Maruti Suzuki, the largest car manufacturer in India, has announced a price hike across its entire model lineup. The company says that the price increase is “owing to increase in commodity and distribution costs and adverse foreign exchange rates.” With this, all Maruti cars have become costlier by up to INR 6,100.It may be noted here that most of the Maruti Suzuki cars are heavily localized. However, the increase in prices is owing to the rise in the cost of raw materials and the Indian rupee getting weaker against the US dollar. Currently, the Indian rupee is at an all-time low of 70.30 to a dollar. A weakening currency leads to a rise in the import costs of the materials. The very popular Maruti Vitara Brezza sub-4-metre compact SUV is said to have received the biggest increment in the prices. It's noteworthy that the Vitara Brezza, which is a diesel-only model, is the highest selling car in its segment. It rivals the likes of Tata Nexon and Ford EcoSport.Maruti … [Read more...] about Maruti Suzuki hikes prices across the range
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Auto siblings: Maruti Suzuki Baleno, New-gen Maruti Suzuki Swift and Maruti Suzuki Ignis
In some ways we Indians are now a truly empowered people, simply because our consumers now have the power to 'pick and choose'. The Collins English Dictionary defines 'pick and choose' as, "When you carefully choose only things that you really want and reject the others". Yes, thanks to the growing economy and rise in disposable incomes, along with the availability of a plethora of products, almost every Indian now only wants to buy what attracts him, and what's latest in the market. The vehicle has to be different and it must offer something out of the ordinary. And of course it must look good, have lots of features, be a good performer, while obviously also providing good value. Despite some serious competition, Maruti Suzuki has been able to maintain its stranglehold as market leader, mainly because it's able to deliver all of the above. Maruti have really worked hard and done well to have a large variety of vehicles in their portfolio, almost all of which are most successful in our … [Read more...] about Auto siblings: Maruti Suzuki Baleno, New-gen Maruti Suzuki Swift and Maruti Suzuki Ignis
Maruti Suzuki Baleno with Toyota clothes: Here’s what it’ll look like
It’s now well established that Toyota will badge engineer the Maruti Suzuki Baleno premium hatchback and sell it in India. This is expected to be somewhat like the Nissan Micra and its badge engineered sibling, the Renault Pulse. While the Toyota badged Baleno is a year or two away from a commercial launch in India, here is a speculative render that will give you an idea of what the car could look like. As seen in the render, the Toyota-badged Baleno is expected to have completely different front-end and rear-end styling. This is crucial as Toyota can’t be seen selling the baleno with minor stylistic changes and with just the Toyota badging. The Japanese automaker will have to dig deep into its design talent and come up with something that looks quite striking. This aspect assumes even more criticality as the Toyota-badged Baleno is expected to be pricier than the Maruti version. This means that the buyer will expect that something extra from the premium hatchback with the … [Read more...] about Maruti Suzuki Baleno with Toyota clothes: Here’s what it’ll look like
2018 Maruti Suzuki Swift first drive review
On 18th January, bookings for the new Maruti Suzuki Swift opened for a sum of Rs 11,000 and it will be launched in India at the Auto Expo in February. This is the 3rd generation Swift, and holds out the promise of building on the success of its predecessors and satisfying lakhs of more customers. The first generation Swift was introduced in India in 2005 and was an instant success. The modern and fashionable Maruti Suzuki Swift also won the inaugural ICOTY (Indian Car of the Year) award in 2006 and the second generation version that was introduced in our country in 2010, was also the ICOTY 2012. Right from its launch, the Swift has featured among the top five best selling cars in India. The new Maruti Suzuki Swift is built on the 5th generation Heartect platform which is also the base for the likes of Baleno, Ignis and Swift Dzire. This platform is not only lighter, but also stronger and more rigid thanks to the significant usage of high tensile steel. While it reduces weight and helps … [Read more...] about 2018 Maruti Suzuki Swift first drive review
Maruti Suzuki Announces Price Hike Across Lineup
Maruti Suzuki, India’s largest car manufacturer, has announced a price hike across its entire lineup. Although the carmaker hasn’t announced the updated prices, it has said that the hike will range from Rs 1,700 to Rs 7,000 (ex-showroom Delhi), depending on the model. The reason for the price hike is said to be the increased commodity, administrative and distribution costs.This is the second price hike from Maruti Suzuki in the span of one month. In December, the manufacturer had announced a hike of up to Rs 22,000 aimed at offsetting the rising input costs.Maruti Suzuki is not the only manufacturer to hike its prices this year. In December, several other car manufacturers such as Honda, Skoda, Isuzu, Nissan, Renault, Tata and Toyota had also announced a price hike across their respective lineups effective from January, 2018.Recommeded Read:Car Prices To Increase From January 2018Here is the current price list of Maruti Suzuki cars: ModelPrices (ex-showroom, … [Read more...] about Maruti Suzuki Announces Price Hike Across Lineup