Cars on display at a showroom in Patna. Telegraph picture

Patna, Aug. 9: Those of you who wish to buy cars, now is the right time. To accelerate sales in the slump season, car companies and their dealers have started to offer exciting incentives.

Consumers, too, are upbeat about the rebates on offer and are coming out to inquire at least, if not to buy the four-wheelers.

Leading the pack of offers and incentive in the hatchback segment is auto major Maruti Suzuki. The company is offering discounts up to Rs 25,000 on various car models and Rs 20,000 as an incentive over the exchange value of the car besides other incentives offered by its dealers.

Maruti dealer VAU has come out with a new scheme Gold Coin Ki Barsat Car Mela. Customers who purchase cars within the scheme period will get a gold coin weighing 1gm.

“We are offering gold coins to customers. This is a Diwali offer in monsoon. Why should a customer wait till the festival of lights when he or she can avail of the benefit now?” Rajesh Thakur, senior manager (sales) VAU, told The Telegraph.

He added: “We have also made arrangements with six banks so that customers do not face any problem in getting loans for the vehicle. On the first day itself, three cars were booked and over 100 enquiries were made.”

The company is also offering a discount of Rs 24,000 on Wagon R base model, Rs 25,000 on Zen Estilo and Rs 25,000 on Alto LXi, he added.

Similarly, Hyundai is offering a cash discount of up to Rs 42,000 on its most popular passenger car i10. A rebate of Rs 20,000 is also on offer for i20.

“We have received a very enthusiastic response from potential buyers with regard to our offers. People are making enquiries. This offer will be available to those customers who will book their cars by August 15,” S.K. Singh, the sales manager of Ashiana Hyundai, told The Telegraph.

So far, 16 i10s and three i20s have been booked, Singh added. US auto major General Motor’s Chevrolet is offering cash discounts on almost all its wide range of models. The discounts range between Rs 21,000 to Rs 55,000.

This is a good time for customers who wish to buy a Spark. The company is offering a whopping Rs 52,000 discount on its hatchback model of the vehicle.

“We are offering a wide range of discounts on various models to promote our sales. The offer will be valid till end-August,” Arvind Pandey, senior manager (sales), Pandey Motors, said.

He added that the company is offering a discount of up to Rs 21,000 on Beat, Rs 55,000 on Tavera and Rs 25,000 on Aveo.

Ford is not offering any discount or incentive. However, if you purchase the petrol-run model of Figo, you will get a music system, said Rahul Pratap Singh, corporate sales manager, Priyadarshi Ford.

Tata Motors, too, is not offering any discount on its models except Nano. There is a discount between Rs 15,000 and Rs 20,000 on the country’s smallest car.

Those who buy Indica, Indica Vista and Indigo, however, would get insurance offers.