Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. (M&M Ltd.), has announced the sales figures for the month of December 2022. The carmaker sold 56,677 vehicles. Of these, numbers of the passenger vehicles stood at 28,445. Further, of these, 28,333 units were in the Utility vehicles category.
Compared to December 2021, the Utility segment numbers grew by 62%. For the running year, Mahindra has sold 259,858 units while the numbers for the same period last year stood at 150,665. This means a growth of 72%.
Mahindra also exports their vehicles to other countries. In the month of October 2022, the carmaker exported 3,100 units.
In the commercial vehicle segment, Mahindra sold 25,132 units. These include 3,031 LCV’s under 2 ton, 16,170 LCV’s (2-3.5 ton), 879 (MHCVs and LCV>3.5 ton) and 5,052 3-wheelers. Compared to the same period last year, these numbers grew by 7-104% in all categories – the highest 104 percent being the 3-wheeler segment.
The new Mahindra Scorpio-N has been crash tested by the Global NCAP under the Safer cars for India initiative. The SUV has bagged a 5-star rating in adult occupant rating and a 3-stars for child occupants. This makes the Scorpio-N the first body-on-frame SUV to secure a 5-star rating in the update Global NCAP tests that came in to effect from July 2022.
Further, all three recent launches like the Thar, XUV700 and the new Scorpio N have good ratings and are currently selling like hot cakes.
Mahindra will soon be launching a lower price Thar to cater to a larger clientele. To reduce price, Mahindra will offer a new engine option and remove the four-wheel-drive system. Mahindra will equip the Thar 4X2 with a 1.5-litre diesel engine and the same existing 2.0-litre turbo petrol.
The 1.5-litre unit currently does duty on the XUV300 and the Marazzo. While both these cars are front wheel drive, the Thar will be rear wheel drive. This engine will be paired with a 6-speed manual as well as a 6-speed automatic transmission. Despite the smaller size, the torque output of the engine is comparable to the larger 2.2L diesel engine. The 1.5-litre engine develops 121 BHP @ 3,500 rpm and a peak torque of 300 Nm @ 1,750-2,500 rpm.
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