AUTO
By smug - Wednesday, June 12, 2013
വോള്വോ ക്രോസ് കണ്ട്രി എത്തി
General Motors launches MPV Enjoy at Rs 5.49 lakh
NEW DELHI: General Motors India on Thursday launched its multi-purpose vehicle Enjoy at an introductory price between Rs 5.49 lakh and Rs 7.99 lakh (ex-showroom Delhi).
The vehicle will compete with Maruti Suzuki India's Ertiga, which is priced between Rs 5.98 lakh and Rs 8.7 lakh (ex-showroom Delhi).
The Enjoy is available in both petrol and diesel options. The petrol version is powered by a 1.4 litre engine and the price ranges from Rs 5.49 lakh and Rs 6.99 lakh.
The diesel variant has a 1.3 litre engine tagged at Rs 6.69 lakh and Rs 7.99 lakh. The vehicle will have 7-seater and 8- seater options.
"The Enjoy will compete in one of the fastest growing segments in India. We expect that this model will be a success considering its attributes and pricing," GM India President and Managing Director Lowell Paddock told reporters here.
The vehicle has been re-engineered and re-designed to meet Indian conditions, he added.
Enjoy is based on the platform from General Motors' Chinese partner SAIC and it has a localisation level of 60 per cent.
Paddock said the company has no plans to export Enjoy and the focus will be the domestic market.
The vehicle will compete with Maruti Suzuki India's Ertiga, which is priced between Rs 5.98 lakh and Rs 8.7 lakh (ex-showroom Delhi).
The Enjoy is available in both petrol and diesel options. The petrol version is powered by a 1.4 litre engine and the price ranges from Rs 5.49 lakh and Rs 6.99 lakh.
The diesel variant has a 1.3 litre engine tagged at Rs 6.69 lakh and Rs 7.99 lakh. The vehicle will have 7-seater and 8- seater options.
"The Enjoy will compete in one of the fastest growing segments in India. We expect that this model will be a success considering its attributes and pricing," GM India President and Managing Director Lowell Paddock told reporters here.
The vehicle has been re-engineered and re-designed to meet Indian conditions, he added.
Enjoy is based on the platform from General Motors' Chinese partner SAIC and it has a localisation level of 60 per cent.
Paddock said the company has no plans to export Enjoy and the focus will be the domestic market.
India Auto Expo 2013.
India Auto Expo 2013 will be the Region’s Largest Automotive Show starting from 23rd to 26th May 2013 in Hall 3 at Chennai Trade Centre, Chennai, India. It will showcase latest technological products, components, vehicles and act as a launch pad for new and future vehicles besides being the platform for generating leads, one to one interactions and business enquiries. It will also have special focus and emphasis on technological innovations in the areas of safety, environment and fuel efficiency.
By 2020, India is expected to be the third largest auto market in the world and German carmakers are looking to increase their presence in India. The percentage of self – made parts in German vehicles is relatively high when compared to Japanese and US auto majors who outsource auto components from India among other countries. This is a chance for local manufacturers to step into the picture and German companies are looking at outsourcing manufacturing elements to small and medium enterprises. Many of them are in consultations with their German counterparts.
India Auto Expo 2013 will be the best opportunity to meet with the region’s most active buyers and decision makers.
The industry is set to continue its growth trajectory, in the medium term, on the back of steady economic growth. Besides low labour cost, India’s process-engineering expertise, applied to re-designing of production process, has resulted in reduction in manufacturing costs of components. A robust transportation system plays a key role in the country’s rapid economic and industrial development and the well-developed Indian Automotive Industry justifies this catalytic role by producing a wide variety of vehicles, which include passenger cars, light, medium and heavy commercial vehicles, multi-utility vehicles such as jeeps, scooters, motorcycles, mopeds, three wheelers, tractors etc. As a result, India today has become the outsourcing hub for several global automobile manufacturers. Future vehicle designs will be influenced by urban planning, environmental restrictions and customer needs.
Tamil Nadu is one of the emerging auto clusters in the world having an installed capacity of 13 lakh passenger vehicles, 3.5 lakh commercial vehicles accounting for 30% of auto, 35% of auto components and 53% of the total auto exports from India.
By 2020, India is expected to be the third largest auto market in the world and German carmakers are looking to increase their presence in India. The percentage of self – made parts in German vehicles is relatively high when compared to Japanese and US auto majors who outsource auto components from India among other countries. This is a chance for local manufacturers to step into the picture and German companies are looking at outsourcing manufacturing elements to small and medium enterprises. Many of them are in consultations with their German counterparts.
India Auto Expo 2013 will be the best opportunity to meet with the region’s most active buyers and decision makers.
The industry is set to continue its growth trajectory, in the medium term, on the back of steady economic growth. Besides low labour cost, India’s process-engineering expertise, applied to re-designing of production process, has resulted in reduction in manufacturing costs of components. A robust transportation system plays a key role in the country’s rapid economic and industrial development and the well-developed Indian Automotive Industry justifies this catalytic role by producing a wide variety of vehicles, which include passenger cars, light, medium and heavy commercial vehicles, multi-utility vehicles such as jeeps, scooters, motorcycles, mopeds, three wheelers, tractors etc. As a result, India today has become the outsourcing hub for several global automobile manufacturers. Future vehicle designs will be influenced by urban planning, environmental restrictions and customer needs.
Tamil Nadu is one of the emerging auto clusters in the world having an installed capacity of 13 lakh passenger vehicles, 3.5 lakh commercial vehicles accounting for 30% of auto, 35% of auto components and 53% of the total auto exports from India.
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