developing both passenger and commercial vehicles. 

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SAIC holds about 50% of the shares in General Motors India. The new Chevrolet Sail sedan and hatchback are basically manufactured with a sole purpose of serving as reasonably priced cars targeted at the thriving markets such as China and India. Both these cars are already being sold in China and have received immense response there. The pricing details of Chevrolet Sail sedan and hatchback for India hasn’t been revealed so far, but according to the buzz in the market, the new Chevrolet Sail hatchback will cost around Rs. 4.5 lakh and the sedan will have a price tag of Rs. 5.5 lakh.

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For the Indian car market, GM India will proffer 1.3 Liter Multi-jet diesel engine together with the petrol engine options. Both these cars will sport five speed manual transmissions and would be accompanied with a pioneering covering in the interiors to capitalize on the cabin space.