Volkswagan plans to market car that smaller than Polo in India
Volkswagan plans to market car that smaller than Polo in India
German auto major Volkswagen on Sunday said it is mulling the introduction of a car smaller than the Polo in India to tap theVolkswagen Polo
“Believe me, we will have something smaller than the Polo. We are working on it,” Volkswagen Group’s India Communication Head Kurt Rippholz said here.
He, however, clarified that nothing has been finalised yet.
Volkswagen started manufacturing in India earlier this year and rolled out the Polo. It invested around Rs 3,500 crore at its Chakan plant in Maharashtra, which has the capacity to produce 110,000 units per annum.
“First you have to conceptualise and then assess the market potential,” Rippholz said.
The small car market in India is the second fastest growing market in the world after China. It accounts for about 75 per cent of the total car market.
On the models below the Polo that could be considered for India, he said, “There’s the Fox in Brazil and the Ebisa that’s sold in Spain. But India is a different market. First, we have to decide which car will it be.”
VW is also mulling over launching a new variant of the Polo in India.
“Internal discussions are on,” he said, adding that production of VW sedan Vento, which is based on the Polo platform, will start in July in India.
Vento will be positioned between the Polo and the existing Jetta sedan, he added.
Rippholz said VW expects to touch the full capacity of its Chakan plant by 2012
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