Is swift stopped for 6 months for selling ritz??

dhrishikesh · 14th July 2009, 17:01

I don't think that Maruti Suzuki has stopped Swift's production as it's diesel version & also "GLAM" version is high on a sale.

deepakchiniwal · 14th July 2009, 18:49

Does this mean the DZire Petrol is off the shelf?

Since DZire Petrol had the same engine as that of Swift Petrol, will the DZire as well get a new KB series engine?

KB series retuned for Swift and DZire means a increase in Cost?

What will happen to the existing users who have booked the petrol engines and have been told a wait period of 3 months, will they get the new KB series engine in both Swift and Dzire with no extra cost?

Too many questions and too early i guess :-)

Furious55 · 14th July 2009, 21:45

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Originally Posted by dhrishikesh

I don't think that Maruti Suzuki has stopped Swift's production as it's diesel version & also "GLAM" version is high on a sale.

Checked with the dealer today. The Glam is only available in Petrol.

sanagg1 · 14th July 2009, 22:34

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Originally Posted by .anshuman

Swift diesel sells by itself so they might be trying to divert the sales towards ritz to promote it,sales figures show Ritz is already a huge hit with indians.

A classic copybook style case of
a) Improper Product positioning
b) Product cannibalisation due to a)

jkdas · 15th July 2009, 09:16

There's loads of Ritz at the Suzuki dealer's backyard here at Trv.
Hows Ritz selling in terms of numbers ?

geeash · 15th July 2009, 09:40

I see loads of ritz in chennai nowadays. Though i personally dont like the flat B*M. So i suppose it is doing well at the expense of swift

So the story is getting murkier and murkier

rajneeesh · 15th July 2009, 10:21

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Originally Posted by jkdas

There's loads of Ritz at the Suzuki dealer's backyard here at Trv.
Hows Ritz selling in terms of numbers ?

JKdas,
The Ritz is doing very well for itself here in NCR. 70% of all bookings are for Petrol model ( due to a significant price difference with Swift petrol). This is good for MSIL as they will now have lesser pressure for the Diesel engine. They can produce more Diesel Dzires ( I believe they have a bigger margin on the Dzire than the Swift)
Hope they use this breathing space to ramp up their Diesel powerplant capacity. Unlike earlier, there are a number of desel engined options available in the hatchback segment ( Vista, Punto and i20). Now people may not be willing to wait for 6 months for a diesel car.

vijay_k_kumar · 15th July 2009, 11:09

guys you are right i just enquired with JAYAKRISHNA AUTO and the head of sales confirmed to me that they will not take any new bookings on SWIFT for next 6 months even if full payment is made in advance !!! The salesman also tried to convince me to buy the RITZ

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14th July 2009, 17:01	#16
dhrishikesh BHPian Join Date: May 2009 Location: Mumbai / Pune B Posts: 806 Thanked: 214 Times	I don't think that Maruti Suzuki has stopped Swift's production as it's diesel version & also "GLAM" version is high on a sale.
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deepakchiniwal BHPian Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Melbourne Posts: 353 Thanked: 28 Times	Does this mean the DZire Petrol is off the shelf? Since DZire Petrol had the same engine as that of Swift Petrol, will the DZire as well get a new KB series engine? KB series retuned for Swift and DZire means a increase in Cost? What will happen to the existing users who have booked the petrol engines and have been told a wait period of 3 months, will they get the new KB series engine in both Swift and Dzire with no extra cost? Too many questions and too early i guess :-)
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jkdas Senior - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Thiruvananthapu Posts: 9,687 Thanked: 1,493 Times View My Garage	There's loads of Ritz at the Suzuki dealer's backyard here at Trv. Hows Ritz selling in terms of numbers ?
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geeash Senior - BHPian Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Chennai Posts: 1,513 Thanked: 146 Times	I see loads of ritz in chennai nowadays. Though i personally dont like the flat B*M. So i suppose it is doing well at the expense of swift So the story is getting murkier and murkier
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vijay_k_kumar Newbie Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: coimbatore Posts: 2 Thanked: 2 Times	yes ...no new bookings for SWIFT guys you are right i just enquired with JAYAKRISHNA AUTO and the head of sales confirmed to me that they will not take any new bookings on SWIFT for next 6 months even if full payment is made in advance !!! The salesman also tried to convince me to buy the RITZ
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