About 42 automobile manufacturers took part in the auto expo last year, but this year around, about 50 car makers will participate. Sparkling cars will come from manufacturers like Maruti, Hyundai, Ford, Renault and Tata Motors. While some of these cars will be actually launched in India, some more will just be showcased, and others will be concepts.
Renault Pulse
Renault India has been quite active lately in the Indian car market. Earlier it launched its premium sedan, Renault Fluence in the country, which was pretty successful in wooing consumers. Now Renault is ready to tap the most thriving car segment, i.e. the hatchback segment with its new car, Renault Pulse.
Renault Pulse will be officially launched at the 2012 Auto Expo, New Delhi. This hatchback car has a striking resemblance to Nissan Micra in terms of its space and appearance. It is expected that the company will launch Renault Pulse in both diesel and petrol variants and keep the price between Rs 600,000 to 800,000. As soon as it is launched in the Indian car market, it will certainly be facing a cut throat competition from hatchbacks like Maruti Swift, Hyundai i10 and i20, Volkswagen Polo, Ford Figo and Toyota Etios Liva.
Audi A4
2012 Auto Expo will not only witness car launches from Indian car makers, but also from German luxury car maker, Audi. Audi India is all set to launch the Audi A4 facelift sedan in the country next year. Once launched, Audi A4 facelift will face aggressive competition from BMW 3 Series and Mercedes-Benz C Class.
This new sedan by Audi will come powered with 2.0 litre of petrol engine which will churn out 333 BHP of power and is likely to be more fuel efficient as compared to its previous version. Also the interiors are improved considerably in terms of steering wheel, superior MMI (multi media interface) and high quality upholstery. The exact price of Audi A4 facelift is still unknown, but it could be expected between Rs 34 to 40 lakh (Rs 3.4 - 4 million).
BMW Mini Cooper
Another German car maker that will launch its new car at the Auto Expo 2012 is BMW. BMW India is all set to bring its cute hatchback BMW Mini Cooper. Mini brand basically specialises in manufacturing small cars owned by BMW. BMW Mini Cooper was first introduced at the Frankfurt Motor Show 2011. There, the president of the firm, Andreas Schaaf mentioned that it might bring BMW Mini Cooper to India by 2012. Reports suggest that this car will be available for Rs 23 lakh (Rs 2.3 million).
Source: www.rediff.com
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