<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><root available-locales="en_US," default-locale="en_US"><static-content language-id="en_US"><![CDATA[<p>After a year of operations Renault India has expanded to 35 dealerships and has launched the 'Pulse' to reach out to the A2 segment of cars. "We also plan to localise our K9K series diesel engines," says Marc Nassif, CEO of Renault India. The price range of the car ex showroom would be around Rs 5.70 and 6.50 lakh available only in diesel.<br><br>Renault plans to sell 1,00,000 cars in three years. It has already launched the premium sedan the Fluence and the premium SUV Koleos. However, although the much awaited sub ten lakh SUV Duster was launched, it would be on Indian roads only by November. "We have produced a few cars. But they are testing in Chennai and we need to tweak a few things," says Nassif. Renault believes Indian appetite for cars is only growing and can sell 6 million cars a year by the end of the decade.<br><br>"The Indian market sold only six hundred thousand cars a decade ago and now it is a big market which Renault cannot ignore," says Katsumi Nakamura, EVP Asia Africa for Renault. The Renault Nissan Alliance sells over 6 million cars globally and the fourth largest automaker in the world.<br><br>Now the only surprise left is the 5th car which Renault has promised, sources say that it could be on the same platform as the Nissan Sunny. The alliance partners will be a force to reckon with once their diesel engines are localised.</p>