Renault India has has understood that in order to become a volume player in the Indian market, small cars are the need of the hour. Currently Renault sells the Pulse small car in the country, which is nothing but a re-badged Micra. Renault has been testing the Modus on Indian roads for quite sometime now. On further inquiry, Renault said the Modus tests are part of the company’s global test schedule and the vehicle is not being launched in India. This reply was before the Pulse was first showcased (in the same week the maiden Indian GP was held).
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Renault has changed its plans for India. The French automaker had earlier planned to launch a small car at the 2012 Auto Expo, has not pre-poned it. In the above picture, top – Renault’s latest car plan for India, bottom – Renault’s earlier plan for India. The company pre-poned the small car as it wants to to leverage the first Indian Grand Prix, which takes place on the 30th of October, 2011 at the Buddh International Circuit in Noida. Recently many test mules of the Modus were spotted around Renault-Nissan’s manufacturing facility in Chennai. Now everything has been confirmed as Renault’s India website shows Winter 2011, below its small car, which certainly looks like the Modus. [click to continue…]
When Renault put up their upcoming lineup on their website, it was very evident that the cars which would be coming soon would be the Koleos and the Duster. However it was unknown which small car (codenamed B58) Renault was planning to launch. Naturally speculations started with many believing it could be the Clio or the Twingo. However the French carmaker was quick to clear that neither the Clio nor the Twingo are headed to India. The mystery has finally come to an end with the Renault Modus being spied in Chennai, undergoing routine pre-launch tests. Renault will launch the Modus at the 2012 Auto Expo and will start deliveries by the end of January, 2012. So what exactly is the Modus? [click to continue…]
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