PANJIM: Mahindra and Mahindra Ltd (M&M), announced the launch of the ‘New Bolero Maxi Truck’, an addition to its ‘pick-up’ portfolio.
The Bolero Maxi Truck has undergone a makeover to become more stylish, and delivers a superior driving experience. The new Bolero Maxi Truck is powered by the trusted and proven 2523cc MDI engine, for ease of driveability in any terrain and effortless
load carrying ability.
It sports elegant new headlamps and a stylized front grille, thereby giving it a more stylish look. The vehicle also has power steering for driving convenience and is built for safety and stability. The Bolero Maxi Truck is competitively priced starting at Rs 4.08 lakh (ex showroom).
The vehicle offers a power packed performance with its 2523cc MDI engine providing 62 BHP power and 183.5 Nm torque, and rigid leaf-spring suspension, allowing ti to handle any kind of load and terrain with ease. Packed with several utility, technology and comfort features for more power, sturdiness, dependability, lower maintenance and greater earning, the Bolero Maxi Truck, scores highly over its nearest competitors.
Speaking at the launch, Arun Malhotra, senior vice president, sales and customer care, automotive division, Mahindra and Mahindra Ltd, said, “Being the dominant leader in the pick-up segment, the onus has always been on us to offer superior and upgraded products to our customers for their utmost convenience.”
Titan’s flat 20% offer
PANJIM: Titan announced the ‘Titan Flat 20% off” sale today. Valid from July 5 to August 5, 2012, the customers can walk into any of the World of Titan, Titan Flagship, Helios stores or any multi-brand outlet and avail a flat 20% discount on any Titan watch.
The offer is valid on the entire range of Titan watches and gives the consumer a chance to choose from a wide assortment of stylish and trendy watches.
Some of the collections of Titan that are on offer are Edge, Purple, Tycoon, Raga and Automatics, allowing the customer to choose from a wide offering, a watch which suits his or her personality.
Zoop, the kids offering from Titan, announced a pair of Zoop Sunglasses free on the purchase of any Zoop watch worth Rs 395 or above. The Flat 20% offer is not valid on Zoop watches.
At the premium end, Nebula, the solid gold watch brand from Titan is offering a Gold & Diamond Tanishq pendant free on the purchase of watches priced below Rs 60,000 and a HCL Me Tablet computer on the purchase of watches priced above Rs 60,000.
Xylys, the Swiss watch brand from Titan is offering up to 30% off on all its watches.
Škoda Auto registers 89% growth in June
PANJIM: Škoda Auto India registered a growth of 89% for June 2012 over the same period last year. Škoda Auto India’s total sales for June 2012 stood at 4,923 units against 2610 units for June 2011.
Thomas Kuehl, brand head, member of the Board and director, sales and marketing, Škoda Auto India said, “The fluctuating market conditions have dampened sentiment across the industry, however, we have managed to edge the market by growing 89% against the same period last year. The Rapid has been the growth driver and is an important part of our success story. The value for money proposition that the Rapid offers in the segment has been crucial to the products acceptance. The launch of the Superb Ambition further added to consolidation in the D segment.’
Škoda is working on their dealership network and after-sales service to enhance customer experience while reaching out to a larger section of customers across the country. Škoda currently has 106 dealerships in India.
New M-Class drives Mercedes growth
PANJIM: Mercedes-Benz India maintained its strong growth trajectory in India, with 10% growth In June.
The key growth driver for the period goes to the powerful, agile and luxurious new third generation M-Class, sporting the Mercedes-Benz new design language reiterating the philosophy of ‘Best or Nothing’.
Debashis Mitra, director sales and marketing, Mercedes-Benz India explains: “We are proud that the first 100 units of New M Class (Edition 1) costing over Rs 68 lakhs were sold within few days of the launch. We have sold 175 units of M-Class in the first month proving that our strategy to offer products loaded with features is well accepted by our customers & they are willing to pay a price for the same.”
The SUV market is growing at a rapid pace and our portfolio of SUVs has seen a rise of 41% compared to last year.
MTS launches mPOS – Mobile as Point of Sale
PANJIM: Sistema Shyam TeleServices Limited operating nationally under the brand MTS has announced that it is all set to launch an innovative service called MTS mPOS.
The service offers acceptance of card-based payments through mobile phones and tablets. It is an easy to use, hassle free, economical and a mobile substitute to the conventional credit/debit card swipe machines (electronic data capture machines).
MTS mPOS will add another dimension to retail and home delivery services, wherein even small shop owners like small chemist shops, provision stores, delivery boys etc will be able to offer ‘payment by card option’ to the customers anytime anywhere. This service reduces the high hardware costs of a conventional POS terminal & the monthly maintenance charges involved.
The total bundle (MTS MTag 3.1, mPOS attachment & One year Data plan) would be priced between Rs 3000 - 4000. The average monthly spends on usage of MTS mPOS would be between Rs 200 – Rs 300.
Acer offers free cloud services
PANJIM: Acer India has partnered with Vaulten, a cloud service provider to offer free cloud space to its customers on purchase of any Acer range of commercial and consumer desktop and notebooks. This offer is valid on Veriton, TravelMate, Gateway and Aspire range of products.
The cloud services offered by Acer will give the company an opportunity to address the requirements of its modern age consumers who are tech savvy and require that extra storage space.
Acer will provide its consumers with free 2GB of cloud space allowing them to store images, videos and documents on a private cloud network. This service will allow Acer customers to have a reliable and flexible access to their data across devices, irrespective of their location. To make this feature more attractive, Acer along with Vaulten also offers various subscription plans where customers can upgrade their plan depending on their usage pattern which can go up to 1TB.
