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Base Era diesel in Delhi is Rs 5.75 Lakhs while the petrol is Rs 4.53 Lakhs | |
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Purists can't digest the thought of 4 door Porsches, but its these cars that lead to a better 911 (by making the company more profitable). Last edited by GTO : 4th October 2010 at 17:09. | |
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City sales are also almost equal to Santro. When the revamped WagonR is doing so good, I don't understand why Hyundai is not bringing in a new Santro? | |
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Distinguished - BHPian ![]() ![]() | ![]() I believe the i10 is nothing but the new Santro, similarly the i20 is the new Getz. However in India they are sold side by side. Some things can only happen in India. |
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Although i20 may be the new Getz, but I feel its a pity that it was taken off. Am sure it would have done wonders for Hyundai in terms of increasing the figures by 2-2.5k eating from the Ford's Figo plate. | |
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Similarly Fiat didn't withdraw Palio when Punto was launched but neither Palio nor Punto is hitting the expected sales. We can say Hyundai & Maruti, compared to Fiat, made great marketing decisions in this aspect. | |
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| ![]() It would have made sense for Hyundai to follow the same strategy as Maruti, i.e. keep the previous gen model and sell the current gen one at a higher price (Getz vs i20). However, I feel that it would not have been possible with the i10 around. The Getz was in the same price range as the i10, and the customer would perhaps have got confused with the number of options available. (Thought this doesn't seem to be affecting Maruti with its Gazillion options at the same price points). Fact it, selling a model which has been replaced internationally (e.g. the Figo, which is based on the 2002 International Fiesta) makes a lot of sense in India, as the pricing can bemade very competitive. If Hyundai had the Getz in its range, it would have provided a good alternative to the low cost Figo, as atrisarkar mentioned. It would have cannibalized some i10 sales, though. |
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But I agree with the A-Star. Maruti simply lost the plot with that one, which should have become the new Alto in India. They could have made the Alto 800 the entry level car and the A-Star priced around the same range as the K-10 is today. But, oh well... | |
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| ![]() As Alto was doing good numbers and was the top selling car model in the country Maruti did not want to take a risk and so it didn't phase it out. A star was priced higher to retain alto sales as it might not have appealed to a wider audience due to its funky design and less space in the back. A star is still doing around 3k units per month but the main kicker is export where it is doing pretty well and with alto and alto k10 they have solid base of around 25k+ units sales every month in coming time(i'm sure it will increase to 30k per month) Maruti has already exported 2 lac A star cars in less than 20 months of starting the export of this model. (source: http://smartinvestor.in/market/story..._lakh_mark.htm) Last edited by rock75 : 5th October 2010 at 11:47. |
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