India, Nov. 19 -- Mahindra and Mahindra is preparing a slew of launches for the Indian market. One of the major ones will be the facelifted version of the XUV 700, which is slated to go on sale by the end of December or early January. However, more importantly, it seems like the homegrown manufacturer has decided to rename the SUV when it gets launched. The brand has filed a trademark filing for the 'XUV 7XO' moniker. This is not the first time that Mahindra has renamed its product. Earlier, the XUV300 was renamed to XUV 3XO. This is not it, the brand also has trademark filings for XUV 1XO and XUV 5XO nameplates as well. So, there could be new products in the future that might use these names.

The exterior of the XUV 7XO will boast a new...