Maruti S-Cross Facelift will not get 1.6L diesel engine - Report

The upcoming Maruti S-Cross facelift or 2017 Maruti S-Cross will not get the 1.6-litre diesel engine in the Indian market, according to the escalating reports. As per your familiarity, the current Maruti S-Cross is offered with the two diesel engines, 1.3-litre diesel and 1.6-litre diesel.

The reports indicated that the Indian passenger car company, Maruti Suzuki has already stopped the production of the S-Cross 1.6-litre diesel units. Moreover, the Maruti Dealers have stopped the booking orders for 1.6-litre diesel units. Some of the outlets have stock for the interested people.

Related: Maruti Suzuki Vitara Brezza Petrol

Maruti will offer the petrol options for the S-Cross as Suzuki has already introduced Indonesian-specific S-Cross (SX4) with the M15A 1.5-litre petrol engine and two gearbox options. The engine is rated at 109 PS of power and 138Nm of torque. No confirmation about the petrol engines for the Indian market.

As we know, Baleno with the Boosterjet petrol engine has a good market. It would be the great advantage to increase compact SUV sales if the S-Cross will offer with that same engine.  

The new facelift will identical to European-specific Maruti S-Cross 2017, which was introduced in the last year. As per the information, the front part of the car will get changes for a new look. The pre bookings for 2017 S-Cross will be started from September 1^st at dealerships. Besides, the launch will be scheduled for this festive season.

Related: Suzuki Cars at GIIAS 2017 Live – Indonesia

Maruti S-Cross is the opening product from NEXA network and established cumulative sales in the starting months. Expecting that the facelift will have the same response from the local customers.

The 2017 Maruti S-Cross Price, Specifications and other details will update you soon.

Maruti Suzuki Vitara Brezza Petrol

Diesel version of the Vitara Brezza has the successful market in the Indian automotive industry. To increase the brand popularity, The Indian carmaker planning to launch the petrol version of the existing Vitara Brezza.  A few of best automotive sources indicated that the petrol versions will expect to be revealed by 2017 end or 2018 Auto Expo, which will open its doors on February 9.

The complete info about the new Brezza petrol, including variants, price details and specifications are available. As per the automotive sources, the Vitara petrol will be offered in four versions and cheaper than the existing diesel versions. Around Rs. 20,000 to Rs. 40,000 price difference between petrol and diesel versions.

Related: Suzuki Cars at GIIAS 2017 Live – Indonesia

Vitara Brezza petrol versions & Estimated Ex-showroom Price:

• Maruti Vitara Brezza LXi – Rs. 6.80 lakhs
• Maruti Vitara Brezza VXi – Rs. 7.20 lakhs
• Maruti Vitara Brezza ZXi – Rs. 8.20 lakhs
• Maruti Vitara Brezza ZXi+ – Rs. 9.00 lakhs

Speaking about the specifications, the compact SUV will come with the 1.0-litre Boosterjet, 1.4-litre K14B and 1.5-litre M15A. The Boosterjet engine, which also used in Baleno RS, will be rated at 75kW of power, 150Nm of torque and 20-21kmpl.

The list of features and look of the exterior similar to the Vitara Brezza diesel. The car integrated with the projector headlamp with LED pilot lamps (Bullhorn), single slat chrome grille, dual tone colors, black body cladding, single slat chrome grille, multi-spoke 16-inch alloy wheels, as well.

Coming to the interior features, the Brezza petrol comes with the reverse parking camera and sensors, rear wiper and washer, Apple carPlay and Smartplay touchscreen.

Related: Maruti Suzuki overtakes Mahindra, becomes the largest UV maker in India in May

The Vitara Brezza offered in dual tone and single tone colors are below:

Dual tone Vitara Brezza:

• Cerulean Blue with Pearl Arctic White
• Blazing Red with Midnight Black
• Fiery Yellow with Pearl Arctic White

Single tone Vitara Brezza:

• Fiery Yellow
• Blazing Red
• Cerulean Blue
• Pearl Arctic White
• Granite Grey
• Premium Silver

Competitors:

According to specifications, features, performance, as well, Brezza petrol will compete the Tata Xenon, Honda WR-V and Ford Ecosport.

Related: Maruti Suzuki has 2,000+ dealerships in India

The Vitara Brezza Diesel launched in the last year (March 2016) and reported 50,000 units of sales in the last year. The model has registered high sales of 12,375units in May 2017 and the cumulative sales up to July 2017 stood at 1.45lakhs of units.

With the launch of petrol versions, the company will expect higher growth in sales in the passenger or compact SUV market.

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Maruti Suzuki overtakes Mahindra, becomes the largest UV maker in India in May

Maruti Suzuki has overtaken Mahindra & Mahindra in the largest UV segment in India in the last two months, April and May 2017. This was the great success from the biggest player of small cars. Maruti has planning to expand its position and scope in the different passenger vehicle segments in the Indian market. In this part, just months back, it has introduced the hybrid and utility vehicles in the competitive domestic market to target the respective competitors. Now, the day comes and Maruti Suzuki has overtaken the India’s utility vehicle leader, Mahindra in the UV segment.

Related: Mahindra Scorpio facelift to feature advanced 6-speed Aisin AT

Maruti sold around 5,500 more utility vehicles than Mahindra in the first two months of this fiscal year. Mahindra listed 18,363 units and 19,331 units in April and May, whereas Maruti has listed 20,638 units and 22,608 units of sales in April and May 2017. The company’s cumulative sales stood at 43,246 units, against 37,694 units of Mahindra in the previous two months. In the last fiscal year, M&M has crossed Maruti by 20,000 units.

More demand of Maruti Ertiga and new Vitara Brezza, Maruti Suzuki has received 45% growth in UV segment, whereas the UV market leader, Mahindra has enumerated a decline of 6%. The company’s officials said that the Vitara Brezza has to register 10,000 units of sales in a month and towards to place its company in new heights. On the other side, Mahindra’s new four sub-4metre SUVs, including Bolero Plus, Nuvo Sport, KUV 100 and TUV 300, not helped the company to register more volumes.

Related: Maruti Suzuki reported 23.4% growth in April 2017

Moreover, due to the lack of petrol vehicles, Mahindra has reported a decline of sales in sub-4metre UV segment. Some of the external factors, including large diesel and SUVs ban in the biggest cities, influenced the company to hurt sales.

Apart from this, Mahindra has grown 3% in May 2017 with the sales of 41895 units of vehicles, compared to 40656 units in May 2016.

Volkswagen Tiguan Review & Images

New Volkswagen Tiguan Review:

Tiguan is the new entry-level compact SUV from the German-based passenger car manufacturer, Volkswagen India in the Indian market. The appearance of the new Volkswagen car is perfect from every angle with the LED taillights, side shoulder line, chrome finished grille or bold bumper. Speaking about its rigidity, the new Tiguan is built with the totally uncontaminated (100%) galvanised steel and shaped according to the customer’s taste. Awesome presence in day or night apprehended by the new Volkswagen SUV with the fog lamps and corner lights. Additionally, its exterior is comfortable with the electrically foldable side mirrors and adjustable turn indicators.

Related: Volkswagen India launched VW Tiguan in India at Rs. 27.98 lakhs

As per the body posture, the new VW car comes with the electrically adjustable driver’s seat and comfy equipment, including touchscreen infotainment system and leather steering wheel. Automatic Intelligent Rain Sensor is the added advantage for the Indian customers.

Like the existing Volkswagen cars, the new Tiguan is designed with the perfect plan as per the customer’s needs. The luggage capacity (boot space) is 615-litres when seats up and which can be increased to 1655-litres if seats folded.

Engine Specifications:

The new SUV offers with the new TDI engine, which has the capability of generating 105kW of power and 340Nm of torque. For efficiency on the roads, the Tiguan is featured with the 4MOTION all-wheel drive system and 7-speed Automatic Dual Shift Gearbox (DSG). All with the new SUV, the customers get Hassle-free driving with perfection speed in a longer journey.

Safety is surrounded in the toughest German based Tiguan, which features ESP (Electronic Stabilisation Program) to improve the car’s stability be reducing or deleting any loss of traction. In addition, it is available with the advanced Anti-lock Braking System that can be helpful to avoid unexpected skid and stop the wheels from locking up, Hill-Hold control and six airbags.

Related: Volkswagen Tiguan officially updated in website: launch expects in first week of May

Volkswagen Tiguan Smartness:

App-connect: easy interaction between smartphone and infotainment

3-Zone climate control AC: According to the temperature, the driver and passengers will adjust to three different temperatures.

Think Blue. Trainer: Which helps to save fuel as well as drive more efficiency for environment protection.

Tiguan Colors:

New Tiguan currently offered in five different colors, Atlantic Blue, Tungsten Silver, Indium Grey, Oryx White and Deep Black.

Tiguan Price:

Comfortline – Rs. 28,59193 (Volkswagen Ex-Showroom, Hyderabad)

Highline – Rs. 32,05237 (Ex-Showroom, Hyderabad)

Tiguan Images:

Rear view of Atlantic Blue colored Volkswagen Tiguan:

Front side of Oryx White colored new VW SUV:

Inside view of Tiguan:

Call the nearest Volkswagen Dealership and book the slot for a free test drive.

MARUTI SUZUKI REPORTED 23.4% GROWTH IN APRIL 2017

Being a passenger car market leader, Maruti Suzuki has registered 1,44,492 units of domestic sales in the month of April 2017. It has represented a double-digit growth of 23.4% compared to the year-ago month sales of 1,17,045 units. The company has received the best domestic sales in April 2017 month since around six to seven months. Maruti Suzuki sold 1,37,277 units in the domestic market in September 2017.

With the cumulative sales of Alto and Wagon R, the mini segment has reported total sales of 38,897 units in the last month and signified the growth of 21.9% compared to sales of 31,906 units in April 2016. Mid-sized sedan segment with the Maruti Ciaz saw overall sales of 7,024 units in the last month in the Indian market. Currently, the Ciaz is retailed through the Premium Nexa network along with the Ignis, Baleno and S-Cross.

The compact segment consisting of Maruti Suzuki Swift, Swift Dzire, Baleno and Ignis received 63,584 units, a growth of 39% compared to the sales in the year-ago month. Utility vehicles including Vitara Brezza, Ertiga, S-Cross and Ertiga reported a total sales of 20,638 units in the last month.

Domestic sales of the company increased in the last month, but the export market saw a drop of 29.4% with sales of 6,732 units. Maruti Suzuki sold total sales of 9,524 in April 2017.

To increase the domestic sales, the company has planned to introduce the new generation models, 2017 Maruti Swift and Swift Dzire in this year.

Volkswagen Passat to launch in July 2017

Volkswagen India has confirmed that the all-new Volkswagen Passat and Tiguan models to be launched in this year in the Indian market. The Tiguan to be introduced in the coming month of May 2017, whereas the VW Passat is expected to enter the passenger vehicle market in July 2017. There is no official confirmation about the Passat launch but, it will be assembled at the company’s Chakan plant along with the Tiguan.

Related: Next generation Volkswagen Polo production starts in June 2017

Both cars, Tiguan and Passat will be received the VW group’s MQB platform for the Indian market. The VW Passat will enter the Indian market in its latest B8 avatar with the measurements of 4,767mm length, 1832mm width and 1456mm height. It comes with the wheelbase of 2,677mm and single engine that will be the four-cylinder 2.0-litre TDI turbo diesel.

The Passat GTE petrol hybrid to be featured with the combination of 115bhp electric motor and 1.4-litre TSI petrol engine rated at 154bhp of power. As per the information, the VW Passat will also get the sportier version with the 2.0-litre 177hp diesel engine for the Indian market.

Related: Volkswagen to focus on petrol hybrids

To expand the network as well as become as one of the strong players in the passenger market, Volkswagen India is introducing all-new models with different platforms. The upcoming cars will be expensive compared to the existing cars and priced Rs. 30 to 35 lakhs on the Tiguan and Rs. 32 to 34 lakhs on the Passat.

Mahindra Z101 (Next-gen Scorpio) to launch in 2020

Economic Times Auto reported that the Mahindra Z101, fourth generation Mahindra Scorpio is expected to launch in the domestic market in 2020. Also, it will be launched in the international markets. The company’s North American Technical Center (NATC) is working on the future Scorpio, which will be redesigned based on the advanced architecture of the existing model and featured the new design layouts and features.

Related: Mahindra launched TUV 300 in South Africa

The integration and testing of the product to be handled by the Resource & Development centre in Chennai Mahindra Research Valley. A few of the reports stated that the future generation Scorpio to be based on the ladder-frame platform. The new SUV will get the advanced telematics, safety features and exterior styling.

The future generation Scorpio will be offered as an SUV (Sport Utility Vehicle) and the pickup truck to target the North American Market. Speaking of the engines, it will be offered by the both four-cylinder diesel and petrol engines, which will be mated with the either manual or automatic transmissions.

Related: Mahindra launched 2017 XUV 500 Sportz at Rs. 16.5 lakhs

Some reports recommended that the new Scorpio diesel will be available with the 2.2-litre mHawk engine rated at a 128bhp power and 280Nm torque. The new Scorpio will receive the 4-wheel drive system for the international markets.

It is the second project from Mahindra’s Technical Center in North America and the product will hit the market in 2020.

Maruti Suzuki has 2,000+ dealerships in India

The Indian biggest PV carmaker, Maruti has more than 2,000 dealerships in the Indian market, according to the fresh news from Economic Times. The company has reached a new milestone in the automotive market with the well-acceptance from all-generation people in the country.

On an average basis, Maruti Suzuki added nearly 200 dealerships in the last five years. The car manufacturer has 1,100 dealerships in the duration of 2011 – 12 and the number increased to 2,007 outlets/dealerships in 2016 – 17. In India, the domestic car maker has presence in 1,643 towns and cities.

Related: Maruti Suzuki reports 47.6% share in domestic PV market in ongoing fiscal

Along with the general dealerships, the company has established the premium NEXA network to retail the premium products, including Baleno, S-Cross and Ignis. Maruti has opened the 200th NEXA showroom on 30th January 2017 and also planned to expand the network to 250 units by the fiscal end of 2016-17.

Maruti Suzuki aims to retail around 20lakh units annually by expanding the sales network to 4,000 units by 2020. The number includes regular dealerships, commercial dealerships, NEXA dealerships and the company’s true value dealerships.

Related: Suzuki expects India to be third highest car market by 2020

To sell the new LCV Super Carry, Maruti has already planned to open new 50 commercial dealerships by the end of 2016.

Two days back, Maruti Alto K10 Plus has launched in the country without any announcement in the country. The carmaker will four next-generation models in the next fiscal, such as Maruti Ciaz Facelift, Maruti S-Cross Facelift, 2017 Maruti Swift and 2017 Maruti Swift Dzire.

Maruti Suzuki has 2,000+ dealerships in India

The Indian biggest PV carmaker, Maruti has more than 2,000 dealerships in the Indian market, according to the fresh news from Economic Times. The company has reached a new milestone in the automotive market with the well-acceptance from all-generation people in the country.

Related: Maruti Suzuki reports 47.6% share in domestic PV market in ongoing fiscal

On an average basis, Maruti Suzuki added nearly 200 dealerships in the last five years. The car manufacturer has 1,100 dealerships in the duration of 2011 – 12 and the number increased to 2,007 outlets/dealerships in 2016 – 17. In India, the domestic car maker has presence in 1,643 towns and cities.

Along with the general dealerships, the company has established the premium NEXA network to retail the premium products, including Baleno, S-Cross and Ignis. Maruti has opened the 200^th NEXA showroom on 30^th January 2017 and also planned to expand the network to 250 units by the fiscal end of 2016-17.

Maruti Suzuki aims to retail around 20lakh units annually by expanding the sales network to 4,000 units by 2020. The number includes regular dealerships, commercial dealerships, NEXA dealerships and the company’s true value dealerships.

Related: India-made Maruti Ignis (Suzuki Ignis) exported to Indonesia

To sell the new LCV Super Carry, Maruti has already planned to open new 50 commercial dealerships by the end of 2016.

Two days back, Maruti Alto K10 Plus has launched in the country without any announcement in the country. The carmaker will four next-generation models in the next fiscal, such as Maruti Ciaz Facelift, Maruti S-Cross Facelift, 2017 Maruti Swift and 2017 Maruti Swift Dzire.

Next generation Volkswagen Polo production starts in June 2017

The German car brand, Volkswagen has stated that the next generation VW Polo hatchback will enter production in around next three to four months. The upcoming Polo will be the sixth generation model features the advanced modular MQB A0 platform for a new look. SRK designs released the sketch of the sixth-generation Polo, which will be offered in Blue, White and different color combinations.

Related: Volkswagen to focus on petrol hybrids

As per the news, the production of the new Polo car will be commenced in the European market as an initial commitment. The production of Polo will be initiated at the Volkswagen Navarra factory (manufacturing unit) in Spain.

The Germany Company has already started the production of MQB Polo at the South African plant. With the VW Group’s MQB A0 platform underpins in the 2017 Seat lbiza, the Polo gets the evolutionary design, greater compliance and alternative powertrains.

Related: Volkswagen India to introduce Vento Highline Plus in India

The 2017 VW Polo will be offered in different engine options, 1.0-litre MPI petrol, 1.5-litre TSI Evo petrol, 1.0-litre TSI petrol and petrol-CNG and 1.6-litre TDI diesel. The types of engines expected to be offered in the European market only. For India, it won’t get such types of engines and three-door hatchback body type.

Currently, the VW Polo is one of the best-selling hatchbacks in India and the next-gen India-specific Polo will get the exclusive design with the advanced engine options to compete with the existing hatchbacks.

India-made Maruti Ignis (Suzuki Ignis) exported to Indonesia

According to the spy shots from Autonetmagz, the India-made Suzuki Ignis is exported to the Indonesia market. The Ignis expected to be launched by end of this month or in the next month. Indonesia will be the first Ignis export market for the Indian car market leader.

Related: Suzuki expects India to be third highest car market by 2020

The variants of the Indonesia-specific Suzuki Ignis leaked in the last month and it is reported to be launched in three grades, GL, GLX and GLX AT and priced at Rp. 139.5 million, Rp. 159.5 million and Rp. 169.5 million respectively. The Suzuki Ignis will give the toughest competition to the Toyota Etios, Honda Brio, Mitsubishi Mirage and Nissan March.

The Suzuki Ignis offered with one engine option, 1.2L four-cylinder K-series petrol engine, which is rated at 83 PS (61 kW) of power and the torque of 113Nm. The automatic variant offers with the 5-speed AGS – Auto Gear Shift and the basic variants to be featured with the 5-speed manual gearbox. The Maruti Ignis returns the ARAI certified mileage of 20.89kmpl in Indian road conditions. The company is expecting that around mileage will be returned by the Indonesia-specific Ignis.

Related: Passenger Vehicle reported 9% sales growth in February in India

The new car features the high range of equipment including automatic climate control, steering mounted audio controls, roof rails, LED headlamps with daytime running lights, automatic climate control, 7-inch touch screen infotainment with Android Auto and Apple CarPlay, foglamps with chrome embellisher, as well.

Suzuki expects India to be third highest car market by 2020

The Japanese car company, Suzuki Motor Corporation expects that Indian to be grown as the third biggest car market in the world by end of this decade. This statement was announced by Kinji Saito, Executive General Manager of Suzuki at the Geneva Motor Show.

Related: Next-generation Maruti Swift launches in early 2018

Coming to the subject, its associated company Maruti Suzuki reports around 50% of the passenger vehicle market in India. Moreover, it has already started operations at the Gujarat plant, which is the new manufacturing plant in India. As part of the plan, the manufacturing unit is to increase the total production to 2 million units by end of this decade.

According to him, Suzuki has been named as the market leader for few decades and reported nearly 50% market share. Currently, the company plans to launch the new feature-rich oriented products in the country as it has increased its production capacity with the new manufacturing facilities.

Related: Maruti Ignis mini crossover sales crossed 10,000 units

A few of operations have been already started at the Gujarat to meet the production capacity of two million units in India. The new plant has been opened with the 7.5lakh unit’s production capacity in a year. Both Manesar and Gurgaon have a total production capacity of 1.5 million units per year.

The list of products including next generation Swift, upgraded S-Cross, next-generation Swift Dzire, will be launched in the next year. In this fiscal from April 2016 to February 2017, Maruti Suzuki has sold around a total of 13 lakh units.

Related: Maruti Suzuki reports 11.7% growth in domestic sales in February 2017

In the global market, Suzuki Motor Corporation reported 2.9 million units in the last year.

Passenger Vehicle reported 9% sales growth in February in India

Economic Times stated that the Indian PV market registered 9.01% sales growth in the last month with sales of 2,55,359 units, as per the data from SIAM (Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers). The PV segment includes utility vehicles, passenger cars and vans. With the launch of new SUVs and compact SUVs, the UV segment posted the highest sales growth of 21.79 percent and stood at 65,887 units. The segment of vans reported 8.10% growth at 16,859 units. Similarly, the passenger cars have minimum growth of 4.90% at 1,72,623 units in the country.

Related: Mahindra domestic sales declined in February 2017

Coming to the other segments, the two-wheeler segment including motorcycles, mopeds and scooters reported the decline of 0.01 percent at 1,362,045 units in the last month. Mopeds and scooters sales were increased by 15.99 percent and 3.70 percent respectively. Motorcycles reported negative sales of 3.13 percent in the last month.

The CV segment has reported 7.34 percent sales growth with the sales of 66,939 units compared to 62,359 units in the year-ago month. The MHCV segment including trucks, buses, tippers, as well increased by 5.02 percent growth in February 2017. Sales of Light Commercial Vehicles have positive growth of 9.38% with sales of 36,418 units. Moreover, the segment of three wheelers declined to 35,536 units from 44,956 units in February 2016.

Related: Maruti Suzuki reports 11.7% growth in domestic sales in February 2017

Slowly, the impact of demonetisation away from the automotive industry so that the most of the segments reported positive sales in the country. The automotive industry will have improvement in the next fiscal with the implementation of GST (Goods and Service Tax).

Audi launched 2017 Q3 in India at Rs. 34.20 lakh

Audi, the German based luxury car manufacturer, has launched its Audi Q3 facelift with the mechanical and design updates in the Indian market at the price tag of Rs. 34.20 lakhs.  Audi Q3 is offered in two powertrain options and priced Rs. 34.20 lakh on the front-wheel drive system integrated model and Rs. 37.20 lakh on the 2.0-litre all-wheel TDI Quattro model. It is the second facelift of the Audi Q3, which gets the minor updates in terms of styling and line-up of engines updated with the high power.

Related: 2017 Audi A3 Cabriolet Available In India At Rs. 47.98 Lakh

Now, the updated Q3 2.0-litre Quattro diesel model returns the power of 184hp and has an increment of around 4% compared to the older model that is rated at 177hp.  The newer and older models stayed at the similar torque and the diesel engine is paired with the 7-speed automatic gearbox. While the Audi front-wheel drive Q3 comes with the new diesel automatic combination and rated at 150hp and 340Nm. The new one is around 10hp and 20Nm higher than the older manual model.

Related: Volkswagen to focus on petrol hybrids

Audio Q3 claims mileage of 18.51kmpl for the front-wheel drive version and 15.17kmpl for the TDI Quattro version. In terms of features, the Audi Q3 comes with the standard panoramic sunroof, 17-inch V-spoke alloy wheels, deluxe automatic control system (dual-zone) and LED headlamps. Compared to the older model, the new one comes with the MMI navigation system, reverse camera and cruise control. The new Audi Q3 is a competitor for existed luxury cars, the Mercedes GLA and BMW X1.

Next-generation Maruti Swift launches in early 2018

Maruti Suzuki Swift is the demanding and highest selling hatchback among the existing hatchbacks in the country. The model has been gaining good response from the younger generation with the good looking design layout, advanced equipment and mechanical specifications. With the acceptance from the customers, Maruti Suzuki has planned to launch the next-generation Swift in the early months of the next year.

Related: Maruti Ignis mini crossover sales crossed 10,000 units

The next generation Swift has revealed at the ongoing motor show in Geneva and it was internally coded as YSD and built on the new platform, HEARTECT. The third generation swift will get the different architecture compared to Ignis and Baleno.

With the lighter and rigid Heartect architecture and the new generation platform, the new Swift will have the sportier design. The lightweight platform will enhance the car handling and performance riding, whereas the rigid platform will make the swift safer.

Related: Maruti Suzuki launched Baleno RS at Rs 8.69 lakh

Swift is the iconic brand for the biggest carmaker so that the company is planning to bring a new avatar to hit the market. Being an upcoming hatchback, the Swift is available with the sleeker headlamp and premium interior with the contemporary instrument cluster and infotainment system.

The new Swift will get the upcoming fuel-efficiency and crash regulations. In fact, the company’s five models have already certified with the advanced safety and regulations on side impact, offset and safety.

Maruti Ignis mini crossover sales crossed 10,000 units

Maruti Ignis is a small crossover launched in the country in January 2017 and the model has crossed 10,000 units of sales, as per the report form Economic Times. The sub 4-metre car has been introduced in the market as a third exclusive Nexa model after the S-Cross and Baleno. Being a premium urban compact, the Ignis offers with the different exterior design including captivating headlamps, front grille with chrome accents in the top end versions, as well.

Related: Maruti Suzuki launched Baleno RS at Rs 8.69 lakh

Currently, the company is manufacturing 4,500 to 5,000 units of the Ignis in a month in Gurgaon. Even though, the model has received a waiting period of around 2 to 3 months due to the initial demand for the Ignis in the country. The demand for the Ignis is low compared to the Baleno hatchback that has received more than 40,000 bookings in around one month from launch.

With the Ignis crossover, Maruti Suzuki is planning to regain the 50 percent market share in the Indian automotive industry. The car is offered in four trim levels including Sigma, Delta, Zeta and Alpha and featuring the advanced interior equipment, 7-inch infotainment system, remote keyless entry, remote keyless entry, power adjustable mirrors and more.

Related: Maruti Vitara Brezza crosses 1 lakh sales in India

The Ignis is available in two engine options, 1.2-litre VVT petrol engine rated at the maximum power of 61kW and the other one is 1.3-litre four-cylinder DDiS diesel, which has a capability to return 55.2kWof power. The basic two versions offered with the standard transmission whereas the top-end trims, Delta and Zeta have offered with an AMT option.

The Ignis was priced at Rs. 4,59,000 on the base variant in ex-showroom of Delhi. Contact the nearest Nexa dealerships to get the best quote as well as book the test drive for the Ignis car.