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

Mahindra's latest off-roader Thar, launched in India on October 2, has received good response from the market with bookings of over 20,000 units and a waiting period stretching up to seven months

Two other cars -- Hyundai Grand i10 Nios and Kia Seltos were also tested and though they fared better than the S-Presso, none of them managed to get a very high rating

India's largest selling car for 16 years and counting, Maruti Alto has become the first car brand to top cumulative 4 million unit sales in the domestic market. The success of the car in the last few years makes it easy to forget its slow start in the beginning. Alto became the best-selling car in India in 2004-05, when it overtook the erstwhile leader Maruti 800. The car did not relinquish its position with Tata Nano, Hyundai Eon, Chevrolet Spark, Renault Kwid, Datsun Go and Redi-go making several attempts to upstage it. Watch the video for more.Also Read: Work-from-home triggers high burn-out rates among Indians, especially women

Success of Maruti Alto in last few years makes it easy to forget that it had a slow start in first few years. Launched with two engine options -- a 796cc motor of M800 and a 1161cc motor of WagonR -- its positioning was unclear. In first three years, sales were below 50,000 units per annum

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Alto was launched all the way back in September 2000. It became India's bestselling car in 2004 and has not been dethroned since, according to a company statement

Alto's nearest rival this year was the Swift, which was less than 3,000 units behind it but also suffered a 16 per cent drop in sales; at third position was the company's premium hatchback Baleno

Maruti Suzuki Managing Director Kenichi Ayukawa confirmed that the company was working on an 800cc car among multiple models

Shashank Srivastava, Executive Director of Marketing and Sales at Maruti Suzuki India, said, \"With the introduction of Alto BS6 S-CNG, we reinforce our efforts towards sustainable green mobility\"

The UK-based independent body found the structure of the Tigor to be unstable, unlike the Altroz and Nexon, indicating room for improvement

Mahindra XUV is the third Indian car to get the highest safety rating after Tata Nexon last year and Altroz last week. Here's what this means

Tata Altroz Global NCAP crash tests: Second car to score 5-star safety rating after the Tata Nexon compact SUV, Tata Altroz's structure and its footwell area were rated as stable

A major reason for the rise has been attributed to a higher demand for compact models such as New WagonR

The company accomplished this landmark number in less than 37 years of selling its first car on December 14,1983, when it first rolled out the iconic Maruti 800

Launched in 2000, Alto crossed the 10 lakh sales mark in 2008 and in 2012 it reached the 20 lakh milestone.

RediGo's stablemate Datsun Go that was tested by the same firm back in 2014 had scored zero stars. The addition of the airbag has resulted in an improvement

A day after market leader Maruti Suzuki launched the S-Presso, its first new mini car in almost a decade, French carmaker Renault on Tuesday launched a refreshed version of the Kwid priced between Rs 2.83-4.85 lakh

Maruti Suzuki S-Presso priced at Rs 3.69 - 4.48 lakh for the four variants with manual transmission and Rs 4.68 - 4.91 lakh for the two variants with automatic (AGS) transmission

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.