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Volvo XC40 available for India now

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  An SUV seem to be the choice for most in the Indian automotive market, which is now seeing entries in the luxury segment. The luxury SUV segment has seen purchases of 6000 new vehicles in the previous year, and so the new Volvo XC40 is clearly a step in the right direction. The baby SUV was launched in New Delhi on 4th July, 2018. Priced at INR 39.90 lakh, the new XC40 is smaller than the likes of XC60 and XC90. Its competitors are the Mercedes GLA, Audi Q3 and the BMW X1. Here are a few images to show comparisons with them: XC40 vs Q3 XC40 vs X1 XC40 vs GLA Though it is almost the same in length as the Merc, XC40 clearly beats the GLA in terms of width and height. In comparison with the Q3, the Volvo's height and length are more.  Design of the Volvo XC40 is based upon the Compact Modular Architecture (CMA) platform. This has been seen to be a highly effective platform for