Renault Kiger launched in India: Price begins from Rs 5.45 lakh

French automaker Renault on Monday mentioned its SUV Kiger can be priced between Rs 5.45-9.55 lakh (ex-showroom all-India).
The firm additionally introduced bookings for the brand new SUV from Monday. The reserving might be made by way of its intensive dealership community of over 500 gross sales shops in addition to the corporate’s web site.
Kiger would be the third world automobile from Groupe Renault after Kwid and Triber to debut in India, adopted by different markets.

Designed in collaboration with Indian and French groups, the sub-4 meter SUV has been developed and produced in India for the Indian prospects.
“Renault Kiger is a contemporary SUV that may be a excellent match for the Indian market. Kiger has a particular SUV look and its lengthy wheelbase permits nice house and quantity on board. It is loaded with a number of good attributes and can be powered by a sporty, world-class engine.
“Moreover, the vehicle will demonstrate the competence of India’s design, engineering and manufacturing capabilities and highlights Renault’s strong commitment to the ‘Make in India’ mission,” Venkatram Mamillapalle, Country CEO and Managing Director, Renault India Operations mentioned whereas asserting the costs of the brand new automobile.
Kiger will include two engine choices — 1-litre Energy and 1-litre Turbo with 2 pedal choices on every of the engine– and can be out there in 4 trims – RXE, RXL, RXT and RXZ, in response to the corporate.
With a imaginative and prescient of fulfilling the rising SUV aspirations of a large set of consumers, Renault has ensured that Kiger is attractively priced, he mentioned, including,”we stay up for strengthening our SUV legacy with this new game-changer.”
The mannequin would compete with the likes of Maruti Vitara Brezza, Hyundai Venue, Kia Sonet, Tata Nexon, Mahindra XUV300 and Nissan Magnite.
Over the previous few years, India has turned out to be a significant marketplace for Renault for its world operations. The sub-4 meter section accounts for greater than 50 per cent of complete business gross sales, which is able to allow the corporate to develop its presence throughout the nation, it mentioned.
India performs a key function as part of the ‘Renaulution’ technique, which was not too long ago introduced by the model, in response to the French carmaker.
Renault is anticipated to cross 1-lakh automobile gross sales milestone this 12 months which can be 50 per cent excessive in comparison with the volumes clocked final 12 months, mentioned an organization spokesperson.
There are over 7,00,000 Renault autos within the nation at current, in response to the corporate.
With the aggressive pricing of Kiger, Renault will tilt the scales in its favour by disrupting the compact SUV house, he mentioned. Each model of Kiger is constructed holding in view the shopper necessities and desires within the section and has been attractively priced throughout all trims, it mentioned.
Customers can even have the selection of choosing the trendy twin tone combos, which is offered at value of over Rs 17,000 on all variants, it added.
In 2020, Renault added over 120 gross sales and repair touchpoints in India, taking its complete quantity to over 500 gross sales and 475 service touchpoints (together with the workshop on wheels places).

Kiger will include two entrance airbags for the driving force and front-seat passenger, together with the 2 aspect airbags. Both entrance seats get seat belt reminder alerts for enhanced security.