The original Zen was a snappy, honest, fun-to-drive number, but this looks like one of those preening, self-conscious kind of cars that are indifferent to drive...
The small car would be produced from the company's Gurgaon plant along with other two small cars- A-Star and Ritz which also have the KB-series engine, sources added. Riding on the success of the new fuel-efficient technology, MSI planned to bring the KB-series engines in other existing as well as new models. It had set a target to gradually introduce this next generation light-weight fuel efficient engine series on other models over a period of next 3-5 years.
Eight months after it was phased out from the market, Maruti on Tuesday unveiled the new Zen sporting an all-new look and under a new name 'Estilo', pricing the base variant at Rs 3.19 lakh (ex-showroom Delhi).
Maruti Suzuki India has launched its latest campaign, Come Alive, to create a buzz in the A2 segment for its tall-boy hatchback, the Zen Estilo.
The Maruti Celerio isn't a game changer but an average performer in many areas.
Auto makers step up efforts export cars and offset adverse impact of foreign exchange fluctuations.
The company has proposed to launch the 'made-in-India' car in the next three years. Given its nascent engineering strength, the Indian auto co is looking at existing platforms. The company will, therefore, save a fortune by not opting for a completely new car platform. Generally, the cost of developing a new platform constitutes a substantial part of the expenditure incurred on a new car's production.
The much-awaited excise duty cut on small cars to 12 per cent (from 16 per cent) made by the finance minister may have brought smiles on the faces of car manufacturers but this, dealers say, will increase the waiting period on some popular models by another additional month.
Associated Motorways, the sole agent for Suzuki-Maruti in Sri Lanka has placed orders for Zen cars from the Suzuki manufacturing plant in India following high demand. Despite the fact that prospects for car sales in Sri Lanka were not attractive as in other countries due to the country's economic condition, Maruti-Suzuki has found high demand for its latest Zen version.
Helped by softer interest rates on vehicle loans as well as their better availability, the country's top car makers posted healthy sales growth in July.
Auto maker Maruti Suzuki plans to position its upcoming car 'Ritz' at the upper end of the compact car segment that will be powered with a 1197 cc engine.
The country's biggest car maker Maruti Suzuki India on Monday reported 27.4 per cent decline in car sales during November at 47,103 units compared to 64,885 units in the same month last year.
Maruti Udyog on Thursday hiked prices of all its models by up to Rs 1,017 on account of the increased cess announced in Budget 2007.
India's largest car maker Maruti Suzuki on Saturday raised car prices of most of its models
Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit has declared assets whose value has more than doubled during the past five years, reaching around Rs 2.7 crore.
The multi-seater vehicle currently runs on BSIII engines.
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