Entry Level Segment: Is it Shrinking? Kia and Daihatsu Think Not

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Maruti's revenue from mini car segment shrinking, sales driven by compacts, mid size sales .
The mini segment, which includes models like Alto and Wagon R, accounts for just 18.7 per cent of Maruti's revenues in the first half of 2016 - a sharp dip from the 22.6 per cent share of revenues in fiscal 2014.
During the same period, the super compact segment (with models like Dzire Tour) and mid-size segment (models like Ciaz) grew steadily in revenues.

But competition thinks otherwise - Kia, Daihatsu planning to enter India

Kia Motors, the Korean compact-car specialist controlled by Hyundai Motor, is quietly plotting an entry into India - The Kia management, on the other hand, is busy negotiating with several state governments to set up a manufacturing facility.
Kia is likely to select Tada in Andhra Pradesh as its manufacturing site because of its close proximity to Hyundai Motor India's facility at Sriperumbudur in Tamil Nadu.

Daihatsu
With Toyota Motor-owned Daihatsu too planning its presence in India, this could pose a serious challenge to the dominance of Maruti Suzuki in the nation's small-car market.

It is speculated that these companies to launch products in India starting 2018-19.

Kia, Daihatsu planning to enter India; likely to challenge Maruti's dominance in small car market | ET Auto

 

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Re: Entry Level segment - is it shrinking - Kia and Daihatsu think not

Kia likely to set up new production base in Andhra Pradesh
The carmaker could also bring the Picanto hatchback and the Sportage crossover to India.

For other markets, excluding Europe, it gets two petrol engines: a 998cc, 68bhp, three-cylinder motor, and a 1,248cc, 85.7bhp, four-cylinder unit. The hatchback's measures 3,595mm in length, 1,595mm in width (excluding door mirrors), 1,490mm in height, and gets a wheelbase of 2,385mm wheelbase and ground clearance of 152mm.

Kia likely to set up new production base in Andhra Pradesh | Car News | Premium hatchbacks | Autocar India

 

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Toyota to introduce Daihatsu cars in India. The company, has plans to introduce the Daihatsu cars under Toyota’s banner and sell them through its existing sales and service network.

In the next two to three years, Toyota is reportedly planning to introduce Daihatsu’s small cars in India. The Japanese automaker is currently negotiating a deal with Daihatsu and by the end of this year the auto giant will have completed the acquisition of the Daihatsu

Toyota to introduce Daihatsu Cars in India by 2018


Kia Motors, Hyundai's sibling, set to enter India.

It has already started preliminary work on identifying land for its factory and is looking at possible models and suppliers. "Once completed, the factory may even be used by Hyundai to manufacture of some of its models,"

However, there will "surely be linkages" at the back-end and there could be harmonization in procurement of raw material as well as using the parts suppliers. "Logistics could be another area where Hyundai's long-standing experience in India will be tapped into. The idea is to dig into Hyundai's experience in all non-retail areas,"

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