Renault India To Hike Prices

Automaker Renault India on Thursday said it will increase prices of its entire model range by up to 2 per cent from April. The extent of the increase will vary for different variants and models, the company said in a statement. The decision comes in response to the constantly increasing input costs that the company has been absorbing for a significant period, it added. "Despite our best efforts to maintain prices for a long time, the sustained increase in input costs has necessitated this price adjustment," Renault India Country CEO and MD Venkatram Mamillapalle said. The company has been absorbing these costs for a long time to support customers, but to continue providing the best quality and innovative products, a price revision has become inevitable, he added. This is the first price hike announced by Renault India since Feb 2023, the automaker noted. Various carmakers, including Maruti Suzuki, Hyundai, Tata Motors, Kia India and Honda Cars, have already announced plans to hik

French car major Renault today said it will increase prices of Kwid, Duster and Lodgy by up to 3 per cent from January to partially offset the impact of rising input costs. The company has however kept its recently launched premium SUV Captur out of the price revision. "The price hike will be applicable on Kwid, Duster and Lodgy...Reasons of the price hike are to partially offset the impact of rising input and freight costs," the company said in a statement. Yesterday, Mahindra & Mahindra and Volkswagen announced to increase prices of their respective vehicles in the country. While Mahindra announced to increase prices of passenger and commercial vehicles by up to 3 per cent from January, Volkswagen said it will hike prices by up to Rs 20,000. Already, Maruti Suzuki India, Tata Motors, Ford, Toyota Kirloskar Motor, Honda Cars India, Skoda and Isuzu have announced price hike from early next year.