Mahindra XUV 500 all set to be launched in Australia, Italy and Chile
Mahindra and Mahindra asserted on Monday that is contemplating to launch Mahindra XUV 500 in countries like Italy, Australia and Chile in the coming time.The Chief executive, International operations (Automotive and Farm Equipment sectors) Mr. Ruzbeh Irani, stated that the company is all set to begin the international launches of the flagship SUV XUV 500. Mahindra XUV 500 will foray in the Australian and Italian auto markets, he further mentioned that the vehicle is suitable for these markets. The company has also adopted the necessary changes in order to co ply with the norms of these markets. Some of the necessary norms which are required to be inculcated in the SUV are the left hand drive and the emissions have already been executed on the SUV.
However, the company officials did not hint on the launch date of XUV 500 in Australia and Italy. The launch date will be derived on the overall capacity and demand in the Indian car market.The President of Automotive and Farm Equipment sectors, Mr. Pawan Goenka stated of late that the company was not working aggressively on the launch of XUV 500 in these countries in order to satisfy the surging demand in the Indian car souk. He further added that the company will raise the manufacturing capacity of XUV 500 from 3,000 units to 4,000 units by the month of May. The company eyes to up the production capacity of the SUV to 5000 units a month gradually. Mahindra right now is busy delivering the 7500 units of Mahindra XUV 500 which were booked in the second phase of bookings through lottery system. The bookings were done due to the out stripping demand for the SUV.
Mahindra is known for manufacturing mighty SUVs in India and now it eyes to expand its reach to the international markets. Mahindra launched the XUV 500 in India towards the end of September in 2011. The SUV was launched at an introductory price of Rs 10.80 lakh (ex-showroom price), but the company raised the Mahindra XUV 500 price in the month beginning of January by Rs 15,000. After the announcement of the Union Budget 2012, the company again hiked the price of its cars to as an affect of hike in excise duties. Due to this change, the company again had to raise the price of XUV 500 which now stands at Rs 11.58 lakh (ex-showroom price New Delhi). The SUV is offered in thee variants, Mahindra XUV 500 W6, Mahindra XUV 500 W8 2WD and Mahindra XUV 500 W8 4WD. The middle variant is tagged at Rs 13,04 lakh and top end variant is priced at Rs 14,11,000 (all prices mentioned ex-showroom New Delhi).
Mahindra XUV 500 is armed with a powerful mHawk engine that poops out 140Bhp of power at 3750 rpm and peak torque of 330Nm at 1600 to 2800rpm. The SUV delivers a decent mileage of 11.5 kmpl in city and 15.1 kmpl on highway. Apart from these the SUV comes loaded with an array of innovative features whichmake it a class apart.
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