Skoda is all set to create another milestone in India. Skoda plans to release Skoda Yeti in the 2010 Auto Expo. This skoda yeti is said to be a Small utility vehicle(SUV). Already Skoda Fabia and Skoda superb crossed the estimated sales in India and it is sure that Skoda yeti will be surely a big hit in the Indian market. The gap between Skoda Fabia and Skoda Octavia is filled by this vehicle. The truth is this yeti is not really a Sports Utility Vehicle but something between a SUV and a Car. The smart of this car is that it is made of less weight materials with long suspensions so it fulfils its purpose in both urban and rural areas. Dashboards are neatly placed in the interiors. The added feature of the yeti from the others is the bike carrier which is something unsual. By raising the tail gate, the bike carrier can be opened and the lower part of the tail gate can be opened in the horizontal position. This car is priced to be 10 lakhs. 9000 cars were sold by Skoda in India in 2009. It is expected that this car crosses this margin in vast.
Finding India as the suitable place, Nissan, the Japanese giant is all set to roll out its car plant in india that too in Chennai. It is said that Micra will also join with this giant for its plan in India. Already Nissan-Renault have zeroed their manufacturing centre as Chennai and have announced Rs.4000 crores investment for their plant with a target of 400000 lakh car per annum. This is the first Hatch-back model to be released with a displacement of 1200cc. Nissan is expected to release atleast 4 new models before 2013. This small car is said to be a competent for the small car giant Maruti and is said to beat Honda City in the sales. It is said that Nissan has planned to release three new models in platform”A” in a five year plan basis. Like Honda small car, the Nissan’s also announced the usage of local content and are sure that about 80% of the local contents will be with them by march. Along with India, Nissan has planned to release the cars in five other leading competitive countries
The German auto giant Volkswagen has launched its new child “Polo” at the 10th Auto expo held on 4th January,2010. Already the roll out of Polo was held in Maharashtra in the presence of the local chief Minister Ashok Chavan, the Minister of Industries and Employment for Maharashtra Mr.Rajendra darda, with Dr Jochem Heizmann, member of the Board of Management of Volkswagen and Mr Jorg Muller, President and Managing Director, Volkswagen India Pvt Ltd. The car is powered with 1.2 litre engine. It is said that about 50% of the contents are from local market and this percentage will be increased to 80% in three or four years. While addressing the reporters, the managing director was proud of its tie up with the small car giant Suzuki as it is more strong in India and japan at low priced segments. This polo will be available in both petrol and diesel engines. It is surely in competition with Honda Jazz, Hundai i20 in cost factor. It is also said that the Volkswagen spots car will be launched in June 2010. At this rate, Volkswagen is set to grab about 8-10 percent of the market shares along with Audi and Skoda in the next 5 years.
Two things a chevy cars really lack :
1. X-factor of their product
2. Image.
exactly, even post the "so called" new civic & CRV couldn't able to do well in the market... honda cars may be 'the best' in quality but whats the cost for that..?? chevy has nicely prized cruz & as well as captiva competitively.. those days are gone people started preferring VFM products than paying royalty just for the sake of brand...
when i20 first launched everyone thought 7l for a hatchback is too expensive & even the sales wasn't that good in intial days but the same product has become VFM & the sales have picked up very well post jazz launch... Jazz has a great refined engine and revvs good too, its is not the fastest car around but its good. Interiors are good too but again not the best. It is spacious too. Looks are subjective but it is good according to me,that all other engines are outdated or bad.well not at all u can, even i'm a fan of honda's engine but again what we get from the final market matters.. even a tata can make an engine like that if they couldn't tata will CKD the engine from some manufacturers for that huge tag...if u compare it with 1.2l engine, is it really worth to invest 1.5l more than the competitors just for extra 9bhp's & so called refinement, which is nowadays almost all the engine are well refined... mileage it truly depends on driving condition when specs are almost similar... in terms of performance at that price tag u can get a 100bhp 1.4 gamma engine which is very fun to drive with AT & with very good handling as well..about this u ask any i20 owners they will tell u.. the USP of i20 is interiors be it in looks, space, ergonomics, fit & finish of plastic the best in its segment...
What i meant is the honda engines score when it comes to engine refinement, topend performance and fuel economy. and thats true. 1.2 l engine is actually match for bigger 1.4l / 1.6l engines in terms of performance and at the same time beats the 1.2 l competitors in terms of efficiency. Refinement is in a different league actually.
about interiors u just take i20 which is very rich in features,good looking & as well as very spacious over jazz...
i20's wheelbase is actually higher than that of jazz's but jazz has still more spacious especially at the rear. And the boot space of 380-400 l actually matches some sedans !
The magic seats, quality of fit and finish , ergonomics are all topclass with Jazz. And yes it is better than i20. no offence.
The 8.3L price tag is a let down. Honda cannot taken the Indian public for a ride only but its brand name and I am happy to see that Jazz sales are zzzzzzzz.
It should have been priced at max 6 lakhs or so. Look at i20 with 80 bhp but still selling like hot cakes. It is because it is selling at 6 lakhs or so.
Jazz although being a good car will never sell much with that price tag, only some guys who has lots of money to spare might buy them.
What favours the beat :
1. Looks are quite impressive for a A2 segment car.
2. 3 cylinder multijet engine means it will be the cheapest and most fuel efficient diesel in its class beating the equivalant marutis and tatas
3. The spark actually rebuilt the faith among the customers providing a good experience.
Beat can built up from this growth in confidence.
4. Below fours lakh budget , except i10 most of the cars sold are actually one generation old compared to the beat !!
then why do u say jazz engine is unbelievable & to defend its prize tag u saying engine is technically sound bla bla.... anyways if cost doesn't matter any manufacturer can make a best product out of it...
There was a time when having a car was considered to be a sign of wealth. Any person seen driving a car was respected and also looked up with a certain sense of dignity and fear. These days however owning a car is one of the easiest things in the world especially in India. Almost everybody irrespective of their financial status do have a car. The reasons for having a car are:-
Cars are easily affordable:- A car is very affordable these days. The reason being is that most cars hardly cost about 2 to 3 lakhs. It is easy to get loan for purchasing a car in very convenient instalments. A customer needs to pay hardly needs to shelll a lakh of rupees as down payment towards purchase of car. It is even easier to buy a second hand car as it costs in the region between 1 to 1.40 lakhs.
In earlier days the owners of cars used to be very rich people living in huge buildings. These days people who cannot afford to have even a small home on their own are proud owners of cars as it is easier for a person to own a car because while land rates have gone up by leaps and bounds, car rates have come down. Now new cars are available for about 1.25 lakhs. Earlier people who had cars but did not have a own house used to be very specific in their requirement for rented houses stating that car parking is a must. With rent rates have gone up in most cities in India, people are even ready to park their cars outside their rented homes in front of the road or the nearest point where there is sufficient space to part their cars.
While cars were considered a luxury a couple of decades back, these days cars have become more of a necessity for people because it is more economical for a family to travel in a car considering the rates for hiring alternate modes of travel like auto rickshaw and taxis for a family to attend a function.