Mahindra is on a role in the Indian market, its Xylo is finding buyers at a pace equal to Renault losing them.
The Xylo’s feature-rich cabin is fascinating Verna, Fiesta or even the Honda City buyer. During our test, we found the car comfortable, the interior space was enough to serve as a makeshift home during the floods.
Over to Australia and things are not so smooth for Mahindra
Mahindra is hoping to grow “slowly but steadily” in Australia. The company which increased its dealer count from ten to twenty in two years, is finding it hard to reach targets. To give itself more hope, a revamped Pik-Up, designed for better safety, was launched a few days back.
The original Pik-Up scored a “poor” two-star crash safety rating by the Australian New Car Assessment Program (ANCAP). The pickup earned just 16.49 points out of a possible 37. The outcome of this crash test was nothing less than a catastrophe. In the test, “the driver’s head hit the hub of the steering wheel,” and that the “steering column and dash components were a potential source of injury”.
Mahindra has not announced its sales figures. It says only the media is interested in the figures. Brand building is its top priority now.
Mahindra says it will launch the Xylo and the Scorpio in Australia in about twelve month’s time.
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