VW Polo for 4.35 lakhs - Business Standard

diffsoft · 3rd April 2008, 19:20

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t-bhpians:

Can't handle the excitement when I read this - from Business Standard:

"Volkaswagen is expected to price its small car Polo above Rs 4 lakh, and is planning to import premium models Phaeton and Touareg from May.

Volkswagen will start production from its Chakan plant near Pune from January 2009. Joerg Mueller, president, Volkswagen India, said: "We will manufacture the small car Polo at the Chakan plant from 2010, and the car would be priced around Rs 4.35 lakh. The concept car Up, presented at the Delhi Auto Expo in January, is in the process of development. It would be the smallest possible car by Volkswagen, and could be priced around Rs 1.80 lakh."

He added that Volkswagen has no plans to compete with existing small car brands like Maruti 800 or Nano. "We are developing Up in a completely different way, and the technology is totally different from the one being used by Indian brands. Up is just a concept car, and we won't launch it before 2012," he said.

Mueller pointed out that Jetta would be on the Indian roads from May-end or June. "We have priced Jetta between Rs 13 lakh and Rs 15 lakh, and it would be assembled at the Aurangabad plant. Two other cars, Phaeton and Touareg, would soon be fully imported," he added."

Fountainheader · 3rd April 2008, 19:28

Manufacturing to start from 2010 and they have already announced the prices to 2 decimal places ?

I guess this will just heat up the competition, with the A-Star slated to launch later this year. I am pretty sure the Auto scene is hotting up (as if it wasnt already)

clevermax · 3rd April 2008, 19:29

I wish they'd launched the Golf instead if Polo. Three weeks back, I had a chance to ride in a black VW Golf GTI, factory tuned with 200ps power, sporty exhaust.... 17inch alloys etc. wow...

bigman · 3rd April 2008, 19:51

At last a decent player making cars in India. Expect excellent quality from VW. Hopefully it will give the likes of TATA & Mahindra a kick up the backside and get them looking at panel fit etc.

esteemer · 3rd April 2008, 19:56

Wow! small car from VW, quality would be top notch.Am eagerly waiting for it.

indivic · 3rd April 2008, 20:03

I guess then we are not going to get the Polo V which is due for launch in 2009,its probably going to be a re skinned and stretched sedan and hatch based on the Polo IV.

I cannot imagine VW pricing the Polo below the Fabia.

vinaykiran79 · 3rd April 2008, 20:04

There will be a good competition in the B segment category if VW launches Polo at around 4 to 5 lakhs

shuvc · 3rd April 2008, 20:30

Maybe like the Fabia they'll have different engine options and hence a wide price range of 4.xx to 8+.

reignofchaos · 3rd April 2008, 20:35

Heh another story like the 8 lac Jetta. When will these journalists give up.

Fountainheader · 3rd April 2008, 20:38

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Originally Posted by reignofchaos

Heh another story like the 8 lac Jetta. When will these journalists give up.

Or the 4.99 ex-showroom Fabia ?

mjothi · 3rd April 2008, 21:04

VW car @ 4.xx laks? I guess the engine size would be like 600 or 800 cc

Just read this article dated back in 2006. So, may be we have this car launched on right time as they declared 2 yrs back.
Volkswagen Polo for India - VW’s new Polo variant by ’09, pictures and price

PatienceWins · 3rd April 2008, 21:11

Great news. But the price looks deceptive. Most probably, it would change.

CorsaLove · 3rd April 2008, 21:15

I agree with Patiencewins. The price announcement is always great but when the actual launch time arrives, it shoots up by a big margin.

Hope VW does not do it and lets its fans enjoy the POLO.

LLL · 3rd April 2008, 21:30

Ridiculous news and VW is living in a fools paradise.

Which fool will buy a "Polo" for 4.35 L? We get a ikon, dezire, logan, indigo within same price range, and that too with a "dicky" and good mileage. we will also get similar priced small diesel cars before Polo is launched. polo with no service network, unknown "average".

Mr Joerg would be well advised to learn from his italian & czech neighbours.

clevermax · 3rd April 2008, 21:34

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Originally Posted by LLL

Mr Joerg would be well advised to learn from his italian & czech neighbours.

Well, Fiat is also offering Bravo and 500 CBUs in India at exhorbitant prices - thanks to import duties, so Mr. Joerg can't learn any good from the Italian neighbours...

3rd April 2008, 19:20	#1
diffsoft BHPian Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Bangalore Posts: 773 Thanked: 404 Times	VW Polo for 4.35 lakhs - Business Standard Note from Mod : Team-BHP's VW Polo Testdrive report has been uploaded at this linky. Please continue the discussion over on that thread. This thread = closed. t-bhpians: Can't handle the excitement when I read this - from Business Standard: "Volkaswagen is expected to price its small car Polo above Rs 4 lakh, and is planning to import premium models Phaeton and Touareg from May. Volkswagen will start production from its Chakan plant near Pune from January 2009. Joerg Mueller, president, Volkswagen India, said: "We will manufacture the small car Polo at the Chakan plant from 2010, and the car would be priced around Rs 4.35 lakh. The concept car Up, presented at the Delhi Auto Expo in January, is in the process of development. It would be the smallest possible car by Volkswagen, and could be priced around Rs 1.80 lakh." He added that Volkswagen has no plans to compete with existing small car brands like Maruti 800 or Nano. "We are developing Up in a completely different way, and the technology is totally different from the one being used by Indian brands. Up is just a concept car, and we won't launch it before 2012," he said. Mueller pointed out that Jetta would be on the Indian roads from May-end or June. "We have priced Jetta between Rs 13 lakh and Rs 15 lakh, and it would be assembled at the Aurangabad plant. Two other cars, Phaeton and Touareg, would soon be fully imported," he added." Last edited by GTO : 27th February 2010 at 00:55. Reason: Adding thread closure note
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3rd April 2008, 19:28	#2
Fountainheader Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Silicon Valley Posts: 1,501 Thanked: 13 Times View My Garage	Manufacturing to start from 2010 and they have already announced the prices to 2 decimal places ? I guess this will just heat up the competition, with the A-Star slated to launch later this year. I am pretty sure the Auto scene is hotting up (as if it wasnt already)
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3rd April 2008, 19:29	#3
clevermax Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Tvm/Amsterdam Posts: 2,086 Thanked: 2,639 Times View My Garage	I wish they'd launched the Golf instead if Polo. Three weeks back, I had a chance to ride in a black VW Golf GTI, factory tuned with 200ps power, sporty exhaust.... 17inch alloys etc. wow...
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3rd April 2008, 19:51	#4
bigman Senior - BHPian Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: NA Posts: 1,224 Thanked: 93 Times	At last a decent player making cars in India. Expect excellent quality from VW. Hopefully it will give the likes of TATA & Mahindra a kick up the backside and get them looking at panel fit etc.
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3rd April 2008, 19:56	#5
esteemer BHPian Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: New Delhi Posts: 139 Thanked: 25 Times	Wow! small car from VW, quality would be top notch.Am eagerly waiting for it.
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3rd April 2008, 20:03	#6
indivic BHPian Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Chennai Posts: 837 Thanked: 195 Times	Polo V or Polo IV I guess then we are not going to get the Polo V which is due for launch in 2009,its probably going to be a re skinned and stretched sedan and hatch based on the Polo IV. I cannot imagine VW pricing the Polo below the Fabia.
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3rd April 2008, 20:04	#7
vinaykiran79 BHPian Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Bangalore Posts: 71 Thanked: 0 Times	Good competition There will be a good competition in the B segment category if VW launches Polo at around 4 to 5 lakhs
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3rd April 2008, 20:30	#8
shuvc Senior - BHPian Join Date: May 2005 Location: Kolkata Posts: 2,913 Thanked: 352 Times View My Garage	Maybe like the Fabia they'll have different engine options and hence a wide price range of 4.xx to 8+.
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3rd April 2008, 20:35	#9
reignofchaos Senior - BHPian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Bangalore Posts: 2,542 Thanked: 2,450 Times View My Garage	Heh another story like the 8 lac Jetta. When will these journalists give up.
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3rd April 2008, 21:04	#11
mjothi Senior - BHPian Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Bangalore Posts: 3,287 Thanked: 231 Times View My Garage	VW car @ 4.xx laks? I guess the engine size would be like 600 or 800 cc Just read this article dated back in 2006. So, may be we have this car launched on right time as they declared 2 yrs back. Volkswagen Polo for India - VW’s new Polo variant by ’09, pictures and price
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3rd April 2008, 21:11	#12
PatienceWins Senior - BHPian Join Date: May 2007 Location: Bangalore Posts: 2,416 Thanked: 807 Times View My Garage	Great news. But the price looks deceptive. Most probably, it would change.
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3rd April 2008, 21:15	#13
CorsaLove BHPian Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Bangalore Posts: 392 Thanked: 18 Times View My Garage	I agree with Patiencewins. The price announcement is always great but when the actual launch time arrives, it shoots up by a big margin. Hope VW does not do it and lets its fans enjoy the POLO.
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3rd April 2008, 21:30	#14
LLL BHPian Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Delhi Posts: 635 Thanked: 2 Times	Ridiculous news and VW is living in a fools paradise. Which fool will buy a "Polo" for 4.35 L? We get a ikon, dezire, logan, indigo within same price range, and that too with a "dicky" and good mileage. we will also get similar priced small diesel cars before Polo is launched. polo with no service network, unknown "average". Mr Joerg would be well advised to learn from his italian & czech neighbours. Last edited by LLL : 3rd April 2008 at 21:32.
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