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

Production of mini and compact segment cars, including Alto, new WagonR, Celerio, Ignis, Swift, Baleno and Dzire stood at 2,351 units as against 108,579 units in May last year

SMG had suspended production at the Hansalpur (Gujarat) plant on March 23 to check the spread of COVID-19

The country's largest carmaker, Maruti Suzuki India (MSI) had re-opened the Manesar facility earlier this month after around 50 days of closure due to coronavirus-led lockdown

Maruti Suzuki India (MSI) had re-opened the Manesar facility earlier this month after around 50 days of closure due to coronavirus-led lockdown

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

Auto manufacturers will roll back several older models of cars to rationalise production to manage the high cost of changing to BS-VI vehicles

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

Maruti Suzuki's domestic sales dropped 1.6 per cent to 1,36,849 units last month as against 1,39,100 units in February 2019

The Nexon EV can reach 0-100 km per hour in 9.9 seconds, claims Tata Motors. Nexon EV has two drive modes -- sport mode and drive mode. The car also has regenerative braking technology

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The price change varies across models and ranges up to 4.7 per cent (ex-showroom Delhi) and are effective from January 27, 2020

Auto Expo 2020: Tata Hornbill that was unveiled at the Geneva International Motor Show 2019 is likely to be launched this year at the Auto Expo. Here's what to expect

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

Maruti Suzuki's range of BS-VI compliant petrol models includes Alto, Eeco, S-Presso, Celerio, WagonR, Swift, Baleno, Dzire, Ertiga and XL6

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

Last year, the CCI ordered its investigations unit to probe allegations the carmaker limits discounts its dealers can offer