Mangaluru, August 28: The Maruti has launched its all new Ciaz sedan variant at NEXA on Airport Road here on Monday.

Mandovi Motors, the first Maruti dealer in Karnataka, Chairman Aroor Kishore Rao, director Aroor Sanjay Rao, CGM Nerenki Parshwanath, AGM (Sales) Chetan Shriyan, Customer Muhammad Shafeeq on behalf of Fatima Zohra Mumtaz, Sohan Alva and Adrian Alva were present during the launching of the vehicle.

Being the first Maruti dealer in Karnataka, the Mandovi Motors, with its largest number of sales, workshops and True Value outlets, has sold over 3.7 lakh cars and serviced over 4.1 million cars over the last 34 years in Bengaluru, Mysuru and Mangaluru.

Ciaz is the first car in India to be powered by next generation Smart Hybrid Technology with Lithium-ion battery and a revolutionary new engine i.e all-new 1.5 litre K15 Petrol Engine for enhanced performance with dynamic new front design and advanced safety features.

Over the past four years, Ciaz has redefined the sedan segment with its class leading space, design and sophistication.

Launched in 2014, Ciaz became the most popular mid-size premium sedan under A3 segment. Maintaining its leadership in the segment, Ciaz has sold over 2,20,000 units since its launch.

Retailed through the NEXA network, Ciaz has set a benchmark for customers in the mid-sized premium sedan market. The top end (Alpha) variant of Ciaz contributes a phenomenal 41% of its total sales.

“With fresh changes, we are confident that the new Ciaz will present a complete package in line with aspirations of evolving customers”, a statement from NEXA said.



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Chandigarh (PTI): The Congress on Thursday announced candidates for eight of the nine Lok Sabha seats it is contesting in Haryana, fielding former Union minister Kumari Selja, Rajya Sabha MP Deepender Hooda and youth leader Divyanshu Budhiraja, besides two sitting MLAs.

The party has also fielded former MP Jai Prakash and leaders Satpal Brahmachari and Mahendra Pratap, according to the list released late Thursday evening.

The Congress is contesting nine of the 10 Lok Sabha seats in Haryana. It has not yet announced its candidate for the Gurugram constituency.

The Aam Aadmi Party, a constituent of the opposition INDIA bloc, will contest the Kurukshetra seat.

Congress general secretary and former Union minister Selja will contest from the Sirsa (reserved) seat and sitting MLAs Varun Choudhary and Rao Dan Singh from the Ambala (reserved) and the Bhiwani-Mahendragarh Lok Sabha seats, respectively.

Deepender Hooda, son of former chief minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda, will enter the fray from Rohtak. He has represented the Rohtak parliamentary constituency three times in the past.

Jai Prakash has been fielded from Hisar, the Congress' Haryana youth wing president Divanshu Budhiraja from Karnal, Satpal Brahmachari from Sonipat and Mahendra Pratap from Faridabad.