Chevrolet offers cash discounts of up to Rs.50,000 on the Spark

Chevrolet India has announced attractive offers for the Spark small car. CarToq spoke to dealers from Delhi, Chennai and found out that Chevrolet is offering cash discounts among other knick-knacks for those who wish to purchase the Spark small car.

Let’s take a quick look at the offer and find out if it’s a good deal.

What is the offer?

Chevrolet is offering a cash discount of Rs. 30,000 – Rs. 55,000 depending on the variants of the Spark. The offer is valid for a limited period only.

Delhi: This offer brings down prices of the Spark 1.0 litre from Rs. 3.54 lakh to Rs.3.01 lakh. Similarly the price of the Spark 1.0 litre LS comes down to Rs. 3.61 from its original on-road price of Rs. 4.0 lakh and the Spark 1.0 litre LT comes down to Rs. 3.93 lakh from the original Rs. 4.25 lakh. Also read: Which is a low maintenance small car: Chevy Spark, Santro or Alto?

Chennai: Post the offer price of the Spark 1.0 has come down to Rs. 2.84 lakh from the original Rs. 3.39 lakh. While prices of the LS and LT models have come down to Rs. 3.68 lakh and Rs. 4.04 lakh respectively. Here’s a table of prices post the offer in Delhi and Chennai with the value of actual discounts.

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How much do buyers save?

Sales of petrol powered cars have been dwindling post the hike in petrol prices and car makers are trying various tricks to make their petrol offerings more affordable.

If one opts for the base variant of the Spark (Spark 1.0), a Delhi buyer will save Rs. 53,000 in total (Rs. 30,000 cash discount + Rs.8,500 worth accessories + Rs. 14,500 worth free services). For the same variant, Chennai buyers will save Rs. 48,000 in total.

If opting for the Spark 1.0 LS variant, Delhi buyers will save Rs. 39,000 in total, while Chennai buyers will save Rs. 55,000 for the same. While those who buy the Spark 1.0 LT variant will save Rs. 30,000 in Delhi and Rs. 52,000 in Chennai.

Price of Competition

Chevrolet Spark competes with Hyundai Santro (Rs. 2.80 – 3.91 lakh), Maruti Suzuki Alto (Rs. 2.32 – 3.28 lakh), Maruti Suzuki Estilo (Rs. 3.27 – Rs. 4.14 lakh), Maruti Suzuki Wagon R (Rs. 3.35 – 4.20 lakh) and Tata Indica eV2 (Rs. 2.98 – Rs. 4.81 lakh). All prices are ex-showroom, Delhi.

Sales of petrol powered cars have been dwindling post the hike in petrol prices and car makers are trying various tricks to make their petrol offerings more affordable.

* Prices mentioned are ex-showroom Delhi and Chennai