Showing posts with label Omni. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Omni. Show all posts

Wednesday, July 1, 2009

Nano May Rule out the Indian Rural Market

Nano is likely to replace M800 and Omni in rural India and is likely to dominate the Indian roads owing to the fact that the new emission norms in India will be enforced from April 1, 2010. The existing models of Maruti 800 and Omni are not compliant with the new BS-IV norms which may force the M800 off the road. The new BS-IV compliant model from Maruti will be available only by end of 2011. Meanwhile, the absence of M800 will give added leverage to Nano in the market.

“This (absence of Maruti 800 and Omni) would mean no direct competition to Nano. The important question is whether Tata Motors would be able to manufacture enough units of Nano that would meet the demand.” said Kapil Arora, Partner (Automobile), Ernst & Young.

Tata Nano is already a raging hit amongst Indian customers and people are anxiously waiting for the models to be available on road. However, one of the drawbacks of Nano is that its mother plant is still not operational and will be completed towards the end of 2009. Full capacity production at the plant will begin only after the plant is completed which means Nano is also likely to miss out on the crucial lead time it was supposed to gain over Maruti models.

Tata Motors has reported loss of Rs. 2500 crores last year largely due to its luxury models and its acquisitions. In order to cover the loss, the company will need to sell at least 2.5 lakh units of the Nano to make money from the world’s cheapest car. This figures is not too difficult looking at the booking figures and purchasing power of Indian customers.


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Tuesday, June 16, 2009

Grab Discount Offers in June from Car Manufacturers in India

June seems to be the season of heavy discounts for Indian car buyers. Auto manufacturers are offering varying discounts across all their models to lure the Indian customers. May-June this year beat the December discounts already. Car companies are offering discounts starting from Rs. 5000 to up to Rs. 1 lakh on their cars in India.

Maruti Suzuki India Limited is offering discounts on nearly all the cars in its product portfolio. It is offering discount of Rs. 13,000 on Omni and Maruti 800, 35,000 on WagonR, 19,000 on Alto, 37,000 on Zen Estilo and 25,000 on SX4. The new model Maruti A-Star is also cheaper by Rs. 24,000 this month. However, latest and popular models do not have such attractive discount packages. Maruti Swift is available at a discount of Rs. 5000 only and there is no discount on the latest model Maruti Ritz.

I know all you purchasers wonders that how it happens? But there is no any tact or magic. It is the decision of car manufacturers that hefty price discounts on one particular car model can help give focus on that model and increase sales for a brief period of time. So, I think it is a good time to buy your beloved car at home.

Other auto makers are also offering discounts ranging from Rs. 10,000 to up to one lakh on their cars. General Motors, Ford India and Tata Motors have their cars lined up with various discounts across their product portfolio. Hyundai is already offering an exchange program to its customers to upgrade their cars to a bigger car without changing the EMI. “Monsoon always sees some discounting but this time the cuts are steeper,” said Rajiv Dube, president-passenger car division, Tata Motors.

So even before the monsoon in India, its already raining discounts in the auto sector. With additional excise duty cut benefits, cars couldn’t have been cheaper before.

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04. The car of the mile Maruti will not sell 800 in 11 cities from 2010
05. Hero Honda contributes climb up in two-wheeler sales
06. Tata's Air Car - Is it the next big thing?
07. Maruti 800 : Still run on the road
08. Once again Kawasaki-Bajaj
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10. Maruti Suzuki's New Launch The Ritz - BS-IV Emission Norms
11. Is Audi Q5 pick the Indian Market?
12. Hyundai - Is a Nano Competitor?
13. Can Maruti Alto compete to Tata's Nano
14. Bajaj Bikes Runs On The Road of Africa and Europe
15. Maruti Suzuki Launches Ritz in Orissa
16. Tata Motors To Give Back Dealers Over Unsold Nano Forms
17. Skoda’s Attraction : A Small Car Runs on Indian Road in Next Year
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