Continuous decline in sales could end soon for home grown auto major Tata Motors as the company will soon launch compact sedan Zest and hatchback Bolt powered by its Revotron 1.2-litre turbo-charged petrol engines.
“We have developed class leading Revotron engine that will power our upcoming cars — Zest and Bolt. While Zest will be launched in a few days, we are also developing a lot of platforms where this engine can be used,” said Tata Motors President of Passenger Vehicles Business Unit Ranjit Yadav.
“We have chalked out plan till 2020 and you will find new models coming every year. We do not have strong offerings in the petrol segment but this segment is expanding a lot. Our Revotron engines will bring in a new change for us,” added Yadav.The indigenously-developed Revotron engine has already been tested in England and Korea. The engine comes with multi-drive modes - Sport, Eco and City. The company will showcase the engine thorough Revotron labs to customers across 15 cities. It plans to extend the campaign to digital platforms
Tata Motors is also working on various other measures such as enhancing quality of manufacturing facilities and improving customer buying and after sales experience so that it soon gets numero uno position.Yadav added that new vehicles would also cater to global markets and service various attractive segments. Tata Motors Senior Vice President, Programme Planning and Project Management, Girish Wagh said the Revotron range of engines would be manufactured at the company's Pune plant.
"The engines from Revotron series would power the upcoming products from the company's stable," Wagh said. When asked about the progress on the 800cc diesel engine, Wagh said: "The engine is still under development. Whether it will be used in Nano, is still to be decided."He added, however, that Nano with AMT version, which was showcased during Auto Expo, is likely yo be launched next month.