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Maruti Q4 net profit jumps 42% to Rs 2,670 cr, plans to set up a new plant

New plant to add capacity of 1 million units

Maruti Suzuki Q4 net profit up 42.6%; firm declares dividend of Rs 90/share

The automaker also declared a dividend of Rs 90 per share

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Maruti Fronx prices revealed, a better buy than Baleno, Brezza? See details

The top variants of the Fronx offer good-to-have features like cruise control, automatic climate control and wireless phone charging

Maruti Suzuki to recall 7,213 Baleno RS hatchbacks over possible defect

"The affected vehicle may require increased effort in brake pedal application," the company said in a release

Maruti, Hyundai witness drop in retail sale market share in FY23: FADA

Passenger vehicle leaders Maruti Suzuki India and Hyundai Motor saw their market share dip in FY23 as compared with FY22 as they struggled with shortage of electronic components, according to automobile dealers' body FADA. Tata Motors, Mahindra & Mahindra and Kia India on the other hand witnessed an increase in their market share based on the retail sales last fiscal. As per the Federation of Automobile Dealers Associations (FADA), the retail sales of country's largest carmaker Maruti Suzuki India rose to 14,79,221 units in 2022-23 fiscal, attaining a market share of 40.86 per cent. It had retailed 12,39,688 units in 2021-22 and grabbed a market share of 42.13 per cent. Earlier, the auto major had stated that it faced shortage of electronic components last fiscal with an order backlog of around 3.8 lakh units. Similarly, Hyundai Motor India saw an increase in retail sales at 5,25,088 units last fiscal, however its market share dropped to 14.51 per cent. It had sold 4,79,027 units

PV exports from India rise 15% in FY23; Maruti Suzuki leads segment

Passenger vehicle exports from India rose 15 per cent in FY23 with Maruti Suzuki India leading the segment with dispatches of over 2.5 lakh units, as per the latest data by industry body SIAM. The total passenger vehicle (PV) exports stood at 6,62,891 units in the 2022-23 fiscal as compared to 5,77,875 units in 2021-22. Passenger car shipments saw a 10 per cent growth at 4,13,787 units, while utility vehicle exports rose 23 per cent at 2,47,493 units during the last fiscal, the data by the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM) showed. Exports of vans, however, declined to 1,611 units last fiscal, from 1,853 units in the 2021-22 fiscal year. Maruti Suzuki India (MSI) led the exports last fiscal in the passenger vehicle segment. It was followed by Hyundai Motor India and Kia India. MSI, the country's largest carmaker, exported 2,55,439 PVs last fiscal, an 8 per cent increase as compared to 2,35,670 units in the 2020-21 fiscal year. The carmaker exports to various market

Planning to buy Fronx? Maruti Suzuki to launch in India next week

Maruti Suzuki Fronx is expected to sell for Rs 8 lakh and to around Rs 14 lakh (ex-showroom)

Maruti eyes doubling SUV sales in FY24; aims top position with 25% share

The country's largest car maker Maruti Suzuki India aims to more than double its SUV sales this year and take the leadership position in the fast-growing segment with a market share of over 25 per cent, according to a senior company official. The auto major sold 2.02 lakh sports utility vehicles (SUVs) last financial year with a market share of around 13 per cent. In the current fiscal year, the company aims to sell around 5 lakh units. The SUV segment is currently the fastest-growing vertical in the domestic passenger vehicle industry. The SUV contribution to the overall passenger vehicle market has grown from 24 per cent in 2018 to 43 per cent in 2022. In an interaction with PTI, Maruti Suzuki India Senior Executive Officer (Sales & Marketing) Shashank Srivastava said the doubling of the market share in the SUV segment would also help the company in its bid to again surpass the 50 per cent market share mark in the domestic passenger vehicle industry. "This fiscal year we expect

Maruti Suzuki WagonR, Alto K10 get low rating in Global NCAP crash test

Vehicle safety group Global NCAP on Tuesday said it has given one- and two-star safety ratings for adult occupant protection to Maruti Suzuki India's popular models WagonR and AltoK 10, respectively after conducting crash tests. Both the models scored zero stars for child occupant protection as per the Global NCAP's latest round of crash tests. The company, however, said its vehicles meet India's crash safety regulations which are almost similar to the standards in Europe. Global NCAP rates vehicles from zero to five based on their safety features and automobiles with a higher rating are considered safer for occupants. According to its latest test, Global NCAP stated that the Alto K10 showed a stable structure and marginal to good protection for adult chest to head in the frontal impact but showed weak protection to the chest in the side impact. The WagonR also offered weak chest protection for the driver despite the improvements in the restraint systems by Maruti Suzuki since the

Maruti Suzuki India crosses 2.5 mn units milestone of cumulative exports

Automaker Maruti Suzuki India Ltd on Wednesday said it has crossed the 25 lakh units milestone of cumulative exports since starting overseas shipments in 1986-87. The company, which started exports with shipments to neighbouring markets like Bangladesh and Nepal in 1986-87, said it currently exports to nearly 100 countries, including markets in Africa, Latin America, Asia, and the Middle East. The 2.5 millionth landmark vehicle is a Maruti Suzuki Baleno, shipped from Gujarat's Mundra Port to Latin America, the company said in a statement. "The landmark export of 2.5 million vehicles stands as a testimony to India's manufacturing prowess. This feat demonstrates Maruti Suzuki's resolute commitment to the Government of India's flagship Make-in-India initiative, and furthering the government's efforts to enhance vehicle exports," Maruti Suzuki India Managing Director & CEO Hisashi Takeuchi said. Maruti Suzuki's first big consignment of 500 cars was shipped to Hungary in September ...

Maruti to hike prices from April amid continued rise in input costs

This is Maruti's second price increase this year

BS VI phase 2: Hyundai joins peers, bids farewell to diesel engine sedans

Diesel engine vehicles have seen a steep hike in prices after the second phase of BS-VI norms was implemented by the government

Maruti Suzuki gains 2% after promoter buys 3.45 lakh shares via open market

ICICI Securities said this is sentimentally positive for the company and a confidence boosting measure

Improving outlook, upgrades to keep wheels turning for auto companies

In addition to volumes, margins, too, are expected to expand

Persistent chip, logistics woes frustrate car delivery timelines

Persistent chip and logistics woes frustrate delivery timelines. Open order books in Feb breach 700K; wait period for some models exceed a year

Maruti Suzuki ties up with SMAS Auto to boost vehicles subscription

Maruti Suzuki India on Wednesday said it has partnered with SMAS Auto Leasing India Pvt Ltd to enhance its vehicles subscription programme. SMAS is the fifth partner to offer a range of the company's vehicles on white plate subscription, wherein the vehicle is registered under the user's name and hypothecated to the subscription partner, Maruti Suzuki India said in a statement. Maruti Suzuki Subscribe with SMAS is now available across cities, including Delhi, Gurugram, Noida, Mumbai, Pune, Bengaluru, Hyderabad and Chennai, it added. Maruti Suzuki India Senior Executive Officer, Marketing and Sales Shashank Srivastava said since its introduction two years ago, the Maruti Suzuki Subscribe programme has received good response, specially from "today's asset-light generation who prefer flexible buying decisions". "Through new partnerships and city expansions, we wish to expand our reach even more and serve our customers with more ease and convenience, he added. SMAS Auto Leasing Genera

Semiconductor shortage continues to impact production: Maruti Suzuki CFO

Maruti Suzuki India continues to witness an impact on its production as semiconductor supplies still remain challenging and unpredictable, according to the company's CFO Ajay Seth. In order to deal with the situation, the auto major is now working on ways to maximise its output from available supply of electronic components. Although the supply situation improved in the third quarter ended December 31, 2022 as compared to the second quarter of this fiscal, the country's largest carmaker could not produce around 46,000 units in the October-December period owing to the semiconductor shortage. "Limited visibility of electronic components is a challenge in planning our production. Electronic component shortage is still limiting our production volumes," Seth said in an analyst call. The supply situation of electronic components continues to remain unpredictable, he added. "Our supply chain, engineering, production and sales teams are working towards maximising the production volume fro

Maruti Suzuki India's pending orders rise to around 405,000 units in Jan

Maruti Suzuki India's pending orders have jumped to around 4.05 lakh units this month as the inflow of bookings continues to be steady, while newly introduced SUVs Jimny and Fronx also added to the numbers, according to a senior company official. The bookings for Jimny have crossed 11,000 units, while that of Fronx is around 4,000 units. In the third quarter ended December 2022, the company's pending customer orders stood at about 3.63 lakh vehicles, out of which about 1.19 lakh orders were for newly launched models. "We are at around 4,05,000 bookings (at present), which are pending, and that means that we are seeing in the flow of bookings and of inquiries at a pretty good level," Maruti Suzuki India Senior Executive Officer, Marketing & Sales, Shashank Srivastava told PTI. Compared to January 2022, the inquiry is higher by 28 per cent and bookings by 16 per cent in the same month this year, he said. The increase in pending orders has also been accelerated by the company's two .

Sensex, Nifty50 end flat in a wobbly trade; Tata Motors, Maruti surge 3%

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