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The Beat LPG has been priced at between Rs 4.10 lakh (Rs 410,000) and Rs 4.53 lakh (Rs 453,000) -- ex-showroom Mumbai.
Talking to reporters after the launch of 'SMARTECH' engine, General Motors India president and managing director Karl Slym said diesel version of the vechile was also be out later this year.
"Beat with a one-litre diesel engine will also be coming in June this year," General Motors India Vice-President P Balendran said after unveiling the LPG variant of the compact car here.
This car is touted to be Chevrolet's next big thing in India.
The LPG model was launched a fortnight ago. Chevrolet is now hoping to rev up the car's sales with a diesel option in June.
The facelift now begins at Rs 399,000.
The launch of Manchester United limited editions of Chevrolet Beat and SAIL hatchbacks comes at a time when the Chevrolet brand is making debut on the club's jersey.
The launch, however, would take some more time.
The first diesel car from Maruti Suzuki, Celerio diesel is pitted against Hyundai Grand i10, Ford Figo and Chevrolet Beat.
The company shipped the first lot of 140 units of its hatchback Chevrolet 'Beat' from the Mumbai port to Chile last Thursday.
The company said it will inspect and if necessary, replace the clutch pedal lever.
The hatchback segment is the fastest growing in the Indian car market.
The all-new Beat gets refreshed styling with a new chrome-accentuated grille and an upgraded exterior.
The offer would help enable General Motors India to increase sales of its all models including the recently launched Chevrolet Beat.
It has been a more than interesting and definitely an exciting last season with the battle of supremacy raging on between automakers.
Chevrolet started the year with Sail UVA hatchback and Enjoy MPV, and is the only automaker to have refreshed all its models within a span of one year.
Fiat, Maruti, and Tata are all set to drive in their best vehicles.
The multi-seater vehicle currently runs on BSIII engines.
While the New Fiesta sedan is a retouched version of Ford's best selling car in India, there would be Mercedes engine powered Force One SUV and the last but no the least, the Chevrolet Beat Diesel.
Indian and international brands are now all focused on small cars.
Apart from the cut-throat competition it gets from Ford Figo, Chevrolet Beat, Nissan Micra, Hyundai i10 and Toyota Etios Liva, Swift will need to compete with a few more rivals soon.
It's just the second month of the New Year and already there have been a number of car launches and upgrades.
The year 2011 too has a number of hatchbacks ready to be launched.
With the rapid growth of the Indian market many new carmakers are going to enter the country and the existing ones are going to come up with newer models.
GM has also exited from four other international markets, including Russia and Europe.
The company has been struggling to keep its sales momentum in the domestic market due to a slump in demand.
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In spite of straddling the market with multiple competitively priced models, GM was pushed to the fringes by the rivals from Japan and Korea.
Maruti Swift DZire cuts out as the most fuel-efficient offering.
It gets new colour options, revised front and rear fascias, re-shaded interior and a newly designed instrument cluster.
It will be fitted in a new car codenamed YL7, which will replace A-Star and Estilo.
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GM has invested $1 billion in the country since 1996.
That means a manufacturer looking at a market like India needs to decide whether small, cheap cars or small, expensive cars or both will work better for them, says Pavan Lall.
GM India has asked customers facing problems with their remote keyless entry accessory to go to their Chevrolet dealer.
Celerio's 793-cc diesel engine is the smallest in the market.
Riding high on the Indian success story of its Chevrolet brand, multi-national auto major General Motors is looking at launching its premium and iconic Cadillac in the country in the next two years, a top company official said.
The production and concept vehicles which are to be displayed include the company's hybrid sedan Chevrolet Volt, sports-car Chevrolet Camaro, sports utility vehicle Captiva Extreme, electric version of its small car Spark, CNG version of Chevrolet Aveo and its race car WTCC Cruze.
Both are finding it difficult to sell one each of their plants -- Chennai Maraimalai Nagar (Ford) and Talegaon near Pune (GM) -- and are finding the road blocked by employee severance snarl-ups, report Sohini Das and Shine Jacob.
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