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Volkswagen, German auto major, has disclosed the pricing of its new hatchback car - Volkswagen Polo. The car is priced between Rs 4.34 and Rs 6.70 lakh, ex-showroom, Delhi. The hatchback car will be available in a 1.2 litre mill in petrol and diesel variants. The car is positioned against the likes of Honda Jazz, Maruti Swift, Maruti Ritz, Hyundai i10 and Hyundai i20. The base petrol variant of the Volkswagen Polo has a price tag of Rs 4.34 lakh while the diesel variant of the car is priced at Rs 5.32 lakh.
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Volkswagen, Germany based carmaker is reportedly disclosing price of its upcoming hatchback model Volkswagen Polo in India on February 23. Company is working hard on its plans of launching Polo model with a competitive price tag so that it can sustain the tough competition of compact hatchback segment. Though till now there is no disclosure regarding the price of Polo from the company's side but it is expected that it will be launched in a price range of Rs 4.5 to Rs 6 lakhs in India.
Volkswagen Beetle, the oldest and most popular car model of German car manufacturer Volkswagen, is receiving an extraordinary response from Indian customers as company has already received 300 bookings for the model though buyers have to wait for two to three months for the delivery. The Volkswagen Beetle model was launched in India in the last quarter of 2009. The Volkswagen Beetle model was also showcased in International Delhi auto show with company's upcoming flagship compact hatchback model Volkswagen Polo. Though it has been promoted as an economical car, it costs as high as Rs 20.45 (Delhi, ex-showroom). However, if company decides to produce it in India, it will become dearer by a good margin as for this segment of cars government of India has imposed a 100% import duty. Currently company imports this model in India from its Mexico plant.
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Volkswagen AG, Germany based car manufacturer is all set to fully establish its manufacturing facilities in India so that it can make India as its exporting hub for small cars. As Volkswagen's global competitors Maruti and Hyundai are exporting a large number of small cars from India, the company is looking to eat into the market share of these companies specially in small car segment. Volkswagen will start exporting its vehicles from second quarter of the upcoming fiscal to the markets like South-East Asia, Middle-East and Africa from India. Company will be exporting fully-built models as well as completely knocked-down kits (of its hatchback Polo) from its Pune facility.
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JK Tyre India's one of the largest tyre producer today announced that it has plans of bringing Volkswagen group's popular premier car racing event 'Jetta Cup Race series' in India. According to the company the process of bringing the 'Jetta Cup Race series' in India can take a time period of three years. By bringing this popular racing event in India the company is planning to bring the country on international racing platform. JK Tyre is the co-sponsor with Volkswagen group for the first edition of 'Polo Cup Race' which is scheduled to be organized this year in India. Company is also looking for partners to make the event bigger and better. "We have the resources to take care of the needs along with Volkswagen. But, for the racing spirit to develop in the country, we want to involve more partners," Sharma said.
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Volkswagen, Eurpope’s largest carmaker is all set to launch its premium flagship product in India by March 2010. The Volkswagen Phaeton offers high end luxury features along with top notch technology and pure quality. VW India believes that the Phaeton can be a great brand builder for the Volkswagen brand in India. The Phaeton is equipped with 3.6 L V6 petrol engine which pumps out power of 280 Bhp@ 6250 rpm and maximum torque of 370Nm @ 3500rpm. The car is expected with a price tag of Rs 75 Lakhs (Ex- showroom, Delhi). Volkswagen Phaeton will compete against the likes of the Audi A8, Mercedes Benz S-Class and the BMW 7 Series.
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Suzuki motors has planned to take a stake in Volkswagen, an European automaker as Volkswagen was looking for shareholders and is willing to sell its stake to Suzuki. Suzuki and Volkswagen have signed a comprehensive agreement which has cross shareholding as its part. Europe’s top automaker with a 19.9 percent stake of Suzuki has become its biggest shareholder.
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Delhi Auto Expo 2010 at Pragati Maidan is the largest Indian auto fair. People were excited to see the hottest cars that were revealed in front of them. The luxury car manufacturer, Volkswagen had set a very wide pavilion in 1500 sq meter area at hall number 12. At the entrance there was a reception for providing information about the company and its models. Volkswagen Polo, Polo Cup and Volkswagen Phaeton were displayed on revolving dais. There were gorgeous models deployed to pose around car models who were surprisingly also aware about the technical specifications of Volkswagen cars. The Volkswagen and Tata’s Pavilion at Auto Expo were facing each other. A bold and beautiful Volkswagen logo was fitted at the top of the pavilion. Inside the pavilion the company had also set up a meeting section for their business meetings. The company representatives were providing information to the viewers.
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Today Volkswagen comes up with a major surprise to the viewers by showcasing Volkswagen Race Polo at the grand show. The excitement on the faces of viewers there was quiet apparent and they were on their toes to take pictures. Its a sports version of Volkswagen Polo with a more powerful engine.
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The most awaited Volkswagon Polo, named the 2010 European car has finally come face to face with its viewers today at the Auto Expo. The Volkwagon beauty will be available in showroom from March 2010 with both petrol and diesel engines having three variants in both the engines respectively. The name of the variants are Trend Line, Comfort Line, and High Line. Some of the common features of both the diesel and petrol variants of Volkswagon Polo are its obviously its unique design, adjustable tilt steering, chrome finished exteriors, body colored bumpers, green tinted heat absorbing glass, Halogen Headlamp, Six Year Anti Corrosion Warranty,15inch alloy wheels. The safety features of Volkswagen Polo include Dual front Airbags, Anti Lock Brake(ABS), Central Locking and anti theft Immobiliser. Polo is equipped with power steering and height adjustable seat. On the entertainment front, Volkswagon Polo comes with a CD/MP3 player with four speakers.
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Volkswagen has recently launched its compact car Volkswagen Beetle in India and it is all set to showcase its second launch at Delhi Auto Expo in January 2010. The second launch after Volkswagen Beetle will be Volkswagen Polo - the first family car from VW in India. At present, the company sells Volkswagen Jetta and Volksawagen Passat in India. The Volkswagen Polo which falls in the A2 segment of compact cars in India, has to compete with Fiat Punto and Maruti Swift. However, the commercial launch of the car would be held in March 2010.
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Volkswagen (VW) intends to sell 300 units of its premium small car, Volkswagen Beetle, in India next year. The company has received around 170 bookings for the Volkswagen Beetle. Seeing the response it hopes to sell 300 units of the car in 2010. The super-premium car was launched recently in India. It is priced at Rs 20.90 lakh as it attracts 104 per cent import duty. The small car is imported as a completely built unit from Volkswagen's Mexico plant. The Volkswagen Beetle comes loaded with a 2.0 litre petrol engine with six-speed automatic transmission.
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After the year-end holidays, from around January 10, Suzuki Motor Corp and Volkswagen AG will start the ball rolling on joint projects said Suzuki chief executive Osamu Suzuki. Japan's fourth-largest automaker and Volkswagen last week announced a comprehensive tie-up that will see Europe's top automaker take 19.9 per cent of Suzuki. The new partners have agreed to the fact that they want to develop a competitive, small car as a key to expand sales in developing countries.
Suzuki Motor has long been the top maker of 660cc mini vehicles, a segment that exists only in Japan. The first Alto model, launched in 1979, was Suzuki's first major project. Costing just 470,000 yen ($5,250) it became an instant hit, and cumulative sales in its 30th year hit 10 million units.
Volkswagen India is now planning to launch sub-B segment model Volkswagen Up! in India by late 2010 or early 2011. Volkswagen targets to occupy at least 10 percent market share in India in next 4 years. The new model will be priced below Polo hatchback model and will cost around Rs. 3.5 lakh to 4.5 lakh that fully depends upon the variant.
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German carmaker Volkswagen subordinate of Bugatti Automobiles SAS. Its EB 16.4 is a mid-engine grand on skis car produced by the Volkswagen. Bugatti Veyron zoom past in a blink of an eye. it will come with 8.0Litre, 16 cylinder engine with four turbo-chargers delivers 1001hp. Bugatti Veyron is priced between Rs.5 crore to Rs. 12 crore in India. In the performance of a Formula one car with luxury of a Rolls Royce and drivability Honda car like a club. Its expected to be rolled out by the mid-2010. Its most expensive and fastest acceleration car, which is getting acceleration 0-100kmph in 8.6 seconds.
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Volkswagen AG will be launching it's most expensive and fastest legendary French car brand Bugatti car in India in 2010. Bugatti Veyron, which can driveat a top speed of more than 400 km per hour for the sports and coupe models, will cost anywhere between Rs 5 crore and Rs 12 crore when it hits the Indian roads by the mid-2010. Volkswagen, which has become the world’s largest carmaker with its takeover of Porsche, will import Bugatti cars. Kurt Rippolz, head of communication Volkswagen India, refused to confirm the development. The German carmaker, with a dozen brands in its portfolio includes Scania and Man, is now keen on bringing its high-end products such as the Porsche, Bentley and Lamborghini into India. The company is looking at various ways of using its existing networks and systems to support these brands.
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Volkswagen, the Europeans largest car maker, started production its popular mass-market polo hatchback in India on saturday and said it aimed to catch up to 10 per cent fast growing auto mobile market within the next six years. The Volkswagen Polo a compact hatchback, Volkswagen's rolled out its first locally manufacture from its plant, which is staying in Pune, Western India. The Pune plant capacity to produce 110,000 cars annually, is a key plank in Volkswagen's India strategy. Company has committed US$850 million in the plant, its biggest investment so far in India. Spokesman of Volkswagen Kurt Rippholz told reporters that the company turned into India since 2001, now holds 1.5 per cent of the Indian Market. The Indian price for the polo has not yet been unveil. Spokesman said," Volkswagen will be launched in the mass-market segment and hence this is a important step.
The German car maker Volkswagen will buy nearly 20 percent of Japan's Suzuki for more than 2.5 billion dollars, giving Volkswagen a solid footprint in the Indian automarket. Europe's biggest car maker, already has a strong presence in China but wants to expand its Asian reach in an alliance with the Japanese compact car manufacturer. Suzuki said the 19.9-percent stake is worth about 222.5 billion yen and that it is planning to invest up to one half of the amount received from Volkswagen into shares of Volkswagen. PSA Peugeot Citroen of France had a word with Mitsubishi, and the partners Renault and Nissan have said they would launch 'an ultra low-cost car' in India in 2012 to take on Tata's Nano.
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German carmaker Volkswagen has been launched two new models in India. Its names as Volkswagen Beetle and Volkswagen Touareg. The new Beetle is the very first Volkswagen car with its responsiablity and unique shape people remember about car. The new Volkswagen Beetle is priced at Rs. 20.45 lakh(ex-showroom price in New Delhi). Volkswagen's Passenger Cars Member of Board and Director Neeraj Garg told reporters, "we are exciting to start this new iconic Volkswagen Beetle to India after its success across the world for decennium. New Volkswagen Touareg is sports utility vehicle(SUV).Earlier, which was comes on order only. Director Neeraj Garg said, therefore, now it would be stocked in India.
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Volkswagen Polo India launch is expected by 2010 New Delhi Auto Expo. As India is eagerly waiting to receive this much acclaimed hatchback, meanwhile Volkswagen Polo made another major achievement by winning European Car Of The Year 2010. In this tough competition VW Polo surpassed many world class cars with ease. Toyota I.Q. is the nearest competitor which managed to score 337 points while Polo scored 347 points.
European Car Of The Year 2010 award was decided by a panel of 59 European judges. Almost 33 participants took part in this contest. These cars were chosen by a panel of eminent car journalists across the Europe.
Once a highest-selling car across the world, Volkswagen Beetle, is seeing the same response in India what it got in late 70s. The small luxury car launch in India is scheduled on 4th December, 2009. Already 160 units of Volkswagen Beetle is booked prior to nationwide launch in India. The luxury small car comes at Rs 22 lakh (ex-showroom, Mumbai). The cost of the car is more than it was expected. The reason is import duty as it will be a completely built unit and attracts 110 per cent duty thereby its four times costly than Volkswagen Polo-expected to be showcased in Auto Expo 2010.
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Indian car lovers will be blessed with two launches in the month of December, 2009. According to initial reports, Volkswagen is going to launch its Volkswagen Beetle and Volkswagen Touareg in India on December 5. The Volkswagen Beetle will be a small car while Volkswagen Touareg is a SUV that is expected to be priced at Rs 55 lakh. Whereas Volkswagen Beelte may come around Rs 22 lakh.
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It was on November 11, that readers of TOI saw that ads of the German carmaker’s brands from Beetle to Jetta to Touareg dominated the print world, blocking out other advertisers. A kind of carpet-bombing or certainly called as the roadblock in ad circles was witnessed in Indian print media for the first time. Divya Gururaj, managing director of Mediacom, the media agency that created India’s first print roadblock said, "At Google Hot Trends, Volkswagen was the most searched word on November 11, despite Cyclone Phyan dominating the airwaves that day." It worked.
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Volkswagen AG, the German auto major, has just launched an integrated 360 degree communication campaign using print, electronic, digital and out-of-home media for the first time in India. Now the company is ready to launch its Volkswagen Beetle model in Mumbai on 4th December 2009. The company intends to utilise the Volkswagen Beetle as a brand building tool as it's gearing up to enter the compact car segment by 2010.
The upcoming Volkswagen Beetle would sport a 2.0 litre, 115hp petrol engine mated to a 6-speed automatic transmission. Other features that will be studde with the car will comprise of a rain sensor and cruise control, along with acoustic rear parking sensors to fit into small parking spaces. ABS, traction control, anti-skid system and standard front and side airbags will be it's safety features. In addition remote central locking, heat insulating windshield and side glass, stereo with 6 speakers and CD changer, front centre armrests, power steering, body coloured bumpers and 15 incch alloy wheels features will also be available.
Volkswagen is approaching for it's launch of new car SUV VW Volkswagen Touareg in India, possibly in December 2009. The company had already sold it's models Passat and Jetta in India in the premium sedan segment.
The company will also launch its international best seller small car models VW Polo hatchback which will be available by early 2010. The car is currently undergoing changes to suit the taste and demands of Indian car buyers.
The year 2009 has been the year of auto products launch so far and the end is expected to be same. Volkswagen is reported to bring its Volkswagen Beetle in India by December. The car was developed initially as a people's car but it is not the case in India as the cost would be much higher.
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Volkswagen, German auto manufacturer, is going to launch its Volkswagen Polo in the very first-half of the next year. The information was shared by Neeraj Garg, Member of the Board and Director, Volkswagen Passenger Cars. He added that the sedan version would be unveiled by the end of the next year. Volkswagen Polo is under testing process. The hatchback would be available in petrol and diesel versions. The company is mulling over to launch the Beetle and Touareg in India soon.
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Volkswagen Polo 2010, the Volkswagen model is undergoing a trial production at its Chakan plant near Pune. Volkswagen Polo is set for it's launch in India by March 2010. Volkswagen will start the full commercial production of the plant from January 2010.
Although technical details of the car have not revealed yet but according to sources it is expected to be powered by 1.2L petrol engine and a 1.6L diesel engine later on. It is said that around 70-80 per cent of indigenization will be available as both hatchback and sedan versions.
Since VW has already realized the importance of price sensitivity of the Indian market, VW is making no mistakes while pricing its new model. Volkswagen is targeting a price of Rs. 4 lakh for its brand new car launching by this year-end or early next year. VW is ready to introduce its small car model Volkswagen Polo in the Indian auto market powered by 1.2L petrol engine.
It will sell at least 25,000 units annually in India. The car that will be placed in the A2 segment will fall in the same segment as Honda Jazz. They have probably learned from the fate of other car models that terribly failed due to hefty price tag like Skoda model Skoda Fabia and Honda Jazz that picked up slow.
Volkswagen, German-based auto maker, is learnt to produce its much-awaited car Volkswagen up! In India. The car's production cost will be €900 that is equal to Indian rupees 60,723.18 (on 07-06-09). However the actual selling cost will be altogether different. The Volkswagen up! Was initially showcased as a concept at the Frankfurt Motor Show in 2007. The car will have, the Nano type equipment setting, a rear-engined, rear wheel drive car with a 3.45 meter length.
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Volkswagen India intended to add 25 more outlets in India taking the total outlets to 40 in 2009. in this line the company announced the appointment of Volkswagen Palace Cross as its authorized dealer in Bangalore today. The new showroom ' Volkswagen Palace Cross at Palace Cross road is the second dealership in Bangalore. The showroom would offer premium buying experience to its customers, at par with the Volkswagen’s global standards of sales and services.
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Maik Stephan becomes Managing Director of ‘Volkswagen Group Sales India Private Limited’, the Group’s sales company in India, with effect from June 1, 2009. In a function held in Mumbai, the company announced the new officials in India. In this function he reports to Joerg Mueller, Volkswagen Group Chief Representative India and President & Managing Director of ‘Volkswagen India Private Limited’. Also with effect from June 1, 2009, Lutz Kothe fills the vacant post of Chief General Manger Marketing and PR at the Volkswagen brand. In this capacity he reports to Neeraj Garg, Director Volkswagen Passenger Cars Division at ‘Volkswagen Group Sales India Private Limited’.
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At this year's New York Auto Show, an independent jury of 59 selected the Volkswagen Golf for the prestigious World Car of the Year award. The world car of the year award is often considered as the most indisputable as its jury comittee is entirely independent and is formed by the automobile journalists of 22 different countries around the world. To qualify any car for this award state is that it must be on sale in at least 2 continents around the world.
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Volkswagen is ready to launch Volkswagen Polo by end of this year. The car will be manufacutured specially for Indian customers. The car will competee with Maruti's Swift, Hyundai Getz and Tata Indica. The car is expected to be priced around Rs. 4 lakh and above. Volkswagen will also roll out its Passat model , which will don a price tag of Rs 30 lakh which will be rolled out from Skoda Auto manufacturing utility.
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The International Finance Corporation (IFC) will provide a loan up to €60 million from its own account and a syndicated loan up to €75 million to Volkswagen India’s Plant in Pune. Volkswagen India’s plant at Chakan in Pune was inaugurated recently. IFC may consider an equity or quasi-equity component within the proposed €60 million investment, according to information on IFC’s Web site. IFC will also explore the possibility of offering advisory services to further develop Volkswagen’s local supplier base.
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Volkswagen Group’s Pune plant was officially opened. The Governor of Maharashtra, Shri. S. C. Jamir, and Prof. Dr. Jochem Heizmann, Member of the Board of Management of Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft with responsibility for ‘Group Production’, officially opened the new Volkswagen Group’s plant in India on Tuesday in the presence of some 500 international guests. For Volkswagen, the new production facility in Pune is a major stepping stone towards achieving its ambitious growth targets on the Indian subcontinent.
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Jochem Heizmann, member of the Board of Management of Germany;s Volkawagen, agreed with the statement of all experts that there would be strong growth from 1.2 million vehicles at the moment to over 2 million in the following five years. He also added that India is feeling the effects of the global financial and economic crisis and growth of the local automobile market has slowed down in the second half of 2008. Heizmann took part in inauguration of Volkawagen's new plant in western India. He said that the new plant would have 2,500 employees by 2010. The plant should eventually roll out 110,000 vehicles per year.
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Volkswagen’s Chakan plant will be inaugurated on Tuesday. VW’s Polo hatchback and sedan will be manufactured from here. Skoda Fabia will be produced in the plant after two months. It is expected that both the cars will be launched in India next year. The hatchback is expected to launch within the first quarter of 2010 and the sedan in the second quarter.
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Leading car manufacturer Volkswagen registered a record sales growth last year. Company met all of its targets of sales and revenue of last year and this was the record figure in the history of Volkswagen. the sales revenue of the company grown up by 4.5% While the unit sales of the company growed by around 1.3%. Company's profit figure rose up by 3% compare to last year. Company sold 6.3 million vehicles.
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One of the worlds largest car manufacturer Volkswagen is planning to launch people's car Beetle in India. According to company the car is expected to launch in India in the month of October this year. Volkswagen is also planning to launch its hatchback Polo next year in the country. Currently company is also planning to invest Rs 3600 crore in its pune plant in India.
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Volkswagen Financial Services AG, Europe’s largest financial service provider for the automotive industry, has founded a subsidiary in India as Volkswagen Finance Pvt. Ltd., with effect from 16 January 2009. The company has its headquarters in Mumbai.
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Porsche group has taken over the place of Volkswagen by taking over all its shares. Till now Volkswagen was the biggest European car maker, but now will arrive a new name! It is estimated that with this step the company is surely going to increase in the participation of the group capital of the company by nearly 50.76%, as compared to the existing 42%
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Volkswagen, Germany based car maker, begins to construct its building at its Chattanooga plant. It is the part of $577-million incentives package. In some upcoming weeks, Chattanooga plant will have a huge large building. "This is just a perfect start, I have seen many such projects and this is the best start we ever had," according to Thilo Brockhaus, VW's project manager for the Chattanooga auto assembly plant.
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Autocar India one among the leading car magazines of India, in a recent issue has given a notification for the 'Executive car of the year 2009'. The model variant Volkswagen Jetta was launched in the year 2008. Within five months of its launch the company launched nearly 1000 units of its model.
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Europe’s largest car maker, Volkswagen group, is now ready to roll out cars from its Chakan based manufacturing plant by April 2009. The deadline of the project has been pre-poned nearly a year ahead of its schedule. The decision from the company comes as a result of increase in Volkswagen Group’s sales despite the slump in the Indian car market. The company has registered a 66% growth in this year from the month of January to October.
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