Maruti News in India

16 days ago
May 08, 2012

Maruti Suzuki hikes Swit DZire diesel prices by up to Rs 12,000

Maruti Suzuki has raised prices on its Swift DZire diesel car models by Rs 8,000 to Rs 12,000 effective from May 1, 2012. The reason for the hike is stated by the company to be high input costs. According to a company official, the price hike will enable the company to mitigate the impact of the input cost pressure. The prices for the petrol...
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17 days ago
May 07, 2012

Maruti Suzuki India to develop new car to replace Alto

Maruti Suzuki, India’s largest car manufacturer is set to develop a new small car in order to replace the Alto entry level car in the company’s portfolio in India. The car is expected to be introduced by the end of the year 2012 and will be developed on the Alto platform. The new car is claimed to be powered by the 800cc petrol engine used for...
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19 days ago
May 05, 2012

Maruti Suzuki Ritz crosses the 2,00,000 sales mark

Maruti Suzuki India’s premium compact hatchback the Ritz has sold 2,00,000 units since its launch in May 2009. The car model is one of the fastest to achieve the 2,00,000 sales mark and is expected to sell higher volumes in the future, stated the company. In the fiscal 2011-12, the company sold more than 64,000 units of the Ritz in the domestic...
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23 days ago
May 01, 2012

Maruti Suzuki India total sales grow 3.4 percent in April 2012

India’s largest car manufacturer Maruti Suzuki has posted an increase of 3.4 percent in its total sales for the month of April 2012 with 1,00,415 units sold in comparison to 97,155 units in April 2011. The company has witnessed a growth of 3.6 percent in its domestic sales at 90,255 units in the month against 87,144 units in April 2011. The...
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24 days ago
Apr 30, 2012

Maruti Suzuki India cumulative car exports cross 10,00,000

Maruti Suzuki India’s cumulative car exports have crossed the 10,00,000 figure with the 10,00,000th vehicle being a red colored A-Star which was exported to Denmark from the Mundra port. The company exports cars to various global destinations across European nations such as Switzerland, Sweden and Malta as well as to non-European countries such as...
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31 days ago
Apr 23, 2012

Maruti Suzuki India to invest Rs 2,400 crore in new R&D facility

Maruti Suzuki India, the country’s largest carmaker is set to invest Rs 2,400 crore in its Research & Development Centre and Proving Ground facility to be opened at Rohtak. The new 600 acre facility is expected by the company to enhance the research and development capability of its engineers. The foundation stone of the R&D center was laid by Mr....
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35 days ago
Apr 19, 2012

Maruti Suzuki Ertiga posts 11,000 bookings in 5 days

Maruti Suzuki, India’s largest car manufacturer has reported more than 11,000 bookings for its new multi-utility vehicle (MUV) Ertiga in the first 5 days of its launch. Termed by the company as a life utility vehicle (LUV), the new car model is the company’s first venture in the MUV/MPV segment. Moreover, the Ertiga lies in the compact MUV segment...
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38 days ago
Apr 16, 2012

Maruti Suzuki Swift Alpha edition launched

India’s largest car manufacturer Maruti Suzuki India has launched a limited edition of its hatchback car model Swift namely the Swift Alpha at the same price tag as the existing model. The limited edition hatchback is available only with a petrol engine. With the launch of this add-on features Swift, the company expects to boost the sales of the...
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39 days ago
Apr 15, 2012

Maruti Suzuki plans to sell 4,00,000 diesel cars in 2012-13

Maruti Suzuki India Limited is targeting sales of 4,00,000 diesel powered cars in the fiscal 2012-13 in order to regain its market share lost in the 2011-12 due to production problems and sluggish sales in the Indian auto industry. According to Mr. Tarun Garg Chief GM Maruti Suzuki, the company expects the demand for diesel cars to increase and...
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40 days ago
Apr 14, 2012

Maruti Suzuki India to save logistics cost from Gujarat plant

Maruti Suzuki India, the Indian subsidiary of the Japanese automaker Suzuki plans to increase exports from its new proposed plant to be set up in Gujarat. The new facility will be conveniently located near the Mundra port which will enable the company to save about Rs 4,000 per car in terms of the logistics cost. Mr. M M Singh Managing...
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