In a tough year, with the odds stacked against him, Kenichi Ayukawa ensured Maruti Suzuki stayed on course and ahead of its peers

Manufacturers such as Maruti Suzuki, Honda, Hyundai, Tata Motors, Renault and Mahindra are offering attractive discounts on their car variants to woo customers. As people plan big-ticket purchases around this time, car buyers also align their shopping goals with this festive timeline

The company is seeking to further boost demand with its offer after the recent leave travel concession (LTC) cash voucher scheme announced by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman

India's largest car manufacturer Maruti Suzuki had recently launched the BS-6 version of the new S-Cross in August 2020 for Rs 8.39-12.39 lakh

Under the scheme, customers can choose to subscribe an all new Maruti Suzuki Swift, Dzire, Vitara Brezza and Ertiga from Maruti Suzuki ARENA and a new Baleno, Ciaz and XL6 from NEXA

The six-seater model, which comes with 1.5-litre petrol engine, has gone on to capture 14 per cent market share in the domestic MPV segment

As of FY20, Maruti had 3,086 centres in its sales network, which consists of 2,390 Arena outlets, 375 Nexa outlets and 321 Commercial Vehicle outlets

The car will be available in four variants - Sigma, Delta, Zeta and Alpha. The cheapest of these would be the Sigma Manual variant which will be available at Rs 8.39 lakh

The last time Maruti posted growth in a month was at the start of the year (January 2020) when sales grew 0.1 percent over January 2019

With over 370 showrooms across 200 plus cities, Nexa is the third largest retail automobile brand in terms of volume, MSI said in a statement

In a bid to contain costs, a number of carmakers, including Hyundai, Kia, Renault-Nissan, VW-Skoda and Maruti-Toyota, have shared platforms and even cross-badged products in India. Almost all have failed but the strategy continues

Based on the fifth generation Heartect platform, the new Ignis exudes an SUV design with imposing front fascia, wide and tough rear appearance and high seating position; with its striking rear spoiler and roof rails, Maruti Suzuki is trying to position Ignis facelift as a perfect compact urban SUV

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

Maruti received a score of 834 on a scale of 1000 that puts it well behind the industry average score of 846 and ahead of only Honda (832) and Renault (824). The company with the best score of 873 was arch-rival Hyundai Motor India

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

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