July 07, 2010
Volkswagen the German car maker company unveiled “Vento”. It is an entry level sedan from Volkswagen in India. Vento will be launched in the last quarter of this year.
The car is being manufactured in the company’s plant at chakan in Maharashtra. This car will come with 1.6 litre petrol or diesel engine option. The sedan will be available with manual and automatic transmission options.
Volkswagen Group Board Member (Sales & Marketing) Christian Klingler said that, “This is the first car which has been designed and manufactured in India”.
Volkswagen previous compact car ‘polo’ already made a good impact on compact cars. After launching ‘Polo’ in February this year ‘Vento’ is the second car which is targeting the mass market of India. This will be positioned at the upper end of the mid-sized sedan segment in the country.
Price of the car is still not announced, a senior company official said that price will be announced in the first week of August and car will be available in the market in the October – December quarter.
‘Polo’ is ranging from rs. 4.34 to rs. 6.70 lakh (ex-showroom, Delhi) in Indian market. The largest European car maker company Volkswagen’s new ‘Vento’ is the seventh model in India.
At the current time in India company is offering compact cars ‘Beetle’ and ‘Polo’, premium sedans ‘Phaeton’, ‘Passat’ and ‘Jetta’ and sports utility vehicle ‘Touareg’ in India.
The company has invested 580 million euros on its Chakan plant in Maharashtra. This plant has the production capacity of 1.1 lakhs units per annum.