Thursday, August 27, 2009

GM SET TO DRIVE 'MINI' OVERSEAS

General Motors Mini Cars

Car maker General Motors has said it will export at least 20 percent of the planned production of 50,000 units of its mini car within the first 12 months of the launch early next year.
The company will also roll out luxury sedan Chevrolet Cruze in october with a 2.0 litre diesel engine, which would be followed by a 1.8 litre petrol one. Besides, it is planning to launch four models in India in 2010.
"We will start production of our mini car, developed on the concept of Beat, at our Talegaon plant in December and it will be launched sometime in january next year, starting with petrol variant," General Motors India president and managing director, Mr Karl Slym, said. The mini car would cost around Rs 4 lakh and the company hopes to produce over 50,000 units during 2010,he added.
"The company is targeting to export 20 percent of the mini car's total production during that period," Slym said. The company is aiming to sell 10,000 units of the mini car by end of the 2010in Sri Lanka,Bangladesh,Bhutan

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