Renault India has seen tremendous success with its latest small car, the Kwid, with over 90,000 bookings since its launch.
Renault India has seen tremendous success with its latest small car, the Kwid, with over 90,000 bookings since its launch. The company sold 8031 units in January 2016 as against 3203 units in the corresponding month last year.
Renault Kwid is manufactured at the French company’s Chennai plant with over 98% localization. The Kwid comes with an 800cc engine which will have a power output of about 57bhp. The car is very light on its feet weighing only 660 kgs. The low figures on the engine will not hamper the performance since its very nimble courtesy all its weight saving. The car has been designed in India on the CMF-A platform.
The Kwid stands at 680mm in length and 1580mm in width, the 2016 Renault Kwid will be the most spacious vehicle in its segment. It will also have the segment-leading ground clearance of 180mm, which is, in fact, more than several crossovers/SUVs in India. 300 litres of boot space has been made available with all passangers seated and it can be increased to 1115 litres once you flip the rear seats. The ARAI mileage on the Kwid is a healthy 25. 17 kmpl.
Renault priced the car at an astonishingly low between Rs 2.57-3.53 lakh and offered unparalleled value for money. The company has received almost forty percent of the bookings from Tier II and Tier III cities considering that the dealer network in not as strong as some of the other brands operating in this space.
The company is set to launch more powerful variants of the Kwid at the Delhi Auto Expo in a couple of days time. The company is planning to increase its sales and service network in India with over 240 touch points across the country by this year. The current figure stands at 205. Also, Renault will unveil the facelifted version of Duster at the Auto Expo.
Duster facelift
The company offers seven models in the Indian market – the premium sedan Fluence, the luxury SUV Koleos, the compact car Pulse, the SUV Duster, the sedan Scala, the MPV Lodgy and the Renault KWID.