Buying a car? Here are some attractive offers!

One of the world's fastest growing automotive industries has hit an all-time low. The Indian auto industry, which sold a total of 2,13,362 units in February 2012, has dropped down to a figure of 1,58,513 units in the same month this year.

The massive drop of 25.7% that the month of February has brought over the market is being claimed by the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM) to be the worst since the notorious 40% drop that the industry had to go through back in December 2000.

What makes the situation even worse is the fact that even the future does not seem to be very bright for the Indian car bazaar for 2013, as predicted by SIAM.

So, it is in this dull and gloomy scenario that the automakers have decided to bring forward some very interesting and extremely profitable schemes, discounts and offers for the Indian buyers.

Be it Maruti, Mahindra, Tata or Skoda, everybody is set upon clocking in some respectable sales for March even if it means that they have to think up some pretty wild schemes.

Here are the four most eye-catching offers from some of the most prominent brands...

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Buy Rapid, Get Fabia Free!

Coming up with an unbelievably exciting scheme to boost sales, a Gujarat-based dealership of Skoda India had decided to give away a Skoda Fabia absolutely free of cost to their Skoda Rapid buyers.

According to the terms of the offer, every person who buys a Rapid gets to take home a Fabia five years after the purchase.

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Depending on whether the purchased Rapid is a petrol or a diesel model, the fuel option of the Fabia will also vary accordingly.

Also, all the additional expenses such as taxes (VAT, road tax etc.) and insurance cover for the hatchback will have to be borne by the buyer themselves.

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Apart from this unique offer, a Rs 1 lakh discount scheme is already on the go on Skoda Rapid across the pan-India dealerships of the company.

However, buyers are allowed to avail the benefits of only one of the two offers at a time and not both.

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No more waiting to take your Swift Diesel home!

For Maruti fans across the country, there could be no better time to go shopping than RIGHT NOW!

And that's because the most trusted car brand of India has come up with not one but two very attractive schemes for its customers.

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Starting with the one on which time is running out pretty quickly, Maruti Suzuki Swift Diesel has been put on an 'instant delivery' offer where the long waiting periods that usually come attached to the purchase of this bestseller have been reduced to zero.

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Allowing buyers to instantly take away their Swift Diesel home, this scheme will be coming to an end on March 17.

The second scheme that the MSI camp is offering its buyers is a brilliant discount on its flagship hatchback, Maruti Suzuki Ritz.

Introducing a discount of Rs 45,000 on the oil-burners and that of Rs 25,000 on the petrol variants, this new offer is definitely going to give a big push to the sales of the Ritz.

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Tata Nano: Swipe and take away!

With the latest offer on Tata Nano now put into effect, the most affordable car of the country has just become an even more attractive buy.

Aimed at reducing the delay and hassle associated with car purchase to a minimum, Tata Motors has now introduced a truly irresistible offer on Nano.

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According to this new scheme, all a buyer needs to do is swipe their credit card and they can take away a Tata Nano home right at that very instant.

What's more, the customer is not required to pay the whole cost of ownership at one go.

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For their convenience, an attractive EMI scheme has also been put forward by the company, which allows the amount on the buyer's credit card to be split into 12 easy monthly instalments of Rs 8,333 each to paid over a duration of an year with 0% interest rate.

However, to avail the benefits of this eye-catching scheme, the customer must have a credit card of either of the 5 banks namely, Axis, HSBC, ICICI, Kotak Mahindra or Standard Chartered.

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Re 1 + Old Car = Brand New Volkswagen Vento!

Open only for a limited period of time, the sales booster scheme that Volkswagen India has thought of in this 'slowdown' scenario is not only attractive but very interesting too.

According to this new offer, buyers can bring in any of their old cars and take away a spanking new Volkswagen Vento in its exchange for a token amount of just Re 1.

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As far as the difference amount is concerned, that can be paid even an year after the purchase is made but only if the old car is worth at least half the price of the new Vento.

Otherwise, the difference amount would have to be paid right then and there.

Flagged off on the 14th of February, this offer was earlier made valid for just a few days.

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However, following the enthusiastic response received from the Indian crowds, the scheme has been extended further.

So, if you are willing to replace your old car with a glittering new beauty, it is time for you to hurry up and rush to the nearest Volkswagen dealership!

But don't forget to take the Re 1 coin with you in all the haste!