The European ‘people’s car’, VolkswagenBeetle will hit the Indian roads next year. “Volkswagen is known as Beetle in India. We have studied the market and feel that there is space for Beetle. We are planning to make it available in the middle of this year through imports,” said VW spokesperson. Hence the car will be launched in the year 2009.
“We are now finalising the details and we think there is a small yet definite market for the Beetle in India. But do not expect it to be cheap,” said a VW spokesperson. VW plans to launch the 1.9 litre diesel variant in India.
Beetle is the iconic car for the company and will be imported in India as Completely Built Unit or CBU. This means it will attract 100% import duty and will be quite expensive. While the pricing still remains to be decided, Kurt Rippholz, VW spokesperson, said VW will position the car as a lifestyle car in the niche segment in India.
ZXi being the top end will come with loads of features such as dual tone interiors, power steering,front electric windows, console box, tachometer,fabric seats and rear parcel shelf. A-star ZXi will also come with contemporary safety features such ABS with EBD and airbags. Three variants will be priced between Rs3.5 to Rs4.5 lakhs.
The Gujarat state government will give benefits worth Rs. 95 billion to the Tata Motors project in Sanand. The company has recently shifted its manufacturing operations to manufacture the world’s cheapest car, Tata Nano. The state government shall offer benefits in terms of development of infrastructure, project area and other resources.
Tata Motors will need to pay for the project from 20 years of commencement of the project. The interest rate for the repayment amount will be 0.1 percent. The repayment will be adjusted against the value added tax dues on the company.
Tata Motors plans to develop a “Transport Nagar” near the plant location in Charodi. It also plans to build a township keeping in mind the developing plant and its HR requirements. The government has also pledged to provide hundred acres of land for developing the proposed township.
It seems that Hyundai is going to delay the launch of i20 in India. I recently visited Hyundai’s showroom to get details about i20’s launch. They said they have no official news about its launch but according to them it is expected to be launched around 15-20th december.
They were sure that it is not going to be launched this month. May be Hyundai doesn’t want to clash it with A-Star which is expected to be launched within a few days. Lets wait n watch….
Maruti Suzuki A-Star’s Official Website is Up and it is expected that Maruti will put all the details about A-star’s variants & features within 3-4 days. I also visited Maruti showroom to get details about its launch. They said it is expected to be launched on 19th of this month. But there were rumours on net that A-Star is going to be launched on Saturday (i.e Today)…!! Lets wait n watch…..
Maruti Suzuki A-Star’s Official Website is Up and it is expected that Maruti will put all the details about A-star’s variants & features within 3-4 days. I also visited Maruti showroom to get details about its launch. They said it is expected to be launched on 19th of this month. But there were rumours on net that A-Star is going to be launched on Saturday (i.e Today)…!! Lets wait n watch…..
