If you’re planning to buy a car this festive season, you might have to wait a longer due to global chip shortage that’s still hampering vehicles’ production. The limited supply of semiconductors and constant high demand of cars have impacted the automobile industry severely. Some of the popular models such as Mahindra Scorpio N, Mahindra Thar, Mahindra XUV700, Hyundai Creta and Kia Carens have been attracting long waiting periods. Here’re details of India’s top 3 UVs (utility vehicles) that command highest waiting period in the market.
Mahindra Scorpio N
Mahindra Scorpio N currently commands a waiting period of up to 2 years (Z8 and Z6 variants only). The SUV’s range-topping Z8L variant can be had after a wait of 20 months. Deliveries of the new Scorpio N have been started from 26th September 2022. The company has already revealed that the top-end Z8L variant will be delivered on priority. The SUV gathered 1 lakh bookings in just 30 minutes after opening of the booking window. It comes with the 2.0L turbo petrol and 2.2L diesel engines and manual and automatic gearbox options. More details here…
Mahindra XUV700
At present, the Mahindra XUV700 has a waiting period of up to 16 months that will vary variant-wise. Its MX, AX3 and AX5 petrol variants are being promised to deliver within 2-3 months. The diesel models, which are high in-demand, command a waiting period of up to 10 months. The waiting period of the fully-loaded AX& petrol and diesel variants is up to 15 months. The AX7 L can be had within 16 months. The XUV700 model lineup is available with the 2.0L turbo petrol and 2.2L turbo mHawk diesel engines. More details here…
Kia Carens
Kia’s latest offering in the compact MPV segment – Carens – has been receiving overwhelming response from buyers. The top-end Prestige Plus and Luxury Plus DCT automatic variants are said to witness a waiting period of up to 8 months. While the 1.4L turbo petrol variants has a waiting period of up to 5-6 months, its all diesel variants come with a waiting period of 809 months. The Kia Carens Luxury Plus diesel automatic variant can be had after a wait of up to 10 months. The MPV is being offered with the 115bhp, 1.5L NA petrol, 140bhp, 1.4L turbo petrol and 115bhp, 1.5L diesel engine options. More details here…
