The auto industry is going through a slowdown in the sales department but the makers are displaying their confidence in the market. The evidence for this can be found in the mid-size compact SUV segment where the average customer today is spoilt for choice with the models like Tata Harrier, Mahindra XUV500, and Jeep Compass already in the market and MG Hector having been launched recently. Kia Seltos is also all geared up to make an entry in the segment next month with the bookings for the SUV already underway. With the plethora of choices, the customers are also making purchases left and right and this has resulted in huge waiting periods on some of the models in the segment. The table below shows the waiting period for some opf the
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Cities |
Jeep Compass |
Mahindra XUV500 |
Tata Harrier |
MG Hector (Automatic) |
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New Delhi |
1 week |
No waiting |
1 month |
3 Months |
|
Bengaluru |
20 days |
No waiting |
No waiting |
3 Months |
|
Mumbai |
1 month |
2 weeks |
4 weeks |
6 Months |
|
Hyderabad |
2 months |
4 weeks |
No waiting |
6 Months |
|
Pune |
25 days |
No waiting |
1 month |
3 Months |
|
Chennai |
2 months |
No waiting |
1 month |
6 Months |
|
Jaipur |
15 days |
25 days |
No waiting |
4 Months |
|
Ahmedabad |
15 days |
No waiting |
15 days |
6 Months |
|
Gurugram |
15 days |
No waiting |
No waiting |
5 Months |
|
Lucknow |
1 week |
No waiting |
No waiting |
3 Months |
|
Kolkata |
1 month |
4 weeks |
No waiting |
No waiting |
|
Thane |
1 month |
2 weeks |
4 weeks |
6 Months |
|
Surat |
No waiting |
2 weeks |
45 days |
5 Months |
|
Ghaziabad |
N.A. |
No waiting |
4 weeks |
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|
Chandigarh |
15 days |
No waiting |
4 weeks |
4 Months |
|
Patna |
2 months |
2 weeks |
45 days |
1.5 Months |
|
Coimbatore |
No waiting |
3 weeks |
1 month |
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|
Faridabad |
N.A. |
No waiting |
2 months |
5 Months |
|
Indore |
45 days |
No waiting |
6 weeks |
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|
Noida |
N.A. |
1 month |
No waiting |
7 Months |
The data compiled from different cities of India shows the car with the maximum waiting period time is MG Hector, as it should be as the SUV has been launched in the market only recently. The highest waiting period for MG Hector is in Noida where a customer will have to wait for a maximum of 7 months!
Talking of other models here, the highest waiting period for Jeep Compass is 2 months for the cities of Hyderabad and Patna. Moving on to Mahindra XUV500, the maximum waiting period for the Indian maker’s SUV is 4 weeks for the cities of Hyderabad and Kolkata. Then comes the Tata Harrier, and the most one will have to wait for the SUV will be 45 days in the cities of Patna and Surat.