Hindustan Motors has launched Japanese auto major Mitsubishi’s sports utility vehicle (SUV) Outlander in India. Kolkata-based Hindustan Mototrs plans to assembled the vehicle at its Chennai plant under licence from Mitsubishi.
With an ex-showroom price of Rs20.20 lakh, this sports utility vehicle is expected to compete with the Honda CRV.
Outlander is an ‘all wheel control’ (AWC) sports utility vehicle that supports 16 valve MIVEC (Mitsubishi Innovative Valve Timing and Electronic Control system) petrol engine. It supports advanced control systems, safety and luxury features.
The managing director of Hindustan Motors, R. Santhanam said that the new SUV is aimed to attract the passionate people who want to enjoy new sports experience. The SUV is designed with the MIVEC technology of Mitsubishi. It would make it very eco friendly, fuel efficient and best performer. The company has set a target to sell at least 100 units of the SUV every month.
Hindustan Motors also said that it would introduce a variant of Lancer in India, without disclosing when it plansthe launch. Besides, HM is also expected to replace its commercial vehicle RTV, which it has stopped manufacturing.
The Birla Group firm hopes to replicate in India the success of the Outlander in North America, Japan, Australia, Canada and West Europe.
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