The Duster gets unique upgrades for the new generation including a bold new design, a new strong hybrid engine as well as ADAS safety tech.
A large chunk of this money is going to be funnelled into introducing a new platform in the country.
The Duster receives benefits amounting to a huge Rs 1,00,000 tag. Available in a 106 PS 1.5-litre petrol and bigger 156 PS 1.3-litre turbo-petrol engine, there a wide range of offers available on the different trim levels and engine options.
The 1.3 litre turbo version comes in three manual trims priced at Rs 10.49 lakh, 11.39 lakh and Rs 11.99 lakh, respectively, while the CVT (automatic) variants are tagged at Rs 12.99 lakh and Rs 13.59 lakh.
The new car, in terms of design, may not get many changes, but the features list is expected to be expanded and a new engine will also be used.
Renault India dealerships have already started accepting bookings while deliveries are expected to begin shortly.
The new policy comes after the company has made the decision to stop further production of the Duster in the above-mentioned variants
At Rs 11.99 lakh (ex-showroom, Delhi) the seven-seater, five door, premium sports utility vehicle, Hexa is the most expensive in the Tata line up. It has launched with six variants, the top-end model being priced at Rs 17.49 lakh. The Manza, on the other hand, is priced at around Rs 6 lakh.
Guillaume Sicard, President of Nissan's Indian operations says Nissan is keen on increasing its domestic market share but points out that the export-centric strategy being executed by the alliance is likely to stay.
The company's Vice President-Sales Automotive Division-Jyoti Malhotra said in the overall market, the growth in the industry is "being driven by new launches".
The company, after a gap of 12 months, launched its compact mini SUV TUV300 on Thursday.
The company, which has already received around 23,000 bookings for its recently launched Creta, has 17 per cent market share in the Indian passenger vehicle market.
Overdrive's Jamshed Patel drove the compact SUV to see if the wait and the hype were worth it.
The company's Indian arm, Hyundai Motor India Ltd (HMIL), has invested Rs 1,000 crore in the development of the five-seater model. It will compete with the likes of Mahindra & Mahindra, Renault, Nissan, Ford and Tata Motors in the volume segment of SUVs.
The company's Indian arm, Hyundai Motor India Ltd (HMIL), has invested Rs 1,000 crore in the development of the five-seater model.
The company's Indian arm, Hyundai Motor India Ltd (HMIL), has invested Rs 1,000 crore on the development of its upcoming five-seater model.
The company's Indian arm Hyundai Motor India Ltd (HMIL), which sells top-end SUV SantaFE and i20 Active, is looking to take on Mahindra & Mahindra, Renault, Nissan Ford and Tata Motors with its upcoming 5-seater SUV.
The company will launch within a few months an SUV to compete with Renault's Duster, which will be followed by a compact SUV in 2016 to take on segment leader Ford EcoSport, as part of a strategy to be present in newer segments of the passenger vehicle market.
The stock market may be unnerved about the Gujarat plant but the leader may be quietly redefining the business market.
Nissan is entering the compact SUV segment with the Terrano.
Nissan's Terrano is essentially based on Renault's Duster SUV, and will be available for pre-booking priced under Rs 10 lakh. Deliveries will start post launch in October.
Overdrive compares Ford's most talked about SUV, the EcoSport against its most formidable rival, the Renault Duster to find out which is the best SUV of the two.
CNBC-TV18‘s Sunanda Jayaseelan reports that M&M has taken a hit where it hurts the most with the Renault Duster eating into the sales of its popular SUV Scorpio.
Honda has been in the Indian automobile industry for over a decade. It has a wide range of cars from hatchback segment all the way to SUV space. In an attempt to improve its market share in the entry level sedan segment, Honda launched the Amaze in the month of April.
Auto major Mahindra and Mahindra today said it was "cautiously optimistic" on total sales this fiscal even as it has clocked a growth rate of 21 per cent so far.