XUV500 convoy to drive across Asia

The second ASEAN-India car rally, set to kickoff on November 26, 2012, will run across ten countries and field 31 XUV500s supplied by M&M.

Published on Oct 30, 2012 05:01:00 PM

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The second ASEAN-India car rally, celebrating 20 years of ASEAN-India relations, will kick off on November 26, 2012, in Indonesia. After the opening ceremony, the rally will begin in Singapore and run its course across 10 countries, including Malaysia, Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam, Lao PDR, Thailand, Myanmar and India.

The rally is organised by the Ministry of External Affairs and the Confederation of Indian Industry with the aim of spreading awareness about India’s relations with its ASEAN neighbours. The rally will have 31 SUVs, all XUV500s, supplied by Mahindra & Mahindra. It was first held in 2004 and flagged off by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.

The rally is expected to end at Guwahati on December 17 with a flag-down by Industries Minister, Kamal Nath. A total of 124 people will participate in the rally, with each nation having two teams of four people in two cars. En route, events will be held in each participating ASEAN nation.

The rally covers a distance of 7,610km across varied terrain. This promises to be a historic journey!

Proposed Route Map:

Ceremonial Flag off

November 26 - Indonesia

November 27 - Indonesia

Leg 1

November 27 - 28- Singapore

November 28 - Singapore-> Malaysia

November 29 - Malaysia -> Thailand

November 30 – December 2- Thailand

December 3- Thailand -> Cambodia

December 3 - 5- Cambodia

December 6- Cambodia-> Vietnam

Leg 2

December 7- Vietnam-> Cambodia-> Laos

Day 7-9 - Laos

December 10- Laos-> Thailand

December 11- Thailand-> Myanmar

December 11-14 - Myanmar

December 15 - Myanmar-> India (Kohima)

December 16- India(Guwahati)

December 17 – Guwahati (Flag in)

XUV500 convoy to drive across Asia

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