The year 2008 promises to be a super-duper year for the Indian automobile market. According to reports, Nissan is all set to launch its range of luxury automobiles, Infiniti in India next year. This was decided after studying the growing trend of choosing luxury cars in India by a vast number of people. The Infiniti brand is well-known for its collection in luxury sedans, coupes and SUV’s and is set to give tough competition to the likes of Lexus, Chrysler, Alfa Romeo, etc. that will hit the Indian market next year.
The demand for luxury vehicles is definitely on the rise in India and is said to be the fastest growing segment in the country. In fact, last year, the luxury automobile segment had the highest growth rate of 26%, from April-November. At present, Nissan is already selling the Tiena sedan and X-trail SUV in India, in the Rs. 20 lakh bracket. Now it plans to launch the Infiniti G35 sedan series, 350 GT, which is available as sedan and a coupe in the international market as well as the Infiniti EX (SUV).
Nissan plans to launch these vehicles through the completely built route to test the Indian market before compiling them at the Chennai facility of the company. The luxury automobiles will be pitted against other classic names like BMW X3 and X5, Toyota Land Cruiser, Mercedes Benz M-class, Hyundai Santa Fe, etc. Now one can only wait and see as to how many luxury automobiles Nissan manages to set zooming on the Indian roads!
