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Expect some impact on costs due to ongoing Red Sea crisis: Maruti Suzuki

Maruti Suzuki may see some increase in costs due to the rerouting of vessels amid the ongoing Red Sea crisis, according to a senior company official. The auto major, which exported around 2.7 lakh cars last calendar year, however, noted that it does not expect the issue to have a very big impact on the company's overseas shipments. "We are seeing some logistical challenges because of the Red Sea issue. And there may be some increase in costs because of risk or because of rerouting of vessels but it should not be significant," MSI Executive Officer (Corporate Affairs) Rahul Bharti said in an analyst call. The lead time of dispatches might change, and there may be some uncertainty in vessels coming and picking up their consignments, among others, he noted. That is a small issue, which is quite common in the export business, Bharti said. Red Sea strait is crucial for 30 per cent of global container traffic and 12 per cent of global trade. About 80 per cent of India's merchandise trad

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Maruti launches compact format Nexa service workshops for non-urban areas

Maruti Suzuki India on Tuesday launched compact-format Nexa service workshops with plans to have 100 such outlets across the country by the end of next fiscal. Through this strategic move the auto major aims to bring the Nexa service experience to customers in non-urban centres, the company said in a statement. The first six centres inaugurated are strategically located in Ateli (Haryana), Charkhi Dadri (Haryana), Bankura (West Bengal), Dahod (Gujarat), Nirmal (Telangana), and Ooty (Tamil Nadu), it added. "With the growing similarities in consumer preferences in urban and non-urban centres, there is a notable increase in interest for our Nexa offerings from both regions," Maruti Suzuki India (MSI) Managing Director & CEO Hisashi Takeuchi stated. Almost 30 per cent of the Nexa sales come from non-urban centres, he added. "To cater to these customers, we are introducing these compact-format Nexa service workshops. Our goal is to set up 100 such workshops by the end of FY 2024-25," .

Maruti Suzuki Q3 results: PAT up 33% at Rs 3,207 cr amid high SUV sales

The company sold 501,207 units in the third quarter of this year, which was 7.6 per cent more than in the corresponding period of the last financial year

Maruti Suzuki Q3FY24 result: Net profit rises 33% to Rs 3,206.8 crore

Maruti Suzuki Q3FY24 result: Its revenue from operations was up 14.56 per cent at Rs 33,512.8 crore

India should not cut customs duty on auto sector in any pact: GTRI

India should not cut import duties for the automobile sector under free trade agreements (FTAs) with countries like the UK as it will adversely impact the sector and may result in closure of companies here, economic think tank GTRI said in a report on Wednesday. The Global Trade Research Initiative (GTRI) said India has not given tariff or duty reductions for cars in its free trade agreements with ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations), Japan, and Korea. "Do not cut auto (including electric vehicles) tariffs through FTAs. This will adversely impact auto majors who have invested billions of dollars in India and force them to wind up," it said. It added that there is no reason to offer these concessions to the UK either, as the UK mostly assembles cars with parts imported from the EU (European Union), and China. It said if India offers duty concessions to the UK, it might face pressure to do the same for other free trade agreement partners like Japan and Korea. "This could l

After 7 yrs, TaMo pips Maruti Suzuki to become most valuable auto company

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Maruti Suzuki Q3: Analysts expect profitability to weaken QoQ; here's why

Maruti Suzuki news: Analysts expect Q3 earnings to take a hit on a sequential basis on the back of adverse product mix and higher discounts offered during the December quarter.

Maruti Fronx clocks 100,000 sales milestone in passenger vehicle segment

Maruti Suzuki India on Wednesday said its model Fronx has crossed the 1 lakh sales milestone in the domestic passenger vehicle segment in record time. The model has crossed the milestone in 10 months, setting a new industry benchmark, the car market leader said in a statement. Maruti Suzuki India (MSI) had introduced Fronx in the domestic market on April 24, 2023. "Fronx was strategically added to our portfolio to address the growing demand for another compact SUV that blends distinctive design with a captivating driving experience," MSI Senior Executive Officer (Marketing & Sales) Shashank Srivastava said. The model has been instrumental in more than doubling the company's SUV segment share to 19.7 per cent last year from 10.4 per cent in 2022, he added. MSI has also commenced exports of the Fronx for Latin America, the Middle East, and South-East Asian markets. So far, the company has exported over 9,000 units of the model to these markets.

Maruti Suzuki India hikes prices by around 0.45% across models from Jan 16

Maruti Suzuki price hike: The company's announcement followed as several automakers have announced that they will increase prices due to rising input costs and other factors

Automobile major Maruti Suzuki hikes prices by 0.45% across models

Maruti Suzuki India on Tuesday said it has increased prices of its entire model range with immediate effect. An estimated weighted average of increase across models is 0.45 per cent, the auto major said in a regulatory filing. This indicative figure is calculated using ex-showroom prices of models in Delhi and will come into effect from January 16, 2024, it added. Maruti Suzuki India (MSI) sells a range of cars starting from Alto to Invicto, priced between Rs 3.54-28.42 lakh (ex-showroom).

Maruti Suzuki plans to start exports of EVs, lithium-ion battery this year

Maruti Suzuki India plans to start exporting Electric Vehicles (EVs) from India this year after launching them in the country, a senior company official said on Thursday. The company also expects to export lithium-ion battery cells and modules worth around Rs 750 crore this fiscal. "This year itself we will start exports of EVs to countries like Europe and Japan," Maruti Suzuki India Executive Director Rahul Bharti said at the Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit here. On the export of battery cells and modules, Bharti said, "We are exporting it to advanced countries like in Europe. We will be touching almost Rs 750 crore of lithium-ion advanced chemistry cells, battery packs and module exports this financial year." Automotive Electronics Power Private Ltd (AEPPL) -- a joint venture between Japan's TOSHIBA Corporation, Denso Corporation and Suzuki Motor Corporation, has a lithium-ion battery plant at Hansalpur in Gujarat. Maruti Suzuki procures the cells and models from the JV and export

Maruti to build second car plant in Gujarat, will invest Rs 35,000 cr

New plant will have annual production capacity of 1 mn units; will start operation in 2028-29

Japan's Suzuki to invest Rs 35,000 crore for second car plant in Gujarat

Japanese carmaker Suzuki Motor will invest 350 billion rupees ($4.21 billion) for a second car plant in India's Gujarat state, its president said on Wednesday at an investment summit in India

Rise in auto loan interest rates could impact PV sales: Maruti Suzuki

Passenger vehicle sales in India could be weighed down by increase in interest rates for auto loans, if there is no reduction in repo rates going forward as the industry gears up for a single-digit growth this year, according to Maruti Suzuki India Senior Executive Officer (Marketing and Sales) Shashank Srivastava. With a high base of record 41.08 lakh units in 2023, passenger vehicle (PV) sales this year could grow in single digit with the overall economic growth of the country being a positive factor, he said. "The auto industry growth is largely dependent on the growth in the overall economy, the GDP per capita growth that's projected 6-6.5 per cent. There's a very high correlation between the two... so that is a positive side," Srivastava told PTI. However, he said, "We have reached a very high level of base, and on that base a continuous high growth may be a little difficult. We saw in 2021 the growth to be almost 27 per cent, in 2022 it was 23 per cent. In 2023 it is 8.3 per .

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Kia India appoints Gwanggu Lee as MD and CEO with immediate effect

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Maruti Suzuki's total sales dip in December; exports in 2023 all-time-high

Despite the dip in December, Maruti Suzuki's compact segment continues to have the highest share in its total sales followed by utility vehicles and vans

Maruti saw biggest jump in average revenue earned per car in 2023 at 13%

In 2022, MSIL had experienced an 11.98 per cent Y-o-Y increase in average revenue per car

After an impressive festive season, car sales likely to cool down in Dec

December is usually marked with weaker sales as customers tend to wait for the new year to get the newest cars with the changed model year