Tuesday, August 25th, 2009
Maruti India has come up with a refreshed New Estilo which looks much better than the outgoing model with new headlamps, grille and bumpers. Interiors have also been spruced up to give it a upmarket look with all beige theme.
New Estilo comes with all the changes as expected in a mid life facelift – new bumpers, new headlights, new front grille and new fog lights. The front of the car certainly looks more grown up with the large teardrop shaped headlamps flanking a more mature looking grille.
Maruti Suzuki has announced the price of New Estilo – it has been priced at Rs. 3.24 lakhs for the base model and Rs. 4.14 lakhs for top of the line VXi variant with ABS & Driver Side Airbag. The prices are more or less in the same price range of the outgoing model. As far as variants are concerned, it is available in three variants – Lx, Lxi, Vxi & top of the line Vxi ABS. Here are ex-showroom prices of New Estilo:
- New Estilo Lx ——– 324000.00
- New Estilo Lxi ——- 353000.00
- New Estilo Vxi ——- 383000.00
- New Estilo Vxi ABS – 414000.00
New Estilo is available in folowing eight shades:
- Superior White
- Midnight Black
- Silky Silver
- Dusky Brown
- Ecru Beige
- Quantum Orange
- Bright Red
- Emerald Blue
Additional Features/Changes In New Maruti Estilo:
- New Design Front & Rear Bumpers
- New Tear Drop Shape Headlamps
- New Wheel Covers
- New Mature Looking Front Grille
- New Round Fog Lights
- New 998cc K-series engine from A-Star
- New Intrument Cluster
- New Gearbox
- New Interior Theme for seats and dashboard
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Monday, August 10th, 2009
The Maruti A-Star is not only setting the sales chart on fire as a Suzuki but even as a Nissan. The growing demand for small cars in Europe has led Nissan to nearly double the cars that it buys from Maruti Suzuki. The contract manufactured A-Star‘s annual order is now in excess of 50,000 units.
“Against the earlier indicated order of 30,000 units for this fiscal, Nissan has now confirmed that it plans to buy 54000 units,” Maruti chairman R C Bhargava said. “Total exports to Nissan will now far exceed what was originally projected by them,” he added.
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Monday, August 10th, 2009
Maruti Suzuki India has passed the milestone of producing 80 lakh cars in India. The company is still India’s largest car manufacturer and the second largest car exporter. Maruti accounts for every second car sold in India and dominate the small car segment that accounts for nearly two-third of the overall car sales in India.
The first car rolled out on 14 December 1983 from the Gurgaon plant. Maruti currently has its two plants, the second being at Manesar near Delhi. So far the company has manufactured 81,05,228 units from its two manufacturing unit. MSIL manufactured 27 lakh M800 all these year and at least 25 lakh units were sold in the domestic market alone.
Now Maruti Suzuki is looking at new business avenues. It is already setting up an India-exclusive R&D center in Bangalore which will be responsible for the development of new designs and models exclusively as per the Indian customers. It is also ready to ship its batch of 54000 units of A-Star which will be sold as Nissan Pixo in the UK.
[Via: cartradeindia]
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Thursday, August 6th, 2009
Toyota is planning to launch its new small car model in India. World’s largest car maker Toyota is expected to source the skin panels from Tata Steel for its new car which is expected to launch by 2011. Tata Steel may also be supplying these skin panels to Nissan Motors in India.
“We are talking to Toyota for supplying skin panels for the company’s (Toyota’s) new small car to be launched in India,” said a senior Tata Steel official, confirming that the company is in discussion with Toyota Kirloskar Motor (TKM), the Indian joint venture of the Japanese car giant with the Kirloskar Group.
The skin panels give a fine shape to any car’s out body and are responsible for its looks. The skin panels need to be of highest quality of steel to withstand external harshness apart from being strong and thin.
Tata Steel is already providing skin panels to Tata Motors, Hyundai, Maruti Suzuki and Honda Siel Cars India Limited. It also provides skin panels for Toyota Innova already so Tata Steel may be the natural choice for Toyota after all for its small cars.
[Via: cartradeindia]
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Monday, August 3rd, 2009
Yamaha Motor India reported a 46.85% hike in its sales during July this year, at 17,316 units, as compared to 11,792 units sold during July 2008. IYM recently inaugurated its new manufacturing facility at Surajpur, in UP, and also launched a new variant of the FZ16 – the Fazer 150. In the meanwhile, Suzuki Motorcycle India also registered an increase of 20.35% in its sales during July this year, at 12,585 units, as compared to 10,457 units sold during July 2008.
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Saturday, August 1st, 2009
Maruti Suzuki has announced a 33.4% increase in total sales during July this year, at 78,074 vehicles (including 10,546 units for export). The company’s total sales during July 2008 stood at 58,543 units (including 5,632 units for export).
During July 2009, Maruti exported more than 50,000 units of the A-Star hatchback, which is said to be doing very well in Europe. The company also launched its new Grand Vitara SUV, which is powered by a more powerful 2.4-litre engine, in the domestic market.
Sales of the Maruti 800 went down from 4,953 units during July 2008 to 2,796 units during July this year. However, sales in the A2 segment (Alto, Wagon R, Zen Estilo, Swift, A-Star and Ritz) went up from 34,795 units in July 2008 to 48,115 units during July this year.
Maruti’s sales in the A3 segment (SX4, Dzire) also went up from 6,009 units in July 2008 to 9,101 units in July this year. For a more detailed break-up of Maruti’s sales figures, refer to the image below.
[Via: indiaautomotive]
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Friday, July 31st, 2009
Just three months away from its 100th birthday, Suzuki has unveiled the new Kizashi ‘sport sedan’ in the US. This is a major step for Suzuki, which, as a brand, is associated with smaller cars and motorcycles.
Built at Suzuki’s brand-new manufacturing facility in Sagara, Japan, the 2010 Kizashi is equipped with a 2.4-litre, four-cylinder engine. This was to be expected since the bestselling Toyota Camry and Honda Accord – the Kizashi’s main competitors – are also equipped with 2.4-litre, four-cylinder engines. Suzuki claims its engine is more powerful and fuel-efficient than the competition’s offerings, though specific figures have not been quoted at this time. Also, Suzuki has announced that a hybrid version of the Kizashi will be launched soon.
The Kizashi comes with a choice of six-speed manual and CVT transmissions. Also, the car features Suzuki’s i-AWD all-wheel-drive system, rather than front-wheel-drive which is the norm in this segment. The driver can choose to activate AWD while on the move and this will, according to Suzuki, provide improved roadholding and sure-footed handling, especially in tricky weather and on slippery roads. Suzuki claims the Kizashi has been engineered for the driving enthusiast and the chassis/suspension have been optimised for crisp, nimble handling combined with excellent stability.
[Via: indiaautomotive]
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Tuesday, July 28th, 2009
In a move aimed at cutting down on the waiting period for some of its popular cars, Maruti Suzuki is planning to boost production at its plant in Manesar, Haryana. The company, which will spend more than Rs 2,000 crore towards retooling and capacity expansion, hopes to increase its total production capacity to 10 lakh units per annum by the end of the current fiscal.
In addition to launching a thoroughly revamped Swift (possibly with a K-series 1.2-litre petrol engine replacing the current 1.3-litre unit) by the end of this year, Maruti is also looking at freshening up some of its older cars, including the 800, Wagon R, Alto and Versa. However, contrary to some earlier reports in the media, Maruti still maintains that it has no plans to relaunch the Gypsy with a 1.3-litre diesel engine.
[Via: indiaautomotive]
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Thursday, July 23rd, 2009
During April-June 2009, Maruti Suzuki registered net sales of Rs 6,340 crore, a growth of 34% compared to April-June 2008 figures. Net profit during the period was Rs 583.5 crore, as against Rs 465.9 crore during the year-ago period, a growth of 25.3%
Total sales during April-June 2009 stood at 226,729 units, a 17.7% growth over the corresponding period in 2008. (The figure includes exports of 29,314 units, a 134.7% growth over exports in the corresponding period last year.) Since its first shipment in January 2009, the A-Star has led Maruti’s exports, with cumulative exports crossing the 45,000 units mark in June this year.
Domestic sales volume grew by 9.6% to 197,415 units, led by new models A-star and Ritz, as well as Alto, Swift, Swift DZire and Wagon R. During the quarter, Maruti Suzuki’s volume in the domestic A2 segment grew by 17%, while in the A3 segment the sales volume grew by 25.1% as compared to sales in April-June 2008.
During the quarter, Maruti further strengthened its network, with the sales network growing to 702 outlets covering 478 cities. The service network increased to 2,779 outlets covering 1,324 cities.
[Via: indiaautomotive]
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Saturday, July 18th, 2009
In a bid to revitalise the Maruti WagonR brand, Maruti Suzuki India has launched a mascot ‘Mr WizeR’ to represent the model. The mascot with its smart and witty traits is an amalgamation of the brand name ‘WagonR‘ and ‘Wise’ is meant to represent the WagonR customers. The company aims to take the initiative to all media domains and is planning to have the cartoon character as the face of future campaigns across print, TV and Internet.
“WagonR will be an integral part of the storyline and the brand fit will be merged with the story. Though ‘Mr WizeR’ has a modern outlook, he is deeply rooted in the Indian value system,”Lintas Media Group, the creater of the character, said.
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