Volkswagen Taigun, the average-sized sports utility vehicle, has been implemented from the production lines from its Pune-based factory, marking the next step in India of the German group 2.0.
The previous reserves of SUV, which would be launched commercially in September, began on August 18. The five-seater taigun, five doors can be reserved on online and offline platforms. The exact price of Taigun Wil will be revealed next month.
Built on the MQBA0 platform on the platform, Taigun will compete against the Kia Selects, Hyundai Crete, Mahindra Xuv700, Tata Harrier, Renault Duster, Mahindra Thar, Mahindra Scorpio and The Nissan Kicks.
The Volkswagen Taigun will be powered by TSI technology and will be available with two 1.0L motor options (115ps) and 1.5L (150ps) respectively. Taigun will be offered with the 7-speed DSG manual gearbox and 6 speeds in the 1.5-liter version and the automatic and 6-speed manual gearbox in the 1.0-liter version.
The Taigun will be available at 130 tactile points at the time of its launch, which would eventually be scalarged up to 150 before the end of 2021. The VW Pune plant can handle a maximum of 180,000 production units per year on a three-shift base That the company expects to reach before November. It is currently working on a two-turns base.
Gurpratap Bocarai, General Manager, Skoda Auto Volkswagen India, said: “The level of location in the Taigun is up to 95 percent. It has been designed to meet the needs of the demanding Indian client and will be an offer of competitive products in the segment SUV of medium-sized fast-growing.
The Taigun is the second product under VW India 2.0 program. Skoda launched Kushaq’s SUV on the same platform a few weeks ago, thus becoming the first product of the program. The Taigun will also compete against the Kushaq for a medium-sized SUV segment cake.
The launch of the Taigun is part of the investment of Crore of almost RS of Volkswagen, committed to the Indian market, which expects to increase its market share three times to 3 percent in the near future.
The Taigun is the largest bet for the German company since its debut in India in 2009. The small Volkswagen cars are not known, it was chasing volumes at the lower end of India’s passenger vehicle market without adequate levels of location.
