Hindustan Motors has localised the assembly of the Mitsubishi Pajero Sport and cut its price by Rs 1.87 lakh. The Pajero Sport will be assembled at HM’s Tiruvallur plant near Chennai and has been priced at Rs 22.56 lakh (ex-showroom Delhi).
The company in a statement said that currently components like tyres, battery, window glass, seat belts, lamps, wiper assembly, alloy wheels and headlining were the major items being localised. The statement added that currently, the localisation ratio was about 14 per cent and the company hoped to increase this number by up to 30 per cent by the next fiscal year. The CKD Pajero sport will continue to be powered by a 2.5 L common rail turbo diesel engine producing 175bhp and 400Nm of torque.
Commenting on the localisation, Uttam Bose, managing director, Hindustan Motors limited said, “We are pleased to announce our start of assembly of the Pajero Sport at our Tiruvallur plant and are happy to extend the price benefit to our customers. With Pajero Sport being locally manufactured, the production numbers is set to increase to over 400 units and also the plant has capacity to scale up operations based on market requirements,” he added.
