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With the festive season starting in just a few days, the India car market is all set to witness a sudden spate in monthly sales as customers tend to buy new cars during this period. Auto makers will come up with tempting and mouth watering discounts to drag the customers to the showrooms.
Big discounts is not all what car makers have in store for the customers, launch of new cars (facelifts and fresh products) is also in the pipeline.
Some of the big launches of the year have already taken place in September -- the much awaited Mahindra Quanto, Nissan Evalia MPV, Renault Scala sedan and Mercedes Benz B Class 'Sports Tourer'. Some facelifts were also introduced.
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New Chevrolet Spark
Launch date: October 15
Chevrolet, the Indian arm of the American car maker, General Motors had made its intentions clear at the beginning of this year that it is planning a facelift version of its small hatchback, Chevrolet Spark.
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The recent spy shots of the upgraded version of the hatchback strengthen the belief that it is soon going to make appearance at the Chevrolet showrooms across the country.
Weenie sales of the Spark hatchback and rising competition in the A segment has led to its makeover.
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Currently, it is competing with Maruti Alto, Hyundai Eon and Tata Nano; however a new rival is in the making which will be an amalgamation of Maruti 800 and Maruti Alto.
As per reports, the launch date of the Chevrolet Spark is 15th October, just a day before the Alto 800 launch.
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Maruti Alto 800
Launch date: October 16
The new car will fill the void in the segment which was created after the auto maker killed its iconic hatchback M800.
The TVC of the new small car is being flashed on television nowadays which says that the bookings are now open for this new car.
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This indicates that the launch of Maruti Alto 800 will be on October 16.
Better looks is what everyone is anticipating for this new car, however it will continue to be equipped with an 800 cc engine.
Presence of CNG variant will make up for the lack of diesel engine, however a petrol engine variant is also in the offing.
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An ARAI certified high fuel economy of 22.7 kmpl along with an affordable price tag of Rs 245,000 (expected price) are reason enough to draw the attention of prospective buyers.
The launch of this new vehicle is certainly going to boost the monthly sales of the car maker many folds, however the verdict will be out once we see customers' response.
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Ssangyong Rexton
Launch date: October 17
Mahindra is also gearing up to induct the premium SUV from Ssangyong's stable under its name in India.
The premium SUV christened Mahindra Ssangyong Rexton is all set to be launched in India on October 17.
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The SUV will first be launched in Mumbai followed by other cities which include, New Delhi and Bangalore.
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Mahindra already has Mahindra XUV 500 which was launched last year in India and is doing great in the domestic market; however, Rexton is going to be the first premium SUV and will be priced a bit high.
This will be part of the D segment.
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Tata Safari Storme
Likely launch date: October 17
Fluctuating launch dates of Tata's Safari Storme SUV have been making the customers impatient.
Now the grapevine is abuzz that the stunning SUV will be launched on October 17, though no official word is out yet.
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Tata Safari Storme which was showcased at the 11th Auto Expo in New Delhi in January will be a strong competitor of Mahindra XUV 500 and Mahindra Scorpio as these fall in the same line if you look at the size and price of these SUVs.
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The current version of the SUV will remain on sale for the customers along with the new and improved avatar which will have better looks and will also come incorporated with a host of new features.
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Honda Brio AT
Launch date: October 18
With its advanced gearbox, Honda Brio AT will compete with challengers like Maruti A-Star AT and Hyundai i10 AT.
However, in the contest Honda Brio Automatic might just get the lead due to its already ultra-refined motor, while the addition of automated gearbox makes it a sure-shot winner.
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Honda Brio will don a 5-speed automatic transmission that is anticipated to attract an additional cost of Rs 60,000-70,000 over the existing manual version.
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Honda Brio AT will have an ARAI approved mileage of 16.5 kmpl, which is lower than the efficiency of the current manual transmission.
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Mahindra Reva NXR
Launch date: October end
The exterior design of the Reva NXR is much better compared to the existing two-seater Reva-i.
Mahindra has said that the 'now' proper 4-seater hatch will be priced 20 per cent higher than conventional petrol hatchbacks in India.
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On the efficacy and improvement front, Reva NXR will now be able to travel 100 km per charge together with a top speed of 100 kmph.
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The modern electric vehicle has got light-weight lithium ion batteries that charge up faster, is more capable and powerful.
Moreover there are 10 on-board computers and an array of electronic features.
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Tata Nano CNG
Launch date: October end
The critics say that Tata Nano will observe its true or desired success when its CNG version hits the showrooms.
So here it comes, by Diwali it will be launched in the country to counter the assault triggered with the launch of Maruti Alto 800 CNG.
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The addition of CNG-run model in the Nano arsenal will make it the most frugal car in the country that has petrol motor giving out a mileage of 25 kmpl along side 28-30 kmpkg (estimated) extracted out of CNG cylinder.
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This MPFI 624cc engine with CNG as fuel will outpour lesser carbon footprint of 92.7gm/km along with a special feature of computerised automatic cut-off of CNG supply at the time of any minute leakage.
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New Force One SUV
Likely launch date: October end
Force Motors, the Pune based auto maker who made its foray in the Indian car market last year with Force One SUV, is planning to launch the 4WD trim.
Force Motors 4WD variant was seen undergoing test runs recently.
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This new trim might get spruced up interiors with better quality plastic to render it an upmarket look.
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The design would remain same as that of the 2WD variant and it is also likely to come affixed with safety features like anti-lock brake system and airbags.
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New Ford Figo
Launch date: October end
It's been two years since Ford launched its best seller -- Figo. The car, since then, hasn't gone through any major upgrade.
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The 2012 Figo will have a fresh-new grille, reworked headlamps, newly shaped fog lamps and tail lamps along with chunky and glossy looking alloy wheels.
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Likewise, the interiors get modern music player, key less entry and bright upholstery.
Under the hood the engine remains the same, though some changes are likely as far as prices are concerned.
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Chevrolet Sail
Likely launch date: October end
Chevrolet Sail which will replace Aveo U-VA will soon be launched in India. A definite launch date has not been declared, however rumour has it that it could be launched in the domestic market during the month of October.
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The hatchback will be launched in petrol as well as diesel engine options.
This will be placed above the company's popular hatchback Chevrolet Beat and will compete with cars like Skoda Fabia, Ford Figo and Maruti Swift.
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