Nalin Mehta appointed Chief Operating Officer of Mahindra Renault Pvt. Ltd.

Mumbai: Mahindra Renault Pvt. Ltd. (MRPL), a joint venture between Mahindra & Mahindra and Renault S.A. of France, today announced the appointment of Mr. Nalin Mehta as Chief Operating Officer. As COO of MRPL, Mr. Mehta will oversee the Sales & Marketing, Supply Chain Management and Logistics and Quality functions of the company. He will be reporting to Mr. Rajesh Jejurikar, Managing Director, Mahindra Renault Private Limited.

The past one year has been very successful for MRPL with its maiden product, the Logan emerging as a strong competitor in the Indian passenger car space with a market share of 12% in the C segment. The Logan has also won several prestigious accolades from consumers as well as the media.

The Mahindra Renault Logan was launched in April 2007 and since then has performed exceedingly well despite stiff competition and tough market conditions. India’s first wide body passenger car has also received several distinctions since its launch eight months ago. With respect to product performance, the Logan outclassed all its competitors in the J.D. Power Asia Pacific 2007 India Initial Quality Study. The Logan was ranked as the ‘Best Entry Midsize Car in Initial Quality’, with a score of 65 PP100, i.e., problems per 100 vehicles ahead of other leading passenger cars, indicating a high level of satisfaction experienced by customers.

The 2007 four-wheeler total customer satisfaction study undertaken by leading market information provider, TNS, ranked the Mahindra Renault Logan Diesel at the top of the ‘Midsize Car – Diesel’ segment with an exceptional score of 96. The Logan Petrol achieved No. 2 position with 86 points in the Entry Midsize segment.

The Logan was also named the ‘Car of the Year 2007’ by HT Cars & Bikes, a supplement of the Hindustan Times and also recently won the Business Standard Motoring Jury Award 2008. The icing on the cake was the ‘Midsize Car of the Year’ Award received at the NDTV Profit Car India & Bike India Awards.

In February 2005 Mahindra & Mahindra and Renault decided to join forces to produce and commercialize the Logan in India. The joint venture is a 51:49 partnership between Mahindra & Mahindra and Renault.

The state-of-the-art Logan facility offers a body shop, stamping shop, a paint shop with a top quality pre-treatment and an assembly line specific for the Logan. The Mahindra Renault Logan was launched on April 3.

Source :- Machinist , 20th March'08.

LOGANS THE CHEAPEST TO MAINTAIN!!!!!

Scuff Plates for the LOGAN!

Heres a pik from our dear friend Dushyant. He has installed these 'Scuff Plates' in his Logan. Scuff plates are installed to protect the color of the door area as it constantly foights with pelts, stones, muck and wat not from our shoes!

They cost him about Rs.1000/-

If any of u have any other pictures if the Logan, send them to me on saumilalpa@gmail.com

LOGANIZE!!

LOGANS THE ACE!!

Excerpt from OVERDRIVE, 3rd August 2007.

"There you have it - the Logan’s ace in the pack* (its ace in the pack the world over). For Rs 5.68 lakh you get a car that’s almost perfect for India – rides brilliantly, has the roomiest interiors, boasts all the equipment you’ll need and is robust like no other car here. With this pricing I don’t see the other cars getting much of a look in. Little wonder the whole country has its eyes glued to the Logan. "

*(Pack includes LOGAN, Ford Fiesta, Accent CRDI and Aveo)

More LOGANS in the making!!

KOLKATA: Mahindra-Renault, a 51:49 partnership between Mahindra & Mahindra and Renault, will gradually increase the production capacity of Logan in the country, a company official said on Tuesday.

The company was manufacturing 90 units per day at the moment at its Nashik plant. The peak capacity of the plant was 50,000 units per annum, Mahindra-Renault Vice-president Nalin Mehta told reporters here.

Mehta said that more products from the Mahindra-Renault products stable would be introduced in the Indian market from the proposed greenfield plant coming up at Chennai with a production capacity of four lakh units per annum.
Production at the Chennai plant was expected to commence from 2009.

Launched in select cities in April, the company sold 2,786 units in May and 2,386 units in June.

Mehta said the company would focus on the domestic market and not on exports in the immediate future. It would also expand distribution and service network across the country, he added.

Source : The Economic Times.

LOGAN Gives the AVEO and FIESTA a Run for their Money!!

Mumbai : The C-segment is buzzing with choice in the car market. Here are the contenders - Mahindra Renault Logan 1.6, the Ford Fiesta 1.4 and the Chevrolet Aveo 1.4. If you are confused about which car is the right one for you, then it's time to clear the air.

The Logan does come with a 1.4 engine which is way cheaper than anything else in this comparison. So, it would definitely make that one the value for money package.
But the 1.6 scores better because it's in the right price category. With the Logan 1.6, it matches the 1.4. So, what you're getting is a better engine, better acceleration figures at the price of a 1.4 engine.

This car is extremely spacious and it has a large boot, which is a plus point, especially for the Indian market. The engine is refined and plus it handles well. This car is quite an all-rounder and it's really tough to pin any shortcomings on this car.

But the Logan makes up for that with a boot that is as big as the Civic's and has space enough to match a Corolla and it's 85 bhp, 1.6 litre dutiful engine seems a steal at the price.

If you want to combine it all (Driving pleasure, Refinement, Space, Comfort) and luxury but want cracking value for money, then close your eyes and go in for the Logan.



Source :IBNLive.com, 02/07/07.