In India, if a carmaker wants to be a volume payer than the company cannot ignore the small car market which maker for almost 50% of the total cars sold in the Indian market.
The car is expected to be priced in the range of Rs. 2-4 lakhs. The car will be placed below the Pulse hatchback
Ranault is constructing a small car from ground up to take on the likes of Maruti Suzuki’s Alto, Hyundai India’s Eon and Chevrolet’s Spark. Work has begun on the car codenamed “A Entry” under the leadership of Gerard Detourbet, Renault’s low-cost car specialist. The car will be powered by an 800cc engine.
The ‘A Entry’ car is a global product and is being developed keeping emerging markets in mind. Renault has started working on the smallest engine yet in its global portfolio codenamed B4A, which is likely to deliver a mileage of over 20 km a litre. The company is looking at a mileage figure of 24-25 kmpl internally.
The car is still in its initial design phase and the actual launch could happen in 2014-15. Renault had initially tied up with Bajaj for the small car project for India. The car will be manufactured at the Channai plant in India and could also be exported from here to other countries.
