Maruti Udyog Ltd on Friday announced a 0.2-0.75 per cent hike in prices of its main models and variants with immediate effect.

It includes cars like the highest-selling M800, Alto, WagonR and Zen.

The lowest price hike of Rs 671 has been effected on Maruti's premium small car Alto which would now cost Rs 265,000, Rs 285,000 and Rs 366,000 (all ex-showroom Delhi) for the LX, LXi and VXi variants, respectively.

The price of the bread-and-butter model Maruti800 Standard and Standard AC models has been upped by Rs 1,526 to Rs 204,000 and Rs 227,000, respectively.

Price of the 8-seater and 5-seater Omni van has been increased by Rs 1,239 to Rs 223,000 and Rs 221,000, respectively. 

For the three models of premium small car WagonR, LX, LXi and VXi, there has been a Rs 1,500 rise to Rs 327,000, Rs 354,000 and Rs 378,000, respectively.

The price of two versions of the premium small car Zen namely LX and LXi has been hiked by Rs 2,000 to Rs 334,000 and Rs 361,000, respectively while that of the Vxi variant has been increased by Rs 1,069 to Rs 391,000.

The mid-size car Esteem has become dearer by Rs 1,053 to Rs 467,000, Rs 500,000 and Rs 540,000 for the LX, LXi and VXi versions, respectively.

Models like Gypsy, Baleno and Versa have been spared from the latest price hike.