Cruze Chevrolet boasts of unique features

Its great time for car lovers as a new stylish car has arrived in Indian market with a powerful engine and great look.

The car has been rolled out in India with the slogan ‘choose power, choose saftey, choose style, choose cruise’ by General Motors (GM) India on Monday. It is the first car in the company’s long awaited 300 series.

The introductory price for the LT model is Rs 10.99 lakh followed by the LTZ model for Rs 12.45 lakh. In the beginning, Chevy Cruze will be available with diesel engine. It has several descriptions like touch sensor in the handles for opening the doors, and rain sensitive wipers and some others.

The Cruze will give a mileage of 18.3 km to a litre, says the Automotive Research Association of India (ARAI).

President and Managing Director of GM India Karl Slym said the Cruze is all about value, refinement and power-packed diesel performance combined with an array of features. It offers everything any Indian car buyer could want in a sedan at a price point that represents uncontestable value for money. We expect it to perform well against the established D segment players.”

Slym further said the company already has around 1,200 pre-launch bookings for the Cruze. “We are looking to sell about 500-600 units a month. The D segment currently sells about 3,500-4,000 units a month. We intend to become the segment leader,” he said.

According to GM, it has recorded the highest-ever monthly sales in September at 7,654 units, up 49 per cent from 5,154 units sold in the corresponding period a year- ago. Slym said, “The first six months have been dismal. This year we expect to repeat the 10 per cent growth of 2008”.

Sourced via samaylive.com