Renult HBC (rumor)
According to a new report from Economic Times, the Renault new compact SUV will
go on sale between October to December 2019.
The new compact SUV (codename: Renault HBC) will be
based on the CMF-A+ platform, a modified version of the Renault Kwid‘s
platform, and will compete with the Maruti Vitara Brezza and the Ford EcoSport.
B-segment SUVs have been highly successful in India,
especially the sub-4 models ones like those mentioned above. Moved by the
growing popularity of the sub-compact SUVs in the market, Volkswagen (with
next-gen Polo-based SUV), Tata Motors (with Nexon) and Honda (with WR-V) join
this league by the end of the decade.
Whether the Renault HBC will be a sub-4 metre SUV
cannot be said with certainty just yet. Changes in the classification of
vehicles for taxation to be brought in once GST is implemented could influence
this decision.
