Mahindra Ssangyong Rexton W - INR 17.67 Lacs

After lot of speculation if Mahindra could launch a Ssangyong Rexton II or the Rexton W in India. Mahindra today launched the new Rexton W SUV in India with a price-tag of Rs 17.67 lakh for the manual variant, while the automatic costs Rs 19.67 lakh (both prices ex-showroom, Mumbai). The SsayngYong Rexton W line-up consists of 2 variants namely: the Rexton RX5 which is the manual transmission version and the Rexton RX7 which is the automatic transmission AWD version.

This SUV will be sold through all Mahindra dealerships in India, where a special Ssangyong vehicle sales representative will be available to attend the Rexton customers. Assembled at Mahindra’s Chakan plant, the company’s first SUV from the SsangYong stable will compete with the likes of the Toyota Fortuner, Ford Endeavour, Hyundai Santa Fe and Mitsubishi Pajero Sport. As of now Rexton has a localization of 22% and they plan on increasing this number in the future.

Mahindra TwoWheelers inaugurates Research and Development center at Pune

Two wheeler major Mahindra TwoWheelers inaugurated its spanking new Research&Development facility at Pune. This facility, into which Mahindra has already pumped in INR 100 crores will receive a further input of INR 500 crores towards developing new products in the coming years. Along with the inauguration of the new R&D facility, presided by Mr Anand Mahindra, Vice Chairman and Managing Director of the Mahindra group, Mahindra TwoWheelers made a few key announcements regarding future products for the Indian two wheeler market.

Standing from L to R : PS Ashok, Head – Research and Development, Mahindra Two Wheelers, Viren Popli - VP - Strategy & Market Development at Mahindra Two Wheelers, Anand Mahindra - Vice Chairman and Managing Director, Mahindra Group and Anoop Mathur, President – Two Wheeler Sector

2012 Mahindra Maxximo CNG Mini Pick Up Truck

Mahindra &Mahindra has launched the CNG version of the Maxximo mini pick up truck at Delhi. The CNG variant of this mini pick up truck is priced at INR 3.99 lakhs ex-showroom Delhi. Pitted at the Tata Ace mini pick up truck, which has been the market leader in the segment it helped create, the Maxximo has been a decent success for Mahindra. Mahindra also has a passenger van variant of the Maxximo, which does duty in the semi-urban and rural parts of India as a people mover. The Maxximo is the only vehicle in it category to feature common rail diesel injection engine technology.

2012 Mahindra Maxximo CNG Mini Pick Up Truck

Beyond 1 Lakh Sales of The Mahindra Xylo MPV in India

In 3 years of its launch in India, the Mahindra Xylo MPV has gone from strength to strength, with domestic sales managing to cross the 1 lakh mark. Launched in early 2009, the Xylo MPV was positioned as a rival to the Innova and Mahindra came up with an innovative marketing pitch, positioning the Xylo as an alternate to the C-segment sedans, offering more space and versatility. while the Xylo never really managed to dethrone the Toyota Innova, by itself, the MPV has managed to do decent numbers, as is evident with the sales figures for the past 3 years.

2012 Facelifted Mahindra Xylo MPV

2012 Facelifted Mahindra Xylo MPV

In 3 years of its launch in India, the Mahindra Xylo MPV has gone from strength to strength, with domestic sales managing to cross the 1 lakh mark. Launched in early 2009, the Xylo MPV was positioned as a rival to the Innova and Mahindra came up with an innovative marketing pitch, positioning the Xylo as an alternate to the C-segment sedans, offering more space and versatility. while the Xylo never really managed to dethrone the Toyota Innova, by itself, the MPV has managed to do decent numbers, as is evident with the sales figures for the past 3 years.

2012 Facelifted Mahindra Xylo MPV

Navistar International being eyed by Volkswagen & Fiat group

Navistar International is a struggling Amercian truck maker, which also happens to have a joint venture with Indian conglomerate, Mahindra, to build heavy commercial vehicles for the Indian truck market. Navistar has been posting losses for a while now due to expensive warranty issues and this means that the truck makes is now on the sale block. German automaker Volkswagen and Italian automaker Fiat are said to be the two groups mulling separate bids for Navistar International as this would give the brands a foothold in the American commercial vehicle market.

A Mahindra Navistar Truck used as an illustration

2012 Mahindra XUV 500 Crossover clocks over 7200 bookings in just 2 days

They say, nothing succeeds like success. Proof of concept: The 2012 Mahindra XUV500 crossover. For the first two rounds of bookings, Mahindra limited it to 19 Indian cities. Even so, the response has been phenomenal. For the third round though, the automaker has thrown open bookings for the XUV500 across India and the result of course, is absolute mayhem when it comes to the number of bookings this flagship crossover has clocked. 7,200 bookings in just 2 days is what the Mahindra XUV500 has had to show for.

2012 Mahindra XUV500 SUV

2013 Mahindra Mini Xylo MPV; Mahindra Verito Compact Sedan Render

The 2012 Mini Xylo MPV, which continues to be rigorously tested by Mahindra could be launched by August 2012. The Mini Xylo MPV will feature a sub 4 meter length, giving the automaker attractive excise duty benefits, which are expected to be passed on to the car buyer. The Mini Xyo MPV will be a very unique vehicle in its class, as it will be the first MPV in India, to feature a sub 4 meter length. Despite the small dimensions, the Mini Xylo MPV is expected to seat seven adults, although the last two seats, being jump seats at the rear of the car could be a squeeze.

2013 Mahindra Mini Xylo MPV

Upgradation of Rodeo RZ125 by Mahindra Two Wheelers - 2012

Mahindra Two Wheelers has given the 2012 Rodeo RZ125 automatic scooter with a slew of new features to make the scooter more likeable. Most of the changes that Mahindra has effected on the Rodeo has come on the back of customer feedback which the two wheeler major has been gauging ever since the Rodeo’s launch in 2009. The automatic scooters that Mahindra Two wheelers has been selling have been directly lifted from erstwhile Kinetic Engineering’s two wheeler business, which was taken over by Mahindra. These scooters have been tweaked with Mahindra badging and now sell under the Mahindra Two Wheelers banner.

2012 Mahindra Rodeo RZ125 Power Scooter

Former United States dealers sue Mahindra

Mahindra’s trouble in the United States just seems to have gotten amplified further. The automaker is now being sued by US dealers who were supposed to sell Mahindra’s passenger vehicle range before the firm’s US foray came a cropper due to a lawsuit filed against it by Global Vehicles, it’s then US distributor. While the lawsuit, which went into arbitration was ruled in favor of Mahindra, new legal trouble seems to be brewing for the Indian automaker as the dealers have now filed a lawsuit, alleging that Mahindra caused them losses due to it going slow on the US market foray.

Mahindra TR40 Pick Up used as an illustration

Future Version of 2012 Mahindra XUV500 Crossover might come with Petrol Version, Automatic Transmission (AT)

Mahindra’s flagship SUV, the XUV500 crossover, which has also gone on to become a big seller, is currently available only with a diesel engine. The 2.2 Liter turbo diesel engine producing 140 Bhp-330 Nm is an uptuned version, and this engine is also used on the Scorpio SUV. This engine is currently mated to a six speed manual gearbox and transmits power and torque through front wheels and all wheels depending on the variant chosen by the buyer. Mahindra has big export  plans for the XUV500 and for that, the automaker will have to introduce more variants of this crossover.

2012 Mahindra XUV500 Crososver