Maruti Suzuki India’s most favoured in 2021
NEW DELHI: Maruti Suzuki India Limited continues to be the most preferred car brand in the country. In 2021, 8 out of top 10 best-selling passenger vehicles were Maruti Suzuki, first time, in a calendar year. These eight vehicles include WagonR, Swift, Baleno, Alto 800, Dzire, Vitara Brezza, Eeco and Ertiga. Ertiga joined the top […]
Maruti lines up Rs 18,000 crore investment for new manufacturing plant in Haryana
NEW DELHI: The country’s largest carmaker Maruti Suzuki India (MSI) is planning to invest around Rs 18,000 crore on a new manufacturing facility in Haryana, as per a top company official. The new plant would replace the company’s Gurugram-based facility and is expected to have an installed production capacity of 7.5-10 lakh units per annum. […]
Maruti, Toyota, Mahindra & Mahindra remain bullish on long-term growth of used car business
NEW DELHI: Leading automakers Maruti Suzuki India (MSI), Mahindra & Mahindra and Toyota Kirloskar Motor are bullish on the long-term growth prospects of their respective used car verticals even as the second wave of COVID-19 continues to pose severe challenges to the business activities across the country. The companies remain a bit circumspect regarding the […]
Maruti introduces accessories to protect customers from coronavirus
NEW DELHI: The country’s largest carmaker Maruti Suzuki India (MSI) on Thursday said it has introduced a range of accessories, including face shield visor and masks, amid the coronavirus pandemic. The company’s ‘Health and Hygiene’ genuine accessories for car and personal care are priced from Rs 10 to Rs 650, MSI said in a statement. […]
Lower demand, protectionist measures abroad may dent value creation: Maruti
NEW DELHI: Maruti Suzuki India (MSI) has said headwinds like softening of demand in the domestic market and protectionist measures abroad may impact its ability to create value in the short term. The company, which has over 50 per cent market share in the domestic passenger vehicle industry, has been impacted by sluggish offtake and […]
Maruti Q1 net dips 32 per cent at Rs 1,377 crore
NEW DELHI: The country’s largest carmaker Maruti Suzuki India (MSI) on Friday reported 31.67 per cent decline in consolidated net profit at Rs 1,376.8 crore for the first quarter ended June 30, on account of lower sales volume and higher depreciation expenses. It had posted a net profit of Rs 2,015.1 crore in April-June 2018-19, […]
Maruti to set up hospital, school in Gujarat; earmarks Rs 125 crore for the projects
NEW DELHI: The country’s largest carmaker Maruti Suzuki India (MSI) said it will set up a multi-speciality hospital and a senior secondary school in Sitapur in Gujarat. Both projects will be fully-funded as CSR initiatives by MSI with an investment of around Rs 125 crore over a five-year period, it said in a statement. “Suzuki […]
Maruti won’t be selling diesel cars from April 2020
NEW DELHI:India’s largest carmaker Maruti Suzuki India (MSI) will discontinue sale of diesel cars in the country from April next year, coinciding with the transition of the automobile industry to stricter BS VI emission norms, a top company official said on Thursday. The auto major currently gets 23 per cent of its total sales in […]
Maruti Alto K10 to cost Rs 23,000 more after new safety feature in car
NEW DELHI: The country’s largest carmaker Maruti Suzuki India (MSI) on Thursday said it has upgraded its hatchback Alto K10 with various safety features leading to a price increase of the model by up to Rs 23,000 in Delhi/NCR. The model now comes with various safety features like ABS (anti-lock braking system) with EBD (electronic […]
Maruti launches WagonR’s CNG variants
NEW DELHI: Maruti Suzuki India Wednesday launched two CNG variants of its newly launched hatchback WagonR priced at Rs 4.84 lakh and Rs 4.89 lakh (ex-showroom Delhi). The factory fitted WagonR S-CNG will be available in Lxi and Lxi(O) variants powered by 1 litre engine and priced at Rs 4.84 lakh and Rs 4.89 lakh, […]
Maruti launches new WagonR at Rs 4.19 lakh
NEW DELHI: The India’s largest carmaker Maruti Suzuki India (MSI) Wednesday launched a new version of its hatchback WagonR priced between Rs 4.19 lakh and Rs 5.69 lakh (ex-showroom). The new WagonR comes with a new 1.2 litre petrol engine option along with another choice of 1 litre powertrain. It also comes with an automatic […]
Working overtime to meet BS-VI norm ahead of April 2020 deadline:Maruti
NEW DELHI: With the Supreme Court fixing April 1, 2020, deadline for the sale of only BS-VI-compliant vehicles, Maruti Suzuki India (MSI) is working ‘overtime’ to make over 40 variants of powertrains across more than 15 models meet the stricter emission norms, according to a senior company official. The company has also reinforced manpower in […]
Maruti launches WagonR limited edition
NEW DELHI: Maruti Suzuki India (MSI) on Friday said it has launched a limited edition of its compact hatchback WagonR, which comes with two optional accessories kits, priced at Rs 15,490 and Rs 25,490, respectively. WagonR Limited Edition comes with various added features including reverse parking sensors. “WagonR customers have always valued substance and style; […]