Maruti has increased its vehicle manufacturing target because it is anticipating a higher demand in this fiscal's (FY20) fourth quarter owing to a rollout of more cars that are compliant with BS-VI emission norms, affordable financing options as well as strong demand for its new offerings, XL6 and S-Presso

Epitaphs for Maruti Suzuki, India's largest carmaker, have been written many times, but under Kenichi Ayukawa, it remains rock-solid as ever

Output for Maruti Suzuki rose after nine months of continuous decline led by a fall in demand due to the economic slowdown

Of the total cars produced in the month, 1,39,084 units were passenger vehicles, while 2,750 units were light commercial vehicles

Once considered a bad word and symbolised poor manufacturing processes, product recalls have become routine in global automotive industry as machines have become more complex

Swift, despite being in the pole position, saw a 13 per cent drop while Dzire and Baleno were down 16 per cent and 3.2 per cent respectively

The decline in Maruti's sales just when it looked like the worst was over in October, adds to the narrative of a deepening slowdown in the overall Indian economy now inching towards a recession

Sales of mini cars comprising Alto and WagonR stood at 26,306 units in November

The mid-size segment, which comprises cars like Ciaz, saw the steepest decline of 45 per cent with the company producing just 1,922 units against 3,513 units rolled out in the year-ago period

In its very first month, Maruti's new hatchback S Presso entered the list in the 8th position while another new entrant Kia Seltos logged its best ever sales in a month in its short three month lifespan with 12,854 units

Exports grew by 5.7 per cent during the month while overall sales of Maruti Suzuki India grew by 4.5 per cent at 153,435 units in October

Tata Motors is offering cash benefits for new buyers and discounts to those who want to exchange their old cars for a new Tata car. The company has also launched specific schemes for corporate employees

Tata Motors is offering cash benefits for new buyers and discounts to those who want to exchange their old cars for a new Tata car

Maruti Suzuki cut its production by 17.48 per cent in September while Tata Motors reduced its production by 63 per cent to 6,976 units

Production of mini and compact segment cars, including Alto, New WagonR, Celerio, Ignis, Swift, Baleno and Dzire, dropped by 14.91 per cent to 98,337 units versus 1,15,576 units in the year-ago period

Maruti Suzuki sales have gone up 18.55% on a month on month basis from 93,173 units in August 2019 to 110,454 units in September 2019

Maruti Suzuki India Limited has announced a massive discount of Rs 1 lakh on its compact-segment car Baleno RS model (ex-showrrom price). Maruti Suzuki had also recently reduced prices of its entry-level cars after the government reduced corporate tax rates.

Maruti Suzuki says the new prices will be applicable across India from September 25; the price cut will bring down the cost of acquisition, especially for the entry-level customers

Hyundai India's schemes are in the form of cash and exchange offers for Santro, Grand i10, Xcent, Elite i20, Verna, Elantra and Tucson

The crash in sales in August has seen Alto lose four slots to stablemates Dzire, Swift, WagonR and Baleno and drop down to number 5 in the bestseller's list for the month, another low since 2001.