Reigning Discounts!

Automobile companies in India are enticing their customers by offering them great bargains on their cars. December is usually a month of discounts/great deals, but this time around the bargains seems to be even juicier considering a sharp drop in sales last month and a pile up of inventory at the showrooms.

Here's a run down on what's on offer:

Toyota Motors:
Innova - a price cut of up to Rs. 32,780.
Corolla - a price cut of up to Rs. 40,750.

Maruti Suzuki:
Wagon R - increased discount to Rs. 25,000 plus insurance vs. Rs. 12,000/insurance in November.
M-800 - a price cut of Rs. 6,500 plus insurance vs. Rs. 2,000 in November.
Alto - concession up to Rs. 7,000.
SX4 sedan - will go down by Rs.23,000 to Rs.760,542

Hyundai Motors:
Santrol GL (solid) - offering this version at Rs. 2.99 lakhs, the price that was when this model was launched 10 years ago.
Santro non-AC - free insurance plus car accessories worth Rs. 7,000
Santro GLS - free insurance plus car accessories worth Rs. 15,000
i10 - will be cheaper by Rs.11,247 and Rs.18,381 depending on its models.
Sonata - will see a drop of Rs.44,792
Also, loyalty benefit of up to Rs. 20,000 on select models of Getz, Accent & Verna.

Ford Motors India:
Ford Fiesta EXI (petrol) - a discount of Rs. 90,000, thus bringing down the sticker price from Rs. 6.2 lakhs to Rs. 5.29 lakhs.
Ford Fiesta Diesel - a discount of Rs. 51,000, thus bringing down the sticker price from Rs. 7.10 lakhs to Rs. 6.59 lakhs.
Offer valid only till Dec. 12, 2008.

Audi Inaugurates New Exclusive Showroom

Audi, the German luxury car manufacturer, today announced the opening of a new exclusive showroom in Ahmedabad.

‘Audi Ahmedabad’ will be the first in the state of Gujarat and the third showroom in the western region.

‘Audi Ahmedabad’ showroom is spread over an area of 5,000 square feet, will display six cars and will have a total strength of 12 employees, extensively trained by Audi. The exclusive Audi workshop is specially built to service all Audi models with the latest and most advanced equipment brought in directly from Germany.

Built in accordance with the latest international standards of Audi Corporate Identity ‘Audi Ahmedabad’ will give its customers the progressive Audi brand experience. For the showroom opening the exclusive super sports car Audi R8 will be on display.

The Audi R8 that has won several awards in Germany and Europe, along with the double victory at the famous 2008 World Car of the Year awards, winning both the ‘World Performance Car” and “World Design Car of the Year’ awards, was launched in India in November 2008.

The Audi R8 is available along with the entire Audi model range in India consisting of the new Audi A4, Audi A6, Audi A8, Audi Q7 and Audi TT at twelve dealerships across the country: in Ahmedabad, Delhi, Gurgaon, Chandigarh, Mumbai, Pune, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Ludhiana, Chennai, Kochi and Kolkata.