Hyundai i10 Celebrates Three Lakh Happy Customers

New Hyundai i10 Cars In India

Hyundai i10 celebrates three lakh happy customers because of its excellent styling, beautiful design cues, innovative technologies, and penetrated elegance. The first i10 was rolled out on Indian roads in October 2007 and it went global in December 2007. Since then the Hyundai i10 is continuously climbing the value chain by winning the hearts of car buyers across the globe.

Of the three lakh cars that are sold about 1.4 cars were sold in the domestic market and the remaining 1.6 cars were exported across Latin America, European Union, Middle East and South East Asia.

Hyundai has constantly focused on providing the best for its customers in all arenas. Whether it is design, technology, or the value for money, Hyundai has always experienced resounding success. And sales of three lakh Hyundai i10 ensure the car manufacturer that their valued customers strongly believe in the company’s belief of providing the best.

The Hyundai i10 that meets the stringent safety and emission norms have now become an undoubted segment leader in both Indian as well as international markets.

Maruti Announces Special Discounts

Maruti Suzuki announces special discount on all its car models. These discounts are credited to the celebration of Maruti’s 25 glorious years in the Indian car market. Till date, the company has always been successful in meeting the changing demands and requirements of car consumers. It has always rejoiced winning car sales. But, the recent hit by inflation and recession had put the company with piled stocks.

To boost declining car sales and welcome the New Year, Maruti Suzuki takes its 25^th anniversary as a perfect opportunity to lure customers and boost sales. The company feels that it’s the perfect time to thank all its esteem customers for their constant support and encouragement.

You can now avail special discounts on all Maruti cars. Maruti Suzuki Alto will be cheaper by Rs 15,000, Maruti Suzuki WagonR will be cheaper by Rs 35,000, and Maruti’s oldest model, M800 will be cheaper by Rs 12500. Even the prices of Omni, Versa, and Zen Estilo will be reduced by Rs 12000, Rs 10000, and Rs 20000 respectively. You can avail these offers only till 15^th December.

Tata’s Nano to Launch Next Year

The excitement associated with the Nano launches has not yet subsided. Nano was ready to hit Indian roads by October-December 2008. Buyers will have to wait for some more time to buy the much awaited car Nano in India. Now the low cost car Nano will be postponed its launch to January-March 2009 quarter.

Nano that will be rolled out during the 1 Quarter will be available only in petrol engines. However, the diesel version will be rolled out by the end of 2009. The car manufacturer wants to offer continuous supply to its vendors once it is launched and that is the reason why it has delayed the launch of Nano.

However there was a meeting organized by the company and has proclaimed its 100-odd vendors that there will be around 8-10-lakh Nanos within the next 3-5 years. Tata is trying to attempt different possibilities to increase its Nano production in the country. Hope that Nano will be launched at least next year.

New Taxis to Replace the Old Ones in Mumbai

Mumbaikars are tired of the confined and old-fashioned ‘yellow black’ Padminis are looking forward for alternatives. Roomier Maruti Omnis, Indicas, WagonRs, and Santros will progressively replace around 12,000 taxis in the Mumbai city.

The Mumbai Taximen’s Union has decided that metropolitan cities will have 200 Maruti Omni vans plying on the roads, which will replace the old car models. However, the decision is in line with the state government’s policy to discontinue 25-year-old black-and-yellow taxis.

The Union is also phasing out 200 old Premier Padmini taxis with the Omnis by end of October. Despite the fact that Indica, WagonR and Santro have also been chosen, the first 200 cars will be Omnis as they are low-maintenance and cheaper cars with more luggage space than any other car listed above. Also there is a good discount offer on the purchase of 200 cars where the cost will be only Rs 1.89 lakh instead of Rs 2.35 lakh.

So 12,000 old taxis will be replaced in the first phase itself. However, the Govt. has set a deadline for replacement by the end of December 2008. However, union senses that it will take around a year to complete.

Car Registration is a Trend in India

The craze for cars is changing significantly in the country. Previously people were looking only for different choices and handy car features before buying a new car. But the trend has changed were they buy cars which matches their status. They are not only looking for cars with style, loaded features and comfort but look for something beyond that.

Most recently, the trend is having gorgeous and exceptional registration numbers. The craze of auctioning premium vehicle registration numbers is gaining recognition in the country. Car buyers are all set to shell huge money to get fancy car registration numbers.

The Punjab state transport organized an auction of a unique series of car registration numbers and got an outstanding response and good profits.

A number of attractive registration numbers sold with high price tags are 0001 number sold for Rs 70,000, 0002 for Rs 80,000 and 0005 for Rs 55,000.

However, the number that brought good revenue and maximum price to the transport department was the PB-11-AK-47, that bagged a striking price of Rs 2.68 lakh and this heavily priced registration number was sold to a farmer from Ropar, as the number AK-47 attracted him.

This proves that people find different ways to make their car look unique. However, is it really worth to spend so much on the registration numbers? Again, every individual has his own taste and preferences.

Volkswagen Set to Roll-Out Caddy for India

Launch of new cars are becoming very frequent nowadays. There is a launch of new car models everyday and this year there has been numerous car launches in the Indian car market. The global car manufacturers strongly feel that India is the prospective market to succeed.

Like other car manufacturers, even Volkswagen is all set to launch its most admired Caddy in the country. This car is mainly going to be used for low-cost taxi for urban use. The reason being that there is a rapid grow in tourism industry in India and many of them would want to travel by taxis rather than self-driving.

However, these commuters sense that the cost of fuel uses for traveling to a preferred destination is almost the same to the fare of taxis. Also the taxis are becoming popular in India and even many car manufacturers are giving their best products that many of the Indians are looking for. The Caddy is proclaimed be priced somewhere around Rs 8-9 lakhs.

Exceptional discount schemes from Hyundai for Government Employees

Every car manufacturer promotes their products in an attractive way and Hyundai always offers it customers in a unique way. The car manufacturer is offering special discounts of up to Rs 31,000 on some of its cars especially for government employees. It is aiming to cash in on the higher salaries and arrears under the Sixth Pay Commission.

This scheme is offered only for the month of October and November and will be for both state and central government employees. During the festive season, this will be an added incentive for the employees to buy a Hyundai car.

However this is offered considering the fact that the government employees are due to receive the arrears after revision in the Sixth Pay Commission. These arrears can be used to make a down payment for purchase of the car. Moreover, the revised salary increment can be utilized to help them to pay in monthly installments.

The cars that would be offered discount are Santro, i10, Getz, Accent, and Verna.

In addition, Hyundai is tied up with Axis Bank, State Bank of India and HDFC Bank to lure finance schemes to the government employees.

Demand for Dzire is Increasing Speedily

Maruti Suzuki is one of the leading car manufacturers in the country. Many of the car manufacturer find it so hard to sell their cars in the market and one such car manufacturer is Maruti Suzuki where he doesn’t even have to work so hard to sell its cars.

Maruti Suzuki Swift DZire was launched six months back and until today, the car manufacturer is struggling to cater its demands for its buyers. Some of the market resources said that the booking orders for Swift DZire have been increasing rapidly. Many of the buyers are waiting for more than six months for this model.

The DZire is a replacement for the most popular Esteem that was introduced by the car manufacturer in March 2008 to keep its stable position at the entry-level of the sedan segment.

Some of the car dealers proclaimed that the demand for the sedan is exceeding more than the supply and they are finding it difficult to retain the buyers. In other parts of the country including metropolis and Tier II cities the waiting period is even more longer compared to Mumbai and Delhi.

Even though the company has doubled its production in the country still there is a such a huge demand for the DZire in the country. Due to the slow ramp-up by Maruti Suzuki DZire the overall sales performance has effected the company.

Much-Awaited Outlander Ready to be Launched

Mitsubishi is all-set to launch its the much-awaited Outlander SUV in India soon. Mitsubishi cars are well known for its remarkable offerings like the Lancer and the Dakar winning Pajero.

The car manufacturer is recognized for its attractive cars with amazing technologies. Outlander comes with compact exterior dimensions and spacious interior. It also comes with an array of features like LED tail lamps, satisfying interior, more legroom, 40/60 split seats, 50:50 four-wheel drive via a selector knob on the dashboard.

The SUV is motorized by a 2.4-litre MIVEC petrol engine that churns out 168 Bhp and a good 226 Nm of torque. Lastly, the Outlander is geared up to give a good competition to Honda CR-V and Chevrolet Captiva.

The SUV’s are again gaining popularity in India and a lot of manufacturers are launching SUV’s in the coming months.

General Motors Ready to Start Face Book Community

General Motors is geared up and is soon to start with a facebook community. This initiative is taken to connect potential car buyers. It is a new marketing strategy and the reason behind is due to the increasing use of online media and social communities where a huge mass of people discuss and exchange their personal views.

However the company is set to start its own community and will target online marketing and other promotional activities. A dedicated team of expertise with good technical as well as internet knowledge will rule this plan.

It is also conceived that the digital medium has the best ROI (Return on Investment) for car manufacturers and GM wants to share a huge piece of the successful online channels. The best way to recognize how to spend sensibly is through ROI marketing and also get good returns on the marketing investment.

Already the company has tried it out with Chevrolet Captiva and it has been successful in making good sales by using this strategy.