Renault Still Keen to See Bajaj's Small Car

The Indian division of French carmaker Renault is still waiting to see the project Bajaj Auto is working on and only after that decide on the branding and marketing of the vehicle, as the partnership signed in 2008 states. According to the deal, Renault and Nissan will be in charge with branding, selling and marketing of the new model but Bajaj has until now postponed the launch of the car twice.

“We have not seen the car being developed by Bajaj. We will take a decision on whether to partner on branding and marketing the vehicle only when we see the final product. The product being developed by Bajaj has to be a car for us to go ahead with the agreement,” said Jerome Stoll, executive vice-president (sales & marketing) at Renault.

Although not many things are known regarding Bajaj's project, company officials remain tightlipped. “I have no comments at this stage," Bajaj Auto MD Rajiv Bajaj was quoted as saying by BSMotoring.com.

Still, this doesn't mean that Bajaj doesn't have high expectations from the small car when, and more important, if, it will hit the market. Indian Express writes that the country's second largest two-wheeler manufacturer is even considering using the platform for future projects that would see more low-budget vehicles hit the market in the upcoming years.

“It’s true (that Bajaj would launch more passenger vehicles) but too early to elaborate upon as this is competitively sensitive information,” Rajiv Bajaj told the aforementioned source without providing too many details though.