Maruti Cars to cost more

deepak_ms · 7th December 2007, 15:37

source : rediff

India's largest car maker Maruti Suzuki India Ltd plans to increase car prices across all its models by up to Rs 12,000 from next month.

snaronikar · 7th December 2007, 16:40

But they have are givng good discounts on all their models except swift and sx4. Saw in today's paper. It might be their gimmick to sell more in the year end and all the manufacturer's will be offering a huge discounts in Dec. They cannot suddenly rise the price in jan-08. It will certainly affect the company.

ashthedivx · 7th December 2007, 17:11

Another market Tactic to attract customers, as the year end is comming, to wind up their 2007 Stocks

Cheers

BaCkSeAtDrIVeR · 7th December 2007, 18:19

Really!!!! Let them.

(Reminds me of this)
Once when I was small, had gone to a tourist spot. The local authority there arranges buses for local sightseeing and we were waiting for that. Within minutes, we were surrounded by taxi / auto wallahs; and they were like "sir, it costs more to travel on the bus than on our vehicle"!!!

HKP · 7th December 2007, 20:00

Maruti, Hyundai and GM to hike car prices

Its not just Maruti as per Times of India.

\\hkp

HotChillyPepper · 7th December 2007, 22:19

Quote:

Originally Posted by HKP

Maruti, Hyundai and GM to hike car prices

Its not just Maruti as per Times of India.

\\hkp

Ohhhh.. So they jointly stopped advertising their vehicles and started with Playing politics... They finally find out what is the cheapest thing in India

AviatoR · 8th December 2007, 09:31

Add to that, the petrol and diesel rates are on the brink of going up which will lead to further increase in those prices!

abhilashvk · 8th December 2007, 10:08

A regular marketing gimmick played by all the car companies to sell of the stocks and achieve the targets. TOI has news on the front page today that all cars are increasing the prices - Maruti, Hyundai, GM...all they blame is increasing raw material costs.

jacobgeorge · 8th December 2007, 10:34

It is a mix of all I guess...end of year liquidation of inventories, marketing strategy as well as increase in input costs. The last reason also sounds credible as raw material contracts are usually for a year and likely that the suppliers would have asked for higher prices starting Jan 2008

In India, the introduction of a new Model Year (MY) car happens in the new year while in some markets, new MY cars are shipped as early as Aug or Sept the previous year. This helps the manufacturer/dealer in steadying sales without giving out too much of a discount

mobike008 · 8th December 2007, 11:14

Right, the price hike announcement during end of the year is mostly to clear the stocks. I am sure lot of people are flocking at maruti and hyundai showrooms to save 12K

thangu · 27th December 2007, 05:30

This article states that Maruti, Hyundai and GM are going to increases prices whereas Honda would not be changing any for now.

I don't think this is going to make too much difference bcos the dealers are just going to start decreasing the discounts...

7th December 2007, 15:37	#1
deepak_ms BHPian Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: KA55 / KA50 Posts: 196 Thanked: 6 Times	Maruti Cars to cost more source : rediff India's largest car maker Maruti Suzuki India Ltd plans to increase car prices across all its models by up to Rs 12,000 from next month. Last edited by deepak_ms : 7th December 2007 at 15:40.
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7th December 2007, 16:40	#2
snaronikar Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Bengaluru Posts: 2,845 Thanked: 29 Times View My Garage	But they have are givng good discounts on all their models except swift and sx4. Saw in today's paper. It might be their gimmick to sell more in the year end and all the manufacturer's will be offering a huge discounts in Dec. They cannot suddenly rise the price in jan-08. It will certainly affect the company.
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7th December 2007, 17:11	#3
ashthedivx Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Delhi Posts: 1,356 Thanked: 24 Times	Another market Tactic to attract customers, as the year end is comming, to wind up their 2007 Stocks Cheers
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7th December 2007, 18:19	#4
BaCkSeAtDrIVeR BANNED Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Kochi Posts: 2,522 Thanked: 752 Times	Really!!!! Let them. (Reminds me of this) Once when I was small, had gone to a tourist spot. The local authority there arranges buses for local sightseeing and we were waiting for that. Within minutes, we were surrounded by taxi / auto wallahs; and they were like "sir, it costs more to travel on the bus than on our vehicle"!!!
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7th December 2007, 20:00	#5
HKP BHPian Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Hyderabad Posts: 135 Thanked: 56 Times View My Garage	Maruti, Hyundai and GM to hike car prices Maruti, Hyundai and GM to hike car prices Its not just Maruti as per Times of India. \\hkp
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8th December 2007, 09:31	#7
AviatoR BHPian Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Mumbai<->Pune Posts: 63 Thanked: Once	Add to that, the petrol and diesel rates are on the brink of going up which will lead to further increase in those prices!
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8th December 2007, 10:08	#8
abhilashvk BHPian Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Bangalore/Calic Posts: 367 Thanked: 32 Times View My Garage	A regular marketing gimmick played by all the car companies to sell of the stocks and achieve the targets. TOI has news on the front page today that all cars are increasing the prices - Maruti, Hyundai, GM...all they blame is increasing raw material costs.
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8th December 2007, 10:34	#9
jacobgeorge BHPian Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Bangalore Posts: 53 Thanked: 6 Times	It is a mix of all I guess...end of year liquidation of inventories, marketing strategy as well as increase in input costs. The last reason also sounds credible as raw material contracts are usually for a year and likely that the suppliers would have asked for higher prices starting Jan 2008 In India, the introduction of a new Model Year (MY) car happens in the new year while in some markets, new MY cars are shipped as early as Aug or Sept the previous year. This helps the manufacturer/dealer in steadying sales without giving out too much of a discount
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8th December 2007, 11:14	#10
mobike008 Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 11,695 Thanked: 14,783 Times View My Garage	Right, the price hike announcement during end of the year is mostly to clear the stocks. I am sure lot of people are flocking at maruti and hyundai showrooms to save 12K
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27th December 2007, 05:30	#11
thangu BHPian Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Dallas, Tx Posts: 124 Thanked: Once	Maruti, Hyundai and GM to increase prices This article states that Maruti, Hyundai and GM are going to increases prices whereas Honda would not be changing any for now. I don't think this is going to make too much difference bcos the dealers are just going to start decreasing the discounts...
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