Indian Car Makers in Festive Mood

The car market in India gets flooded during the festive seasons. Car makers boost their production prior to the festive season to meet the demands of the Indian car buyers. In the last month, many car manufacturers have hired new workers to ramp their output.

The "Navratri" will begin from 19^th of September and it is during this time, Indians make investment in property as this time is considered to be very auspicious. The Indian car industry is waiting to witness a boom. Though there is almost no new launch during this period except for the Chevrolet Cruze and the Volkswagen Beetle, the excitement this festival season is going to be around the existing cars in the market. Cars like the new Santro Xing, New Estilo, Ritz, Fiat Grande Punto, Honda City and the Honda Jazz are going to be centre of attraction this time. The new Honda Civic and the Ford Endeavour that recently entered the Indian market with a makeover will surely lure customers.The car makers give out huge discounts and attractive offers during the festivals to attract customers. India's number one car maker Maruti Suzuki is giving a discount of as much as Rs 30,000 on the WagonR. Honda Siel, which hardly offers discounts, has announced a promotion scheme called 'Win a Car'. In this scheme one lucky Honda customer will win a Honda car every week between September 7 and October 31. The company is also offering special accessory packages for the Jazz, Civic, City, Accord and CR-V. Hyundai too is in a festive mood as the car company is celebrating its 10th birthday in India. Hyundai Motor India has kicked off the celebration with a nationwide Free Car Care Clinic from the 7th of September till the 20th. This time, with the Free Car Care Clinic programme, there are lot of goodies too as it comes with extended warranty, gift hampers, a first prize of 32" LCD television and many more. Besides, other carmakers are yet to make their announcements on the discounts and special offers.