Chinese minivans are set to make their move into a new market – India. Reports say that General Motors and its Chinese partner Shanghai Automotive Industry Corp will start building the minivans in complete knockdown form in India next year.
SAIC-GM-Wuling Automobile will begin entry into the market with the eight-seater Wuling Hong Guang and five- to eight-seater Hong Tu models, which will be renamed the CN100 and N200 respectively in the Indian market. Sold under the Chevrolet brand, the left-hand drive microvans will be modified for India’s right-hand drive market.
Initially, two engine choices will be available for each model, the Hong Guang wearing either a 70 hp 1.2 or 100 hp 1.4 litre P-TEC mill, and the Hong Tu a 1.15 or 1.2 litre unit, though with India being a heavy diesel market the alliance is set to expand the engine lineup for the vehicles in the coming future.
The vehicles will be shipped from Liuzhou in southwest China in kit form and then assembled at GM India’s new Talegaon plant in Maharashtra.
© 2011 Paul Tan's Automotive News. All Rights Reserved.
This story originally appeared on Paul Tan's Automotive News on Fri, 19 Aug 11 19:21:56 +0000.
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