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Nissan Evalia and Chevrolet Enjoy to join Maruti Ertiga in August

With Maruti Ertiga launch today, the way for more MPVs is easy. The segment that had been the sole domain of Toyota Innova and its likes such as Chevrolet Tavera Neo is now all set to be dominated by new MPVs in India. Ertiga will be there today and there are two MPVs – Nissan Evalia and Chevrolet Enjoy to join soon. Japanese MPV Evalia and American seven seater car Enjoy will be adding worth options to the existing line up of MPVs in India. With these two additions, expect that the segment to hot up. As per the new buzz in the industry, these two upcoming MPVs are expected to be launched in August this year.

Three MPVs in less than four months will be a record in India and addition to this segment will be the highest this year. Meanwhile, the existing players have tightened their seats belts for a bumpy ride as Maruti Ertiga is launched today. However, Toyota and Mahindra as well as the American car maker had sensed this early and all the three have already given their cars a sincere facelift. The new Mahindra Xylo is now available in a new XUV 500 SUV inspired styling while the Chevrolet Tavera Neo 3 has got its facelift as well as BSIV engine. Toyota was first to release the facelift of the Innova and it has been made more like a car from the front.

Similar to the Ertiga, Evalia and Enjoy – three E’s in the MPV segment will see one more offering which is Ashok Leyland Stile. The Chevrolet Enjoy MPV is a joint product of GM and Chinese car maker Wuling. It is believed that the new Chevrolet MPV will be placed at a price segment similar to Ertiga. To be powered by 1.3 L multijet Fiat diesel engine and a 1.4 L petrol unit option, the Enjoy will be a seven seater car with lots of interior comfort features and acres of space inside. The other upcoming MPV from Japanese stable is Nissan Evalia which is a hit in US. It is expected to have a 1.5 L K9K diesel engine under the bonnet and is believed to return excellent mileage.