Mahindra Registers 18 Percent Increase in SUV Sales in April, Scorpio N, Thar, XUV700 Getting Big Demand

Sports Utility Vehicle (SUV) sales of Mahindra & Mahindra, one of the major automobile companies, increased by 18 percent on year-on-year basis in April. Last month the company sold 41,008 units of the SUV. In the same month last year, this sale was 34,694 units.

The company said in a regulatory filing that in April it has sold 41,542 units of passenger vehicles in the utility vehicle segment. This includes sales in the country as well as exports. Mahindra & Mahindra expects the sales momentum to continue in the coming months also. Its sales may also get a boost from the recently launched compact SUV XUV 3XO. Veejay Nakra, vice president of the company’s automotive division, said that the XUV 3XO could be a big success in the compact SUV segment.

The price of XUV 3XO ranges from Rs 7.49 lakh to Rs 15.49 lakh (ex-showroom). It will compete with Maruti Suzuki’s Brezza, Tata Motors’ Nexon, Hyundai’s Venue and Kia’s Sonet. The XUV 3XO has three engine options. There are two petrol and one diesel engine variants. It is made available in manual gearbox or automatic variants. The company has provided panoramic sunroof for the first time in this segment. It has a floating infotainment system and digital instrument cluster. Its 1.2 liter petrol engine generates maximum power of 109 bhp and peak torque of 200 Nm. Apart from this, 1.2 liter GDi petrol engine gives maximum power of 129 bhp and peak torque of 230 Nm. Its 1.5 liter diesel engine has a maximum power of 115 bhp and peak torque of 300 Nm.

It has a seven-speaker surround system with nine-band equalizer. This SUV has six airbags and ADAS level 2 for safety. Apart from this, there are features like 360 ​​degree camera, electronic stability control and hill hold control. It has seat belt reminder for all seats. Apart from the SUV segment Scorpio-N and Scorpio Classic, the company sells XUV700, XUV300, Thar, Bolero, Bolero Neo and XUV400 EV. Mahindra has increased the production of Scorpio-N and Scorpio Classic, which has reduced their waiting period.