Gallery: the best of New Delhi motor show 2020

Skoda Vision IN

Skoda has announced ambitious plans to increase its sales almost eightfold in India over the next few years to 100,000 units and much of that success relies on how well the production version of its new Vision IN SUV is received. The Vision IN is underpinned by a locally tuned version of the MQB A0 platform that uses more than 90% of local parts as well as raised ground clearance to make it more suitable to India’s poor road conditions. Sales will start by the end of the year and it will be joined by a new notchback using shared underpinnings next year.

Read more: New Skoda Vision IN is bespoke SUV for Indian market​

Volkswagen Taigun

The Taigun, a name first used on concepts in 2012 and 2014 when it was based on the Volkswagen Up city car, finally makes production in 2020 but this time based on the MQB A0 platform as a sibling to the Skoda Vision IN. Like the Skoda, it will end up with a closely related notchback sharing its underpinnings. Intriguingly, Skoda is viewed as a more premium brand than VW in India and it is Skoda that has been chosen to be in charge of the Volkswagen Group’s operations in India.

Read more: Volkswagen launches new Taigun crossover in India

MG Marvel X

MG Motor’s vast show stand includes 14 models and marks the first time it has exhibited at the New Delhi motor show. Although a large proportion of the models may appear new, many are in fact rebadged versions of Roewe models already on sale in China. Parent firm SAIC has chosen MG to lead the charge in India. Among the ‘new’ MGs is a sleek electric SUV coupé called Marvel X. MG is also heavily emphasising its British roots on its show stand, with mock buildings next  to road sign names that include Oxford Street and Abbey Road.

Great Wall

Great Wall’s Haval brand has become the largest in China for selling SUVs and now it is beginning exports to India. As such, Great Wall is making its New Delhi show debut in 2020. China’s best-selling SUV, the Haval H6, is among the Indian market debuts, alongside the smaller H4 that’s set to reach India in 2021.

Maruti Suzuki Futuro-e

Maruti Suzuki enjoys just under 50% of the entire Indian market, a dominant position it has made the most of with a series of models that sit under India’s tax-friendly sub-4.0m threshold, as well as a vast dealer network to sell them. It hasn’t been quite as quick off the mark with SUVs as rivals such as Hyundai but it has shown plans to address that today with a new concept called Futuro-e that previews a new SUV model. The production version will be a Creta rival that will usher in a new design language for Maruti Suzuki models.

Renault K-ZE

The Kwid is Renault’s low-cost micro-SUV for India and it is now set to spawn an electric version called K-ZE, which will first go on sale in China later this year. The range is claimed to be 155 miles from a 26.8kWh battery pack that powers the car via a 45bhp, 92lb ft electric motor. The KZ-E is expected to be assembled in India.