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      Toyota Etios December 2010; Diesel Variant on Charts also

      Payal Pathak

      Payal Pathak

      Toyota will commence commercial production of its upcoming small car model Etios in December 2010. The company will launch the car in the Indian market in the same month or early 2011. According to Toyota, it has received a good response for its new small car including its diesel variant. “Considering the response, we are also looking at bringing out a diesel version of the Etios, but nothing has been finalised so far," said Toyota Kirsolkar Motor (TKM) Deputy Managing Director Sandeep Singh.

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      Toyota Kirloskar Motors already has a strong presence in the premium segment with sedan models like Corolla Altis, Camry and its SUVs Fortuner and Land Cruiser Prado. Now its new small car comes as a strategic move to generate volume sales and grab a larger market share in the growing Indian market.

      The new Etios is expected to be launched initially as a 1.2L hatchback petrol model. Toyota, later, plans to introduce Etios diesel model and a 1.5L sedan variant as well in the Indian market. "The final price will be decided later. While the hatchback will compete with Maruti Suzuki's Swift, Hyundai's i20 petrol and Volkswagen's Polo, the sedan version will be positioned along Maruti's DZire and Tata's Manza," said Singh. The expected price of the model is between Rs. 4 lakh to Rs. 6.75 lakh.

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