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Originally Posted by Debasischatterj regarding the launch of new Baleno.The photograph he showed me is the same as we had seen in TBHP.The launch date will be some time in April/May,2007.The price tag is 6.5Lacks to 7.5Lacks for different variants Ex. Showroom Delhi. |
If this is the price at which it will be launched, I would not be surprised if MUL shoots itself again in the leg with the new Baleno.
At these prices, if you slap on the insurance / taxes etc, the on-road price will be like 7.25lakhs for base model and 8.3lakhs for top-end, in Chennai. Compare this to the current Chennai onroad prices of 5.75 lakhs and 6.50 lakhs, which means the new Baleno is going to be costlier by around 1.5 - 2 lakhs. I am not sure it will find buyers at these prices - people might rather go the Honda way.
Maybe MUL is banking on finally going the heavy discount way a la the current Baleno, if its strategy fails.
