The Mahindra Quanto has most definitely set the cash registers ringing for Mahindra. A sub-four meter utility vehicle for the price of a mid-size sedan, surely that’s a proposition India has latched on to very easily.
The “elder brother” Tata Motors has been eying new segments to stage a comeback in the auto market after recent launches Aria and Nano didn’t go to script.
Reuters reports that Tata Motors has started working on a compact SUV based on the Indica Vista’s X1 platform to rival the likes of Mahindra Quanto, Premier Rio and Ford EcoSport. This will be the Indian automaker’s biggest product development program after the ultra low cost Nano. The automaker has summoned huge resources to ramp up the R&D work on the new compact SUV.
We have heard rumors about Tata Motors developing a ‘CS version’ of the Tata Sumo in recent weeks. The idea is to launch a smaller Sumo variant that will be shorter than four meters and thus will enjoy considerable tax benefits.
However, this new development suggest that Tata Motors has also decided to build a new compact SUV from scratch, that will carry a different branding.
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