Toyota Kirloskar launches Corolla Altis diesel version

The premium sedan is priced between Rs. 10.95 lakh and Rs. 13.75 lakh

July 21, 2010 03:42 pm | Updated 11:22 pm IST - New Delhi

Toyota Kirloskar Motor Managing Director Hiroshi Nakagawa and Vice Chairman Vikram Kirloskar pose with the company's Corolla Altis Diesel car during its launch in New Delhi on Wednesday. Photo: PTI

Toyota Kirloskar Motor Managing Director Hiroshi Nakagawa and Vice Chairman Vikram Kirloskar pose with the company's Corolla Altis Diesel car during its launch in New Delhi on Wednesday. Photo: PTI

Toyota on Wednesday launched the diesel version of its premium sedan Corolla Altis and announced plans to introduce its much-awaited compact car Etios in December this year.

Priced between Rs. 10.95-lakh and Rs. 13.75-lakh, the diesel variant of Corolla Altis is equipped with 1.4 litre ‘D-4D' common rail diesel technology and six-speed transmission system, delivering 88.4 PS power and a mileage of 21.43 km per litre. The car comes loaded with latest safety and luxury features.

“We hope that the entire Corolla Altis range will sell around 1,300 every month, including 800 units of diesel variant,” said Hiroshi Nakagawa, Managing Director, Toyota Kirloskar Motor. Corolla was introduced in India in 2003 and has so far sold over 60,000 units. The luxury sedan is also available in petrol and CNG options.

Talking about Etios, Mr. Nakagawa said the launch would be held in December this year as scheduled and the company was still to decide to either launch both sedan and hatchback versions of the car or introduce either of the two first. Initially, Etios will have petrol engine, which is likely to be followed by diesel version.

According to TKM Deputy Managing Director (Marketing) Sandeep Singh, “We are expecting that more than half of its overall sales in India next year to come from Etios. In 2011, total sales of the company will be 1.50-lakh units, out of which we expect the Etios to be around 67,000 units.” In the current year, the company hopes to see its sales reach 70,000 units against 55,497 units in 2009.

0 / 0
Sign in to unlock member-only benefits!
  • Access 10 free stories every month
  • Save stories to read later
  • Access to comment on every story
  • Sign-up/manage your newsletter subscriptions with a single click
  • Get notified by email for early access to discounts & offers on our products
Sign in

Comments

Comments have to be in English, and in full sentences. They cannot be abusive or personal. Please abide by our community guidelines for posting your comments.

We have migrated to a new commenting platform. If you are already a registered user of The Hindu and logged in, you may continue to engage with our articles. If you do not have an account please register and login to post comments. Users can access their older comments by logging into their accounts on Vuukle.