Tata Motors today launched an additional automated manual transmission (AMT) variant of its compact SUV Nexon priced at Rs 7.50 lakh and Rs 8.53 lakh (ex-showroom Delhi).
The new Nexon HyprDrive Self-Shift Gears (S-SG) - XMA variant will be available on both 1.2-litre petrol and 1.5-litre diesel engine options.
While the petrol option is priced at Rs 7.50 lakh, for diesel it is priced at Rs 8.53 lakh (ex-showroom Delhi), Tata Motors said in a statement.
With this introduction, the Nexon range will henceforth have two AMT variants XMA and XZA+, it added.
Commenting on the launch, Tata Motors Predsident PV Business Unit, Mayank Pareek told PTI, "Automated gear shift is becoming popular in India and for us it accounts for 25 per cent of sales of our models which have AMT".
He said the introduction of AMT in one more variant of Nexon underlines the company's expectations of how demand for AMT will grow in future.
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"The potential is such that in five years, every second car sold could be an AMT," Pareek said.
Tata Motors had launched the AMT version of the Nexon in May 2018.
The company said it has has witnessed remarkable response to the Nexon XZA+.
The introduction of the AMT in the mid-variant of the SUV is part of plans capture more market share and customer mind under the on-going 'Turnaround 2.0' journey, the company added.