PV exports rise by 2.68 lakh units in last 4 years; Maruti accounts for 70 pc of incremental shipments

PV exports rise by 2.68 lakh units in last 4 years; Maruti accounts for 70 pc of incremental shipments

Passenger vehicle exports from India rose by 2.68 lakh units in the last four financial years with Maruti Suzuki India accounting for nearly 70 per cent of the incremental shipments during the period. As per the industry data, passenger vehicle exports in the 2020-21 fiscal stood at 4,04,397 units. It rose to 5,77,875 units in … Read more

Maruti Suzuki: Maruti announces limited edition ‘Dream Series’ models for select hatchbacks starting at Rs 4.99 lakh

Maruti Suzuki: Maruti announces limited edition ‘Dream Series’ models for select hatchbacks starting at Rs 4.99 lakh

India’s leading automaker Maruti Suzuki on Wednesday announced the ‘Dream Series Limited Edition’ models for Alto K10 VXI+, S-Presso VXI+, and Celerio LXI. These limited edition models will be available only in June 2024. These variants will offer model-specific enhancements designed to enhance safety and utility features. The Dream Series edition of the three models … Read more

Auto sales enter slow lane in May, expected to bounce back in the festive season

Auto sales enter slow lane in May, expected to bounce back in the festive season

Automobile sales slowed down in May as a combination of factors such as heatwaves, election-related uncertainties and a high base led to a decline in dispatches from the manufacturers to the dealers over the year-ago period, said executives at manufacturers that released the monthly sales figures on Saturday.Automobile manufacturers in India count dispatches to dealers … Read more

Passenger vehicle wholesales in slow lane in May due to high base effect, elections

Passenger vehicle wholesales in slow lane in May due to high base effect, elections

New Delhi: Passenger vehicle wholesales in India witnessed a marginal growth in May on account of high base effect and muted demand due to general elections. The overall passenger vehicle dispatches from companies to dealers stood at 3,50,257 lakh units last month as compared to 3,35,436 in the same month a year ago, registering a … Read more

Maruti launches limited editions of Alto K10, S-Presso Celerio to boost small car sales

Maruti launches limited editions of Alto K10, S-Presso Celerio to boost small car sales

Mumbai: Car market leader, Maruti Suzuki India has fired its first salvo to revive small car sales. The local arm of the Japanese carmaker has launched limited editions of Alto K10, Celerio and S-Presso models under the “Dream Series” at Rs4.99 lakh. It has also reduced prices of the automatic (auto gear shifts) variants of … Read more

Maruti Suzuki auto sales: Maruti Suzuki sales drop 2 pc to 1.75 lakh units in May

Maruti Suzuki auto sales: Maruti Suzuki sales drop 2 pc to 1.75 lakh units in May

Maruti Suzuki India on Saturday reported 2 per cent year-on-year dip in total wholesales at 1,74,551 units in May 2024. The company had dispatched a total of 1,78,083 units to its dealers in the same month last year, Maruti Suzuki India (MSI) said in a statement. Total domestic passenger vehicle sales rose marginally to 1,44,002 … Read more

Maruti Suzuki news: Maruti Suzuki cuts its models’ prices; makes ASG variants ‘more affordable’

Maruti Suzuki news: Maruti Suzuki cuts its models’ prices; makes ASG variants ‘more affordable’

Maruti Suzuki India announced a price reduction for various models on Saturday in its Auto Gear Shift (AGS) lineup.The company revealed the price reduction through an official statement, noting that the reduction applies to several of its models. These include the Alto K10, S-Presso, Celerio, Wagon-R, Swift, Dzire, Baleno, Fronx, and Ignis. The price cut … Read more

car inventory: Car dealers may end up with 400K unit inventory

car inventory: Car dealers may end up with 400K unit inventory

Carmakers expect to face a record stockpile of 400,000 vehicles worth ₹44,000 crore by this month-end as demand cools in India after a 3-year run of scorching sales. With car despatches to dealers outpacing demand, passenger vehicle registrations, taken as a proxy for retail sales, are also expected to fall by 5% in May from … Read more

Maruti Suzuki hits milestone with 5,000th service touchpoint opening

Maruti Suzuki hits milestone with 5,000th service touchpoint opening

The country’s largest carmaker Maruti Suzuki Tuesday said it is looking to strengthen its service network in line with an increase in sales over the next few years. The company, which Tuesday announced the opening of its 5,000th service touchpoint in the country, is looking at doubling capacity to 4 million units per annum by … Read more

SUVs roar on country roads as sales from rural India sees a spike

SUVs roar on country roads as sales from rural India sees a spike

Hyundai Motor’s top three cars sold in rural India during January-April 2024 were all SUVs, nudging out small car Grand i10 from the podium for the first time, reflecting the growing aspiration and purchasing power of rural buyers in India. Its rivals Maruti Suzuki, Tata Motors and Honda, too, are seeing a spike in demand … Read more