The German carmaker Volkswagen might become the most expensive in January.
The carmakers have announced an increase in price ranging between 2 percent and 5 percent on the Volkswagen Polo hatch back, Vento compact sedan and Taigun compact SUV. The price hike will come in action from January 1, 2022.
Due to increase in input cost of Volkswagen
Let us tell you that the automobile companies have decided to increase the price of their cars citing the increase in input cost. For the past few months, due to semiconductor shortfall, the production of similar cars has come down and due to this the sales have also gone down.
Now people will have to face more problems due to increase in price.
While Volkswagen Polo sells Vento compact sedan and Taigun compact SUV in the premium hatchback segment, Volkswagen Tigun is also gaining market share in the midsize SUV segment.
Volkswagen Vento sells well in the sedan segment. The company has not increased the price of the recently launched premium SUV Volkswagen Tiguan.
The Volkswagen Polo is be offer with only a 1.0-litre naturally aspirate petrol engine producing 75bhp and 95Nm, and a 1.0-litre TSI unit that develops 100bhp and 175Nm of peak torque. While the former is mate to a 5-speed manual, the turbo-petrol unit is couple with either a 5-speed manual or a 6-speed automatic transmission. The Polo GT gets the more powerful 1.0-litre TSI unit that develops 110bhp and 175Nm, coupled to a 6-speed automatic unit. The prices for the Polo range starts at Rs 6.21 lakh and goes up to Rs 9.59 lakh. The Polo GT is sold to at Rs 10 lakh (all prices ex-showroom, India).
The Vento is available with only a 1.0-litre TSI unit with two gearbox options. Developing 110bhp and 175Nm of peak torque, the unit is couple to either a 6-speed manual or a 6-speed automatic gearbox. The price for the Volkswagen Vento starts at Rs 9.99 lakh and goes up to Rs 13.83 lakh (all prices ex-showroom, India).