Based on the new Swift hatch, 2012 Dzire is selling like pancakes.
Automobile companies saw remarkable growth in sales in June.
Maruti Suzuki chairman RC Bhargava has said that reducing carbon emissions does not require making a choice between hybrid and electric cars, and that both can play key and complementary roles if the government wants to achieve its aggressive emissions target. Responding to the fact that the sales numbers of hybrid cars have been higher than electric cars in the last quarter of 2024, Bhargava pointed out: "It has never been about electric versus hybrid. "Both have a clear role to play. By 2030 we expect electric car penetration to be around 20 per cent.
MSIL has been asked to suggest a new formula.
Company has taken preliminary tests of 1,181 candidates from state ITI.
The Brezza is Maruti's answer to the Ford EcoSport and Mahindra TUV300 and was developed in India at a cost of Rs 860 crore.
The company sold 1,97,685 units of Dzire in 2013-14 fiscal.
The company sold 1,97,685 units of Dzire in 2013-14 fiscal.
That means a manufacturer looking at a market like India needs to decide whether small, cheap cars or small, expensive cars or both will work better for them, says Pavan Lall.
According to information available on the company's website, Swift, which was launched as a world strategic model in 2004, reached cumulative worldwide sales of four million units in August 2014 -- nine years and nine months since the start of sales in 2004.
The company had sold 85,669 units during the same month last year, Maruti Suzuki India said.
Following the July 18 violence, in which a senior company official was killed and 100 others injured, Maruti Suzuki India had decided to do away with contract workers at its production line.
The country's biggest carmaker is now more valuable than the combined market cap of the three leading automobile companies in the country: Tata Motors (Rs 1,18,684 crore), M&M (Rs 86,336 crore) and Ashok Leyland (Rs 34,700 crore).
Maruti Suzuki India is gearing up to introduce by the end of this year a new 800cc car that is likely to be more fuel efficient, but also more expensive, than its existing best selling model Alto.
In the next 2-3 years the company will pump in Rs 4,000 cr in product development, R&D and marketing infrastructure.
While saying money was due from Suzuki, the HC told the tax department to determine an appropriate arm's-length pricing mechanism in this case.
These cars are priced between Rs 12 lakhs (Rs 1.2 million) and Rs 20 lakhs (Rs 2 million).
'We remain in touch with the Chinese side, in Beijing as well as in Delhi, to bring predictability in the supply chain.'
The 1MW solar power plant has been set up at an investment of Rs 10.3 crore (Rs 103 million) and was commissioned this month, the company said in statement.
Ciaz, the mid-sized sedan, was launched in October 2014.
Risks emerging from the US have left automotive investors worried. US President Donald Trump has announced 25 per cent tariffs on automotive imports, while global electric carmaker Tesla has taken its first steps towards entering India. While these developments are sentimentally negative for related stocks, it may be too early to conclude the eventual impact, analysts said.
MSI launched the Alto in September 2000. The company then introduced a 1,000-cc version of the car, the Alto K10, in August 2010.
Maruti Suzuki India, the country's largest carmaker, may after all do what everyone expects it to: take on Ratan Tata's Nano with its own low-price car. For long, there has been a will-they-won't-they kind of speculation about how Maruti will protect its entry-level consumer base from the Nano, whose lowest variant is likely to cost Rs 1 lakh in some places and about Rs 1.26 lakh in some others. The higher variants may cost Rs 1.5 lakh or more.
The 14-day-long strike at Maruti Suzuki India's Manesar's plant has been called off this morning following a tripartite agreement between the management, workers and the Haryana government.
Automobile companies put in an impressive show in April.
Good sowing of kharif crops, better minimum support prices, and fewer Covid-19 cases (in villages) will help the rural growth story to continue, says Maruti.
Dealers said the discounts this March are higher than the same month in the previous year.
The firm has suffered production loss of about 1,200 units, valued at around Rs 60 crore.
The company has in the meantime said the plant will remain closed.
Developed in-house, the 1.5-litre engine comes mated with six-speed transmission and offers improved performance.
Known for its fuel efficient vehicles, car market leader Maruti Suzuki India is pushing it further to enhance mileage of its refreshed models.
MSI expects the royalty paid to parent Suzuki Motor Corp to come down starting with its upcoming compact SUV as its engineers enhance their role in the joint development of future products.
Currently, Maruti Suzuki has 14 car brands, but it has decided to expand into some new segments.
Auto majors report positive sales figs for November.
The risk-reward for the Indian markets, Morgan Stanley said, is turning favourable.
Maruti Suzuki produced 9,66,069 cars from January to December 2009, up 27 per cent from the year ago.
The company had sold 92,161 units in the same month previous year, MSI said in a statement.
Sluggish urban demand, a high base effect, and weak sales of hatchbacks and sedans weigh down passenger vehicle sales in FY25.
Auto Expo 2023 may not trigger a fresh rally in automobile stocks, say analysts, as this year's edition lacks participation from major listed players. It is also owing to the focus on electric vehicles (EVs), a segment where four-wheelers have minuscule market share. "In the passenger vehicles (PV) segment, Maruti Suzuki India and Tata Motors are the only listed players.
Compact segment sales rise 7.63%, mini segment registers 5.76% dip.
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