Ford India Suspends Booking For EcoSport

Ford India on Wednesday suspended bookings of some of the variants of its compact SUV EcoSport. The demand for the Ford EcoSport is huge and Ford India dealers across the country are not able to meet the huge demand as the car maker has a limited capacity at its new dedicated assembly line. Ford India on Wednesday said it has stopped bookings of some of the variants of its compact sports utility vehicle ‘EcoSport’ in the wake of heavy demand, which has resulted in waiting periods stretching to many months. Bookings for the base, mid and top end versions of the diesel powered EcoSport variants have been stopped temporarily at many Ford India dealerships on a case to case basis. Also, some dealers have stopped accepting bookings for the the Titanium Option variant of the EcoSport with the EcoBoost turbo petrol engine. Although bookings of the 1.5 liter petrol engined model don’t seem to be affected by the high demand. “We are witnessing an extended waiting period on certain variants and have temporarily stopped taking bookings on a few variants,” a Ford India spokesperson said without specifying details. The company also did not share the amount of booking backlog. Ford India had launched the EcoSport on June 26 and the company had said it received 30,000 bookings within 17 days of the launch of the vehicle. According to SIAM figures, till July the company has sold 8,717 units of EcoSport and in July it clocked 4,715 units.

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Hyundai new Grand i10 Set For Launch Next Month

India’s second largest passenger car manufacturer, Hyundai Motor India Ltd, will launch its fifth small car ‘Grand i10′ next month with an expected price of Rs. 5-7.2 lakh for the petrol variant and Rs. 5.5-7.5 lakh for the diesel variant. Positioned between its two existing small cars i10 and i20, Grand i10 will compete directly with rival Maruti’s bestseller Swift. Hyundai’s small car line-up also includes Santro and Eon. Also, Hyundai is likely to build the 1.1-litre diesel engine in its Chennai facility. At present the company imports its diesel engines from South Korea and this move will help them reduce cost as Sriperumbudur plant is capable of producing both petrol and diesel engines. With a 1.1 litre diesel engine, Grand i10 will be Hyundai’s cheapest diesel offering in the country. This car is built on an absolutely new platform and will be offered with the 1.1 litre diesel engine in India for the first time,” said Rakesh Srivastava, senior vice-president, sales, Hyundai India. “It is very different from the current i10.” Hyundai Grand i10 Hyundai Grand i10 Hyundai Grand i10 The Grande i10 will be superior with this segment as it could be the first offering rear AC along with all usual goodies Hyundai offers, its makes a very strong point for itself.The festive season is just around the corner, so it is indeed good time for Hyundai to launch the new and the only product for this year in the Indian market.

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