Maruti Suzuki

Maruti Suzuki India Limited , commonly referred to as Maruti and formerly known as Maruti Udyog Limited, is an automobile manufacturer in India. It is a subsidiary of Japanese automobile and motorcycle manufacturer Suzuki. As of November 2012, it had a market share of 37% of the Indian passenger car market. Maruti Suzuki manufactures and sells a complete range of cars from the entry level Esteem and Alto, to hatchback Ritz, A-Star, Swift, Wagon R, Zen and sedans DZire, Kizashi and SX4, in the 'C' segment Eeco, Omni, Multi Purpose vehicle Suzuki Ertiga and Sports Utility vehicle Grand Vitara. The company's headquarters are on Nelson Mandela Road, New Delhi. In February 2012, the company sold its ten millionth vehicle in India.

Originally, 18.28% of the company was owned by the Indian government, and 54.2% by Suzuki of Japan. The BJP-led government held an initial public offering of 25% of the company in June 2003. As of May 2007, the government of India sold its complete share to Indian financial institutions and no longer has any stake in Maruti Udyog.

Maruti Udyog Limited (MUL) was established in February 1981, though the actual production commenced in 1983 with the Maruti 800, based on the Suzuki Alto kei car which at the time was the only modern car available in India, its only competitors- the Hindustan Ambassador and Premier Padmini were both around 25 years out of date at that point. Through 2004, Maruti Suzuki has produced over 5 Million vehicles. Maruti Suzukis are sold in India and various several other countries, depending upon export orders. Models similar to those made by Maruti in India, albeit not assembled or fully manufactured in India or Japan are sold by Pak Suzuki Motors in Pakistan.

The company exports more than 50,000 cars annually and has domestic sales of 730,000 cars annually.[citation needed] Its manufacturing facilities are located at two facilities Gurgaon and Manesar in Haryana, south of Delhi. Maruti Suzuki’s Gurgaon facility has an installed capacity of 900,000 units per annum. The Manesar facilities, launched in February 2007 comprise a vehicle assembly plant with a capacity of 550,000 units per year and a Diesel Engine plant with an annual capacity of 100,000 engines and transmissions. Manesar and Gurgaon facilities have a combined capability to produce over 14,50,000 units annually.

About 35% of all cars sold in India are made by Maruti. The company is 54.2% owned by the Japanese multinational Suzuki Motor Corporation per cent of Maruti Suzuki. The rest is owned by public and financial institutions. It is listed on the Bombay Stock Exchange and National Stock Exchange of India.

During 2007 and 2008, Maruti Suzuki sold 764,842 cars, of which 53,024 were exported. In all, over six million Maruti Suzuki cars are on Indian roads since the first car was rolled out on 14 December 1983. Maruti Suzuki offers 15 models, Maruti 800, Alto, Maruti Alto 800, WagonR, Estilo, A-star, Ritz, Swift, Swift DZire, SX4, Omni, Eeco, Gypsy, Grand Vitara, Kizashi and the newly launched Ertiga. Swift, Swift DZire, A-star and SX4 are manufactured in Manesar, Grand Vitara and Kizashi are imported from Japan as completely built units(CBU), remaining all models are manufactured in Maruti Suzuki's Gurgaon Plant.[citation needed] The company is believed to be moving towards introduction of a new version of Maruti 800 by November 2012, which will be more fuel efficient, though slightly costlier than Alto and existing Maruti 800. The Suzuki Motor Corporation, Maruti's main stakeholder, is a global leader in mini and compact cars for three decades. Suzuki’s strategy is to utillise light-weight, compact engines with stronger power, fuel-efficiency and performance capabilities. Nearly 75,000 people are employed directly by Maruti Suzuki and its partners. It has been rated first in customer satisfaction among all car makers in India from 1999 to 2009 by J D Power Asia Pacific. Maruti Suzuki will be introducing new 800 cc model by Diwali in 2012.The model is supposed to be fuel efficient, hence more expensive

Current Models

• Red Bull Maruti Suzuki Swift
• Maruti Omni
• India's Corps of Military Police personnel patrolling the Wagah border crossing in the Punjab in a Maruti Gypsy.
• Maruti Alto
• Maruti Suzuki Swift
• Maruti Suzuki Zen Estilo
• Suzuki SX4
• 7th Generation Suzuki Alto is sold as Maruti Suzuki A-Star in India
• Maruti Suzuki Swift DZire
• Suzuki Splash is sold as Maruti Suzuki Ritz in India.
• Omni (Launched 1984)
• Gypsy (launched 1985)
• WagonR (Launched 1999)
• Alto (Launched 2000)
• Swift (Launched 2005)
• Estilo (Launched 2006)
• SX4 (Launched 2007)
• Swift DZire (Launched 2008)
• A-star (Launched 2008)
• Ritz (Launched 2009)
• Eeco (Launched 2010)
• Alto K10 (Launched 2010)
• Maruti Ertiga(Launched 2012), seven seater MPV R3 designed and developed in India, will compete with Toyota Innova, Mahindra Xylo, and Tata Sumo Grande. In early 2012, Suzuki Ertiga will be exported first to Indonesia in Completely Knock Down car.
• Maruti XA Alpha based compact SUV to compete with the Ford EcoSport & Renault Duster will be launched in the year 2014
• Maruti Alto 800(Launched 2012), Maruti Alto 800 is finally out with a price tag of Rs.2.44 lakh (ex-showroom New Delhi). Maruti has rolled out three standard variants-Alto 800 Base, Alto 800 LX and Alto 800 LXi and three CNG variants -Alto 800 CNG Base,Alto 800 CNG LX and Alto 800 CNG LXi. The 0.8 litre of petrol engine is very fuel efficient and pushes the car to produce high class mileage of 17 to 22 km per litre. The 45.7BHP of peak power produced by the engine is also successful on road by delivering top-notch performance.

Imported automobiles 

• Suzuki Grand Vitara
• Grand Vitara (Launched 2007)
• Kizashi (Launched 2011)

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