Carmakers in India are still recovering from the hit which car sales took from several headwinds in 2018. Automakers have been witnessing sluggish demand for the last four months which is been due to factors like rising fuel prices, onetime payment of insurance premium and a rise in interest rates. India's largest carmaker- Maruti Suzuki has recorded a marginal volume growth of 1 per cent in December 2018 selling 119,804 units of passenger vehicles against 118,560 Units in the same month last year. The growth was largely sustained by the Utility Vehicle (UV) segment as the Vitara Brezza continued to perform well. New models- the recently launched 2018 Maruti Suzuki Ertiga and 2018 Ciaz too remained in Demand. However, the mini and compact car segment which together constitutes a huge chunk of volumes witnessed muted sales which in-turn had a significant impact on volumes.

The new Ford Freestyle Flair is the new range-topping trim in the Freestyle line-up and brings a sense of sportiness with new styling treatment, in-turn helping it to rival subcompact SUVs and premium hatches.

The new Ford Freestyle Flair Edition is based on the top-spec Titanium+ variant of the regular model. Offered in both petrol and diesel options. Compared to the regular top-spec Freestyle, the new Flair Edition is Rs. 30,000 more expensive.

Ford India today launched a new special edition Freestyle for the festive season. Christened the Ford Freestyle Flair Edition, the new model will be offered in both petrol and diesel option, priced 7.69 lakh and Rs. 8.79 lakh (ex-showroom, Delhi) respectively.

The Ford Freestyle has been unveiled in India even before it enters market like Europe and Brazil and opens up a new segment for the company here.