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Ford India Breaks All Previous Sales Records In India in Q1 2011
Skoda India Sales Grow 65% Stronger In March 2011
BMW R1200GS and S1000RR Motorcycles Official Price In India
Tata Indica Vista Bi Colour Special Edition For Italy
Toyota India Free Summer Checkup Camp 2011

Ford India Breaks All Previous Sales Records In India in Q1 2011

Posted: 01 Apr 2011 04:16 AM PDT

Ford Figo has proved to be the trump card for Ford India. It has helped give a sharp rise to sales of Ford in India and created both reputation in the heart of a lot if Indian car owners. Owing to the positive figures, Ford India has broken all its previous sales record in India in the first quarter of the year 2011 ending March 31,2011. Ford India recorded a strong sales figures of 29804 units during the quarter of January to March, 2011 marking a strong growth of 97% year-on-year as compared to 15,154 units in the same period last year. With this phenomenal accomplishment, production at Ford India has crossed 100,000 units in a single financial year (April 2010-March 2011), an achievement reached by very few Indian automobile manufacturers.

Driven by strong sales of Figo which has already crossed 85,000 units, Ford India also ended a strong financial year with strong sales in March. The company reportedly sold a total of 10,485 vehicles this March compared to 9478 in the same period last year. This month also saw the Figo, celebrating a very successful first anniversary in India, recording its highest-ever sales in a month.

“We are delighted to see our sales figures reaching 10,000 plus twice in the last three months – in January as well as in March 2011 – making this our best-selling financial year ever. The production of 100,000 vehicles in a single financial year has placed us right at the forefront among leading manufacturers in India, and we thank all our customers, employees, dealers and suppliers on this achievement.” said Michael Boneham, president and managing director of Ford India.

Ford India saw its exports growing by over 15 times to 4092 vehicles in Q1 2011 as against 280 vehicles in the same quarter last year. The Figo, which has the unique distinction of being India’s most awarded car, also commences exports with 1000 cars to Mexico – its third export market, in April. The car has already become popular in South Africa and Nepal, where it is being exported since 2010.

Encouraged by the success of its existing models, Ford India plans to bring the all-new global premium sedan Fiesta into India later this year. The new globally acclaimed Fiesta’s arrival marks the first in a series of eight new global products that Ford plans to introduce in India by the middle of this decade.

To further strengthen its service support, Ford India has been expanding its sales and service network across the country. The company’s dealer network has increased to more than 170 outlets in 100 cities across India.

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Skoda India Sales Grow 65% Stronger In March 2011

Posted: 01 Apr 2011 03:02 AM PDT

Skoda India has reported a sales growth of 65% in month of March 2011 compared to the previous month. There are three primary reasons for this growth:

Business men and self-employed professionals prefer buying vehicles in month of March as they can claim for depreciation cost benefit in their tax returns for the whole financial year
The cars are rising every couple of months and after budget, the prices of cars usually go high in the next financial year which starts on 1 April, owing to the increased cost of raw materials etc.
Skoda is working hard to make its cars better and provide better and quality services to its customers and attracting new buyers

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Here are the highlights from the official press release:

Crosses 3000 units for the first time in India, total sales of 3009 in March
Combined first quarter sales of 8346 units
First quarter growth of 52 % as compared to 2010

Skoda India today announced a sales growth of 52% for quarter ending March'11 over the same period last year. SkodaAuto India's total sales for Q1 of March'11 stood at 8346 units against 5510 units in quarter ending March'10. SkodaAuto India's total sales for March'11 stood at 3009 units against 1824 units March'10.

The beginning of 2011 has been very encouraging for Skoda Auto as it recorded a healthy surge in sales figures. This growth graph is the result of many initiatives by the company, primarily the expanding dealer network and robust after sales initiatives.

Speaking about the quarterly numbers Mr. Thomas Kuehl, Board Member, Sales and Marketing, SkodaAuto India said, "We are extremely happy with our first quarter growth of 52%. The results reflect the prominent presence of SkodaAuto in the Indian automobile market and acceptance of our value for money products in the country. The growth trajectory is the testament of Skoda's commitment towards consumers through leading technology, superior build-quality and valuable services."

SkodaAuto India recently inaugurated its second 3S facility in Goa and increased the number of authorized dealerships to 80, covering 52 cities and towns in India.

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BMW R1200GS and S1000RR Motorcycles Official Price In India

Posted: 01 Apr 2011 12:32 AM PDT

BMW has revealed the official price of its Motorcycles BMW R1200GS and BMW S1000RR in India. The price is way above the expectations that we had related to these bikes. We were expecting these performance Motorcycles in India with a price tag of up to Rs. 15 Lakhs, but the real price is really astonishingly high!

The BMW R1200GS and S1000RR price in India is Rs. 19 Lakhs in Mumbai and Rs. 23 Lakhs in Bangalore! Well, for this price, you can afford a decent luxury sedan in India. This pricing makes us feel that BMW is not looking for much volumes of sales of these Motorcycles in India, as at these prices, these bikes are more targeted to create a brand's presence in this segment. However, the die hard Beemers (with loads of money at their disposal) who love BMW bikes would anyways go for it!

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Tata Indica Vista Bi Colour Special Edition For Italy

Posted: 01 Apr 2011 12:01 AM PDT

Tata has launched the Bi-Colour Tata Indica Vista in Italy. The new special edition variants have black roof. These cars will be available in two colours- White-Black and Red-Black with the roof painted black which blends beautifully with the front and rear windshield of the cars. The engine options have not been changed, its just a cosmetic uplift of the car.

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Toyota India Free Summer Checkup Camp 2011

Posted: 31 Mar 2011 11:54 PM PDT

Toyota India has announced a free summer checkup camp for all Toyota cars in India. The camp will be run across India at 122 Toyota dealerships. Toyota has named this camp as "Suhana Summer Service Campaign". In this camp, all the Toyota cars will be checked for a 20 point checkup of the car. The car owner can also get services and maintenance packages for their cars during this campaign. The campaign will be run starting 1 April 2011 through 30 April 2011.

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