DriveInside.com | Wednesday November 19, 2008
Maruti Suzuki India Limited (MSIL) launched its new compact hatchback, the Maruti A-Star, today. The A-Star will be priced between Rs. 3.47 and Rs. 4.12 lakh and Maruti is hopeful of selling 4000 units of the car every month. Its annual target is a sale of 50,000 units within India and 100,000 units globally.
The A-Star is equipped with an all Read More...
DriveInside.com | Wednesday November 19, 2008
Maruti Alto, the largest selling car model in the Indian market, touched the 10 lakh sales mark this week, a milestone that took Maruti eight years to reach. The 10th lakh unit of the Alto had already been manufactured at Maruti's Gurgaon plant in February this year. The car is exported to several European countries, including France, Germany, Read More...
DriveInside.com | Monday November 17, 2008
Car manufacturers Maruti, Volkswagen and General Motors are working on bringing out car models that will be manufactured completely in India, using the technical expertise of Indian engineers. These cars will be built specifically for the Indian market, with the tastes and needs of the Indian buyer in mind.
Maruti and Volkswagen have already Read More...
DriveInside.com | Monday November 17, 2008
Maruti Suzuki India Limited (MSIL) will go ahead with the plan to expand its workforce, despite the slowdown in the auto industry. The company had recently talked about its plans to strengthen its engineering and design competencies by nearly doubling its engineering base, which stands at 560 today, to 1,000 by 2010. “We plan to take the total Read More...
DriveInside.com | Thursday October 23, 2008
India's leading car manufacturer Maruti Suzuki India Limited inaugurated its next-generation KB-series engine plant. The new series engine is another significant initiative undertaken by the Company towards offering the latest technology to its customers. The KB-series engine, while fully complying with the prevalent BS III norms, is ready to meet Read More...
DriveInside.com | Saturday October 4, 2008
The liquidity crunch and the September Shraadh season have hit sales across segments. Market leader Maruti Suzuki posted a marginal 2.53 per cent increase in sales to 64,682 units, compared with 63,086 in September last year.
India’s largest car exportor Hyundai Motor India grew by 23.89 per cent totaling to 22,311 units this September as Read More...
DriveInside.com | Friday October 3, 2008
India’s leading car maker, Maruti Suzuki India Ltd sold 71,000 units in the month of September 2008 as compared to 67,448 units sold in September 2007, thus registering growth of 5 per cent. The domestic sales accounted for 64,682 units in 2008 as compared to 62,672 units in 2007 registering a growth of 2.5 per cent. The exports accounted for Read More...
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DriveInside.com | Monday September 15, 2008
India’s biggest car maker, Maruti Suzuki will roll out A-Star shortly. This new car from Maruti will be sold under three different brands across the globe. This will be the first time that a car made in India shall have three different model names globally.
Maruti A Star shall be manufactured in India solely and shall carry its name in the Read More...
DriveInside.com | Tuesday September 2, 2008
The slump in car sales mainly came from rising inflation and interest rates coupled with high fuel prices which continued to dissuade customers from any fresh purchases.
India’s biggest carmaker Maruti Suzuki India reported a 9.2% decline in sales to 59,908 units in August from 65,968 units in the same month last year. The domestic sales dipped Read More...
DriveInside.com | Monday September 1, 2008
India’s largest car maker Maruti Suzuki has reported a 9.2 per cent fall in the sales during August this year as compared to the same period last year.
In a statement released today, the company said that it sold 59,908 vehicles in the August 2008 as against 65,968 units in the same month of the previous year.
The domestic sales have gone down Read More...
DriveInside.com | Sunday August 31, 2008
India's leading car maker Maruti Suzuki's cumulative export to Algeria has crossed over 50,000 units with the last shipment from Nhava Sheva port, making the African country its second largest overseas market. The top export destination for Maruti cars is currently Netherlands with over 67,700 units.
The company had exported 15,070 vehicles Read More...
DriveInside.com | Tuesday August 26, 2008
Second time in a row, Skoda Auto India topped the customer satisfaction survey in JD Power Asia Pacific 2008 India Sales Satisfaction Index (SSI) study.
The study, in its 9th year, surveyed 5,416 new passenger car owners in 20 Indian cities having ownership tenure of two to six months. Forty-one different passenger car brands were assessed in the Read More...
DriveInside.com | Sunday August 17, 2008
Indian car market leader, Maruti Suzuki plans to start 8 to 10 more Institute of Driving and Research and nearly 110 Maruti Driving Schools across the country by the year 2010. Maruti Suzuki already has an established chain of driving schools across India comprising of two Institute of Driving and Research and 40 Maruti Driving Schools in India. Read More...
DriveInside.com | Friday August 15, 2008
India's largest carmaker Maruti Suzuki has tied up with scrap dealers across India to dispose off old cars and exchange them with new cars from the Maruti stable. They are turning to 15-20-year-old cars to push new ones through this exchange.
According to Mr. Ravi Bhatia – Maruti Suzuki India Chief General Manager (Sales Support), Maruti has Read More...
DriveInside.com | Saturday August 2, 2008
India’s top three car makers - Maruti Suzuki, Hyundai and Tata Motors reported a decline in domestic sales in July 2008 as compared to July 2007 while Skoda and General Motors grew during the same period.
Maruti Suzuki India's July domestic sales stood at 52,911 units against 52,839 units in the same month a year-ago, up by 0.1 per cent.
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DriveInside.com | Saturday August 2, 2008
Indian car market leader Maruti Suzuki India Ltd. sold 58,543 units in July 2008 as compared to 57,909 units in July 2007 registering a negligible 1 percent growth.
The domestic sales stood at 52,911 units as against 52,839 units in the same month a year-ago, up 0.1 per cent.
Exports grew by 11.1 per cent at 5632 units as against 5070 units Read More...
DriveInside.com | Friday July 25, 2008
India's largest carmaker Maruti Suzuki has launched 800 Uniq which is a limited edition with extra features and additonal cost.
The new car will come at an extra cost of Rs 5,200 extra over the regular variants and will available only in AC variants
Maruti has already started the dispatch of the car to their sales network but will be formally Read More...
DriveInside.com | Tuesday July 22, 2008
India’s largest car maker saw a drop of 7% in the net profit of first quarter as compared to the net profit of first quarter for the last year. The net profit dropped from Rs 499.60 crores in 2007 to Rs 465.90 crores in 2008.
The net sales reported a growth of 20% compared to last year and stood at Rs 4,731 crores. The drop in the net profit Read More...
DriveInside.com | Tuesday July 1, 2008
Indian car market leader, Maruti Suzuki sold 61,247 units in June 2008 as compared to 59,917 during the same period last year. June 2008 sales include 4,836 units in exports.
Maruti sold 5,361 units for its entry level car-800 in June 2008. It aggregrated sales of 37,767 for its Alto, Wagon R, Zen Estilo and Swift, while the sedans DZire and Read More...
DriveInside.com | Tuesday June 17, 2008
India’s auto giant, Maruti Suzuki ranked highest in the vehicle dependability in two segments, according to J.D. Power Asia Pacific 2008 India Vehicle Dependability Study (VDS). It received the award for the Swift in the premium compact segment and for Esteem in the entry midsize segment.
The study measures problems experienced by original Read More...
DriveInside.com | Friday June 13, 2008
The government has imposed an additional excise duty of about Rs. 15,000-20,000 as a specific levy on large cars, MUVs (multi-utility vehicles) and SUVs (sports utility vehicles) produced in India. Excise duty on cars of engine capacity exceeding 1500cc and upto 1,999cc has been increased by Rs 15,000 per unit. Similarly, vehicles having engine Read More...
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DriveInside.com | Wednesday June 4, 2008
Indian car makers saw an increase in the sales of May 2008 as compared to May 2007 despite rising interest rates and anticipated rise in fuel prices.
India’s biggest car manufacturer, Maruti Suzuki saw a rise of 15% in domestic sales to 64,143 units as compared to 55,952 units in May 2007. India’s biggest car exporter, Hyundai recorded a sales Read More...