A slew of cars with diesel engine are on the way to enter the Indian car market. Car makers such as Mercedes-Benz, BMW, Hyundai and Maruti Suzuki are planning to introduce diesel engine cars to the domestic market.
There has been a change in the outlook of Indian car buyers. The new generation of car buyers do not think of the high maintenance cost and premium pricing while considering to opt for a diesel engine car. In fact, these are the problems of yesterdays and today with technology getting superior, fuel efficient and more environment-friendly, the new generation of car buyers pick up diesel cars with no headache.
Mercedes-Benz is planning to bring in the new E-Class in diesel, while its arch-rival BMW is all set to roll out diesel models in the upcoming Delhi Auto Expo and Hyundai gearing up to launch a diesel Sonata. Then, we have India’s number one car maker Maruti Suzuki planning to launch diesel variant of the SX4. As a matter of fact, luxury car makers like BMW, Mercedes and Audi sell more diesel variants than their petrol counterparts. The Honda CR-V was ruling the SUV segment till the Toyota Fortuner was launch. The CR-V has a petrol engine while the Fortuner comes with a diesel engine.
Toyota sells more than 99 per cent of diesel variants of its cars. Toyota feels that premium car buyers need higher torque and power and that can be developed much better through advanced diesel technology.
Maruti Suzuki Swift and the DZire are selling 65 per cent diesel variants and others like Tata Motors, Mahindra & Mahindra, General Motors, Hyundai and Ford are stepping up production of the diesel models. Tata Motors’ Indica and Indigo, Mahindra’s Logan, General Motors Optra, Cruze and Hyundai’s Verna are seeing an increase in diesel model sales in the recent months.
Car makers have begun scaling up the production of diesel variants in recent months. The reason behind is a much advanced diesel technology which is forcing car manufacturers to start looking at alternative solutions. Moreover, premium car buyers travel long distances, so fuel economy plays an important role. With diesel cost being lower than petrol, the payback is quicker.
There has been a change in the outlook of Indian car buyers. The new generation of car buyers do not think of the high maintenance cost and premium pricing while considering to opt for a diesel engine car. In fact, these are the problems of yesterdays and today with technology getting superior, fuel efficient and more environment-friendly, the new generation of car buyers pick up diesel cars with no headache.
Mercedes-Benz is planning to bring in the new E-Class in diesel, while its arch-rival BMW is all set to roll out diesel models in the upcoming Delhi Auto Expo and Hyundai gearing up to launch a diesel Sonata. Then, we have India’s number one car maker Maruti Suzuki planning to launch diesel variant of the SX4. As a matter of fact, luxury car makers like BMW, Mercedes and Audi sell more diesel variants than their petrol counterparts. The Honda CR-V was ruling the SUV segment till the Toyota Fortuner was launch. The CR-V has a petrol engine while the Fortuner comes with a diesel engine.
Toyota sells more than 99 per cent of diesel variants of its cars. Toyota feels that premium car buyers need higher torque and power and that can be developed much better through advanced diesel technology.
Maruti Suzuki Swift and the DZire are selling 65 per cent diesel variants and others like Tata Motors, Mahindra & Mahindra, General Motors, Hyundai and Ford are stepping up production of the diesel models. Tata Motors’ Indica and Indigo, Mahindra’s Logan, General Motors Optra, Cruze and Hyundai’s Verna are seeing an increase in diesel model sales in the recent months.
Car makers have begun scaling up the production of diesel variants in recent months. The reason behind is a much advanced diesel technology which is forcing car manufacturers to start looking at alternative solutions. Moreover, premium car buyers travel long distances, so fuel economy plays an important role. With diesel cost being lower than petrol, the payback is quicker.
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