A total of 44,982 units of new Swift, which was launched in February this year, and 7,704 units of Baleno are being covered under the service campaign.

Maruti Suzuki claims that these models will be recalled for a possible fault in the brake vaccum hose. From May 14, the respective dealers will call the car owners and schedule a free session to fix the fault.

However, not all cars in its stable are doing well. Its C-segment offering, Ciaz, which had managed to pip rivals like Honda City and Hyundai Verna in 2016, is fast losing traction. According to MSI, sales of the mid-sized sedan nosedived 27.2 per cent, to 5,116 units during the month under review. This is its eighth consecutive month of dipping sales.

At the No. 4 slot was Maruti's premium hatchback Baleno, which registered a blistering 106 per cent growth in sales at 15,807 units last month.

Maruti Suzuki India registered a 14.2 per cent increase in domestic sales at 1,37,900 units in February, propelled by the compact segment comprising Swift, Estilo, Dzire and Baleno.

Premium carmakers are expected to turn up at the Auto Expo 2018, including names which have already garnered substantial attention.

This will be second petrol engine in the Verna line-up, after the more powerful 1.6-litre petrol motor option.

The year 2017 saw Indian auto market abuzz with changing trends and a lot of exciting launches.

Market leader Maruti Suzuki grew over 14 per cent in November compared to the preceding month, whereas Mahindra and Mahindra saw overall sales of its automobile arm rise 13 per cent.

The first phase of the defense reforms consented to by the cabinet will see redeployment and restructuring of about 57,000 military and civilian posts.

German luxury car maker Mercedes Benz on Tuesday warned that that levy of cess might see prices of its vehicles go back to what was prevalent before implementation of Goods and Services Tax.

The Next Gen Verna will come in four manual and two automatic variants. The price for basic E vaiant in manual transmission will be Rs 799,900. First 20,000 customers will be able to take benefit of introductory prices. The prices will rise after that.

With Maruti Suzuki launching Ciaz S ahead of the launch of the 2017 Hyundai Verna is set to stir things up in the mid-size sedan segment in India.

Out of the ten best-selling cars last month, seven are manufactured by Maruti Suzuki, whereas the remaining three cars are from Hyundai.

Hyundai, the South Korean automobile giant will launch its much awaited 2017 Verna next month. Although, Hyundai has not officially started accepted booking, a few dealers have started accepting bookings for the new car for Rs 25,000.

Japanese car-maker Honda is all set to launch a new version of its most selling sedan in the country. The company has commenced bookings for the new version of its mid-sized sedan City which will be launched on February 14.