BANGALORE: Automobile major Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd (Mahindra) will be launching a new campaign, including TVCs’, over the next few days for its upgraded SUV Xylo. The earlier version of the Xylo was launched in January 2009.

“There will be two parts of the campaign – the first TVC and other initiatives will be to announce the new Xylo and the second one that will follow a few weeks later will talk about the product,” said Mahindra Automotive division’s VP of Sales & Marketing Vijay Nakra at the launch of the vehicle in Bangalore.

Initially the new Xylo will be launched in select major towns and cities in the country and then rolled out across the rest of India.

“At present we will be on news, sports, some GECs’, channels such as Discovery and NGC. We plan to go to regional channels after about 4 to 6 weeks once the all India launch has been completed,” revealed Nakra to http://indiantelevision.com.

Nakra could not reveal the amount that Mahindra would spend on the new Xylo campaign, but said that it would be adequate.

The two TVCs’ showcased by Mahindra today at the launch of the new Xylo featured ace photographer Atul Kasbekar with some models. The print and the dealership outlet creatives will also feature Kasbekar and some of the models that have posed for him.

Interface, which handled the earlier Xylo creative duties, will continue to do so for the new Xylo. Lodestar Universal handles the media buying for the new Xylo.