Mahindra Quanto registers more than 10,000 bookings

Mahindra has announced that it's recent SUV Quanto has received 10,000 bookings within 2 months. Mahindra has also announced that it will be ramping up capacity at its Nashik plant & will now produce 3,500 units every month instead of current 2,500 units.

Commenting on the response to the Quanto, Pravin Shah, chief executive, automotive division, Mahindra & Mahindra said, “We are delighted that the Quanto has received over 10,000 bookings in a span of two months & we are thankful to our customers for this overwhelming response. This strengthens our belief that the Quanto will create a new category within the SUV segment with its unique value proposition. We are confident of meeting the demand for the Quanto & are in the process of ramping up our production capacity at Nashik towards the same.”

The Quanto was designed & developed completely in house by Mahindra on the Ingenio platform, & is powered by a 1.5 litre mCR100 engine that puts out 100bhp.

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Audi Q7 production started in India

Audi has started production of its luxury class SUV, the Q7, at its Aurangabad plant. Upto 1,000 units of the Audi Q7 will be built here each year for the Indian market. Following on from the A4, A6 & Q5, the Q7 is the fourth model to be built in India by the Ingolstadt carmaker.

The newly constructed Audi hall at the group plant of Skoda Auto India, which covers a floor area of 20,000 square metres, will also see the production of the Q3, slated to begin from mid 2013.

"Local production of the Q7 means Audi India is now building a second Q model locally. That will reduce waiting times for our customers & we will be able to offer a wider range of versions in the market," explained Michael Perschke, head of Audi India. This move comes as part of Audi’s long term growth strategy for the Indian market which it feels is one of the most promising auto markets in the world.

Increasing demand from Indian customers for the Audi Q3, Q5 & Q7 SUV models has had a major impact on the brand's growth in India. Over the first 10 months of this year, the carmaker has increased its sales in the Indian market by 55 percent to 7,273 units, having already surpassed its record sales total of 5,511 cars for 2011.

At dealer level, too, Audi is steadily building up its nationwide presence in India. There will be 25 dealerships throughout the country by the end of this year. New showrooms have opened in Kanpur, Goa, Navi Mumbai, Coimbatore, Delhi West, Nagpur & Bhopal over the past few months.

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