| General Motors is still deciding on the date to launch its | | | | Pontiac, and Cadillac. |
| mid-sized sedan Captiva and Chevrolet Epica in India. | | | | The automaker also hopes to sell more than lakh cars |
| The automaker is hoping to launch these sports utility | | | | especially with its Pune plant soon to start operations. |
| vehicles within the next three months. | | | | Chaba who was also present at the launching of the |
| The Chevy Epica will have a price between Rs 15 lakh | | | | Chevy Spark is so happy with the outcome according |
| and Rs 18 lakh and will compete with Hyundai Sonata | | | | to him the car has already attracted over 15,000 |
| and Honda Accord. The Captiva on the other hand will | | | | inquiries in the north and west India. |
| have a price of Rs 18 lakh, a little lower than the | | | | Chaba also added, “We are yet to decide as to |
| Honda CRV with price of Rs 20 lakh. | | | | how to go about the modalities of the launch whether |
| According to Rajeev Chaba, President and Managing | | | | on a completely built imported unit or completely |
| Director of General Motors India, “Discussions are | | | | knock-down units." Aside from Chevy Spark, Captiva, |
| on to launch these two models, which will improve our | | | | and Chevy Epica the company will also launch the |
| product range. We now offer cars priced between Rs | | | | Optra diesel version in the next ten days which will |
| 3 lakh and Rs 10 lakh. Our parent company will decide | | | | bear a price tag of Rs 9 lakh to Rs 10 lakh and will |
| in the next three months. The launch is likely to be in | | | | become the second model in the diesel sedan |
| the next calendar year as our hands are full trying to | | | | segment after Skoda Octavia. |
| meet our current targets with new launches.” | | | | Chaba further stated that the diesel platform, which |
| General Motors India which has recently launched the | | | | currently contributes around 30 to 35 percent of the |
| Chevrolet Spark is setting a sales target of 70,000 | | | | total sales, is expected to increase sales by up to 50 |
| units for this year against the 35,000 units that it was | | | | percent in the next two to three years. GM India will |
| able to accomplish last year, which by the way is also | | | | also try to introduce CNG model for Aveo. The Aveo |
| way higher than the 25,000 units sold by the company | | | | UVA together with the recently launched Chevy Spark |
| two years ago. General Motors the producer of quality | | | | is expected to generate over 70 percent of the |
| GMC tonneau cover will focus on the Chevy range for | | | | company’s sales in the years to come. With the |
| now however it did not rule out the possibility of | | | | increasing sales volumes, GM is in talks to work out a |
| introducing new brands to India such as Saab, Vauxhall, | | | | model for its branded pre-owned car business. |