Weekly Wrap-Up: Audi A3 Cabriolet Launched, Raining Discounts and Positive Growth For Automobiles in November
Published On Dec 13, 2014 11:24 PM By Rajpal
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Almost every manufacturer in India announces big discounts on their cars in December and the same was witnessed in the whole week. There were also a couple of launches; German manufacturer Audi launched its A3 Cabriolet, while Jaguar launched XF Executive Diesel. Getting back to discounts, automobile biggie Maruti Suzuki India is offering upto Rs. 55,000 discount on its popular offerings WagonR, Alto 800 and K10. The French automaker Renault is also offering lucrative offers on its entire line-up. Mahindra too, is offering discount upto Rs. 1.5 lakh. Tata has chipped in with discounts upto Rs. 95,000 on its Safari Dicor and Storme. Amidst of these discounts American car maker General Motors is likely to hike prices of its offerings in India.
If you are a Skoda Superb fan, there is good news for you as the manufacturer has teased the third-gen Superb and it will make its way to India soon. Hyundai also introduced the Coupe version of its recently launched Elite i20. On the other hand, Renault Lodgy has been caught under testing in India hinting an early 2015 launch. To sum it up on a positive note, Indian automobile sector has attained a positive growth of 9.52 per cent in November, 2014 than the corresponding month last year. Read all these news in brief in our weekly wrap-up
Audi A3 Cabriolet launched in India at INR 44.75 Lacs
Audi India has launched the much-anticipated A3 Cabriolet in an on-going event in Delhi. Priced at INR 44.75 Lacs, the offering is a sporty iteration of the brand's cheapest and most compact offering, the A3 sedan. While the standard A3 is locally assembled, the Cabriolet arrives as a Complete Built Unit (CBU) in the country.
Jaguar launches XF executive diesel edition at a price of Rs 45.12 lac
Jaguar has launched a toned down version of its luxury sedan the Jaguar XF. Termed as the executive edition, this variant is still powered by the 2.2 litre engine but comes minus some of the creature comforts seen on its premium sibling. The executive diesel edition comes sans the memory feature for the driver seat and the mirrors; it comes with rear parking sensors but without the rearview camera; and no front passenger seat away button which allowed the passengers to adjust the front seat for better legroom.
Get up to INR 55,000 off on Maruti Suzuki Wagon R, Alto 800 and K10
Its the year-end and every car manufacturer in the country is offering the best of deals and offers to clear-off its remaining stock. Even India's largest carmaker Maruti Suzuki has announced discounts of upto INR 55,000 on its entry level car line-up for this month. A total discount of INR 55,000 can be availed on the company's smallest offering- Alto 800 and the tall-boy Wagon R. While the recently-refreshed Alto K10 is being offered with benefits of upto INR 35,000.
Not to Miss Renault's Lucrative Offers
Renault India to entice new buyers is offering lucrative deals on its selected model lineup. The automaker has rolled out the “Diesel Car at the Price of Petrol” Campaign under which the Scala Diesel & Pulse Diesel are available at Petrol car price. Company is also giving attractive corporate offers of Rs. 20,000 and Rs 30,000 on Pulse & Scala respectively. On its highest selling compact SUV Duster, the company is offering special all India price for Duster RxL Diesel @ 9.29 lac and a special price for the Duster RxL AWD @ 11.29 lac.
Mahindra offering year-end discounts on its products
Home grown auto major Mahindra & Mahindra is offering good year-end discounts on its product range, except the recently-introduced Scorpio SUV. Valid from December 4th to 28th, these benefits includes cash discount, exchange bonus, loyalty bonus and corporate discounts as well.
Avail Rs 95,000 Discount on Tata Safari Storme
The homegrown manufacturer Tata Motors is offering never before discounts and benefits on its rugged SUV Tata Safari Dicor and Tata Safari Storme. The automaker is offering Safari Dicor at a cash benefit of Rs 53,000 while Safari Storme attracts savings upto Rs 95,000. The company is also offering discounts and savings on its Indica, Vista, Indigo eCS, Manza, Nano, Nano Twist, Sumo Gold, Aria SUV and Movus MPV.
GM To Hike Prices of its Entire Model Line-up by 2015
In order to mind the gap between rising input and product cost, General Motors India announced that it will increase the prices of its entire model lineup from the next month. The automaker will hike the prices across its product portfolio by up to Rs 20,000 from January 2015.
Skoda Teases India bound Third-Gen Superb!
Skoda has teased the third generation Superb, the flagship sedan has completed final rounds of testing and is set for a global debut next year in mid-February in the home country - Prague, Czech Republic. According to Skoda, this Superb is ‘best Skoda ever’ and will sport a new design language similar to the Vision C concept company showcased this year. The new Superb will go on sale from mid-2015 in Europe and deliveries will start from autumn.
Renault Lodgy MPV Spotted Again, Launch Early Next Year!
Renault India is rigorously testing their upcoming Lodgy; the MPV is expected to enter anytime early next year. Lodgy is already on sale in Europe under Dacia’s badge, Renault’s fully owned subsidiary. The MPV in India will compete with rising segment brigade - Honda Mobilio, Maruti Suzuki Ertiga, Toyota Innova as its major competitors.
Indian Auto-Sector Grows by 9.52 per cent
Last month in November, Indian auto sector witnessed a growth of 9.52 per cent, compared to the growth of November 2013. As per the data released by the apex industry body, Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM), automakers in the country retailed around 1,56,445 units in November 2014 as compared to 1,42,849 units in the same month year ago.
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