Mitsubishi reduce price of the Pajero Sport in India
The launch of the SsangYong Rexton seems to have led Mitsubishi to reduce the prices of the Pajero Sport. As much as Rs 1.87 lakh has been knocked off the Pajero Sport's price to make it more affordable at Rs 22.56 lakh, ex-Delhi. This price reduction has come in after Hindustan Motors started CKD assembly of the model at its Tiruvallur plant in Chennai. As of now, the localization ratio for the Pajero Sport is only 14 per cent but the company is looking at 30 per cent by the end of 2013. Towards the end of this year, HM will also increase the number of its dealers to 55 from 40.
Uttam Bose, managing director, Hindustan Motors Limited said, "We are pleased to announce our start of production of the Pajero Sport in our Tiruvallur plant and are happy to extend the price benefit to our customers. India has in the recent past seen an increased desire for SUVs; Pajero Sport will further consolidate its position in the Indian market. Pajero Sport will look at capturing 20% of the premium SUV segment in the country. With Pajero Sport being locally manufactured, the production numbers is set to increase to over 400 units and also the plant has capacity to scale up operations based on market requirements. The manufacturing quality of Pajero Sport CKD is as great as the CBU quality and the dealers are also happy with the end result."
Starts Rs 24.98 Lakhs
2477cc
Manual
178
400
12.8 Kmpl
Starts Rs 23.84 Lakhs
2696cc
Automatic
164
402
10.98 Kmpl
