Mumbai, Jan 15 (PTI) Homegrown auto major Tata Motorshas launched an automatic (AMT) version of its hatchback Tiagoin Bangladesh.Equipped with 1.2-l petrol engine, the Tiago AMT willbe available at over 20 Tata Motors showrooms in Bangladesh ata starting price of 14.95 lakh taka, the company said in astatement today.The car comes with four gear positions-- automatic,neutral, reverse and manual. In addition, it also comes withtwo drive modes -- sports and city."The car reflects our commitment to bring in excitingtechnology-driven latest cars into Bangladesh," Abdul MatlubAhmad, chairman of the Dhaka-based Nitol Niloy Group,distributor, said.With class leading features, outstanding fuelefficiency, the AMT version of Tiago is extremely suitablefor Dhaka streets, he said."The Tiago has been instrumental in the growth of TataMotors' brand across the passenger vehicle market and we arehappy to launch the Tiago AMT. We are confident that it willfurther expand the market for us," Tata Motors president forpassenger vehicles business unit Mayank Pareek was quoted assaying.Launched in April 2016, the Tiago with its consistentsales has played a key role in the turnaround plan of thecompany's passenger vehicle business.Tata Motors reportedly shipped out almost 5,000 Tiagos on an average each month to dealerships across the country with 1.1 lakh units sold so far in the domestic market. PTI

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