Maruti increases car prices

ankit.jhamb · 17th May 2008, 15:14

maruti has increased car prices by 1000-18000,just saw the news on cnbc.

dzire-18000
swift(P)-9000,(D)-15000
sx4-9000

jaibir · 17th May 2008, 15:41

They increased the swift prices in Jan as well. Seems they're trying to make hay while the sun shines.

ashishpodar · 17th May 2008, 15:42

the hikes seem to be higher than expected.. hope this would result in stocks being released for models like dzire... (not sure if this was the reason for delay).

anyways.. expected..but is on the higher side me thinks.

dadu · 17th May 2008, 15:58

This had to happen.

All the input costs are going up, Inflation is also on its highest at this point.

vkochar · 17th May 2008, 20:35

That's the cherry on the cake !! First they announce that they will take 15 months to deliver a DeZire and now they Increase 18000 Rs.

Cannot believe this !!

I am never going to buy a Maruti for sure. I had almost finalised Swift Diesel for my Mom & Sister. Not now definitely.

gauz88 · 17th May 2008, 20:37

so would these prices be applicable to people who had booked their cars prior to the hike?
i booked my dzire on 7th April (vxi white) was promised delivery in 2-3 weeks but there are no signs of delivery yet!

somebodystopme · 17th May 2008, 21:18

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Originally Posted by dadu

This had to happen.

All the input costs are going up, Inflation is also on its highest at this point.

Well the kind of quality maruti uses I guess it is not much affected by inflation. And inflation has affected other Car manufacturers too Maruti is not alone then why only they increase Prices. They should work on Hiking quality of theri product.

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Originally Posted by vkochar

That's the cherry on the cake !! First they announce that they will take 15 months to deliver a DeZire and now they Increase 18000 Rs.
Cannot believe this !!
I am never going to buy a Maruti for sure. I had almost finalised Swift Diesel for my Mom & Sister. Not now definitely.

Same here. Though I need a car like hell still I'll wait for new models of hatch to launch. Maruti has completely Lost it!!

ravibhat · 17th May 2008, 21:42

Its bad practise to see car manufacturers saying waiting period of over 2 months. They simply create HYPE day by day. Maruti still is not working towards giving quality products. Pathetic quality made public upset on Swift, SX4, Dezire too many cheap things inside. MUL will loose VFM brand name very soon if they keep increasing the cost too much.

MUL's profit has come down very much now a days thats why they are increasing price I feel and also due to high inflation. Their main mantra is keeping price tag very less with competition.

I still appreciate M800, Alto, Omni, WagonR, old ZEN very good products for city/village/semi urban use.

Regards,

Ravi.

rajneeesh · 18th May 2008, 09:49

Well, It is not something unexpected as the company had stated as much last month. I however, feel for the folks who have booked their Swifts and Dzires months ago, and will now have to shell out extra money in addition to the long wait for their wheels.

Rather than criticise MSIL one would do well to look at other manufacturers who overprice their products at the time of the lauunch and then start discounting them. GM, Ford, Mahindra Renault and to a leeser extent Hyundai have all done this much to the consteration of the people who had trusted these companies and bought their vehicles only to realise that the same car is available 3 months later at a much lesser price.

jaibir · 18th May 2008, 10:59

If this were an inflation driven hike, it would hit other MSIL cars as well. Pretty much all cars use metals and plastic - not just the ones with waiting lists. It might be that they are trying to recover the higher costs on other models from the swift/dzire price hikes as well.

snaronikar · 18th May 2008, 11:54

This was bound to happen. But the steel products prices have come down due to inflation especially for flat products. These are the same products that will be used in manufacture of automobiles. It's really unfortunate that they have increased at this juncture and the hikes are too steep. IMO, they should first concentrate in delivery woos of the customers who have booked the vehicle.

Mpower · 18th May 2008, 18:12

This is just great.

We are getting ready to book a Swift D and they told us prices is up by 20K and delivery in 3 months.

mtnrajdeep · 18th May 2008, 18:36

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Originally Posted by snaronikar

This was bound to happen. But the steel products prices have come down due to inflation especially for flat products. These are the same products that will be used in manufacture of automobiles. It's really unfortunate that they have increased at this juncture and the hikes are too steep. IMO, they should first concentrate in delivery woos of the customers who have booked the vehicle.

The website is not yet updated with the new prices. Also, their website does not mention anything in the News Releases link. Can anyone check with the dealers and confirm this?

Edit: The website has been updated indeed! Somehow my browser was loading the data from the cache it appears!

ECM · 18th May 2008, 20:00

Quote:

I still appreciate M800, Alto, Omni, WagonR, old ZEN very good products for city/village/semi urban use.

How can you forget the best ever car produced by MUL-Baleno in your list?

blue_pulsar · 18th May 2008, 20:17

OMG! The long waiting period and now the price hike. Maruti are sure to lose customers. Wake up Maruti before its too late!

17th May 2008, 15:14	#1
ankit.jhamb BHPian Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: new delhi Posts: 573 Thanked: Once	Maruti increases car prices maruti has increased car prices by 1000-18000,just saw the news on cnbc. dzire-18000 swift(P)-9000,(D)-15000 sx4-9000 Last edited by ankit.jhamb : 17th May 2008 at 15:17.
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17th May 2008, 15:41	#2
jaibir BHPian Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Bangalore Posts: 317 Thanked: 50 Times	They increased the swift prices in Jan as well. Seems they're trying to make hay while the sun shines.
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17th May 2008, 15:42	#3
ashishpodar Newbie Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: mumbai Posts: 11 Thanked: 0 Times	Higher than expected the hikes seem to be higher than expected.. hope this would result in stocks being released for models like dzire... (not sure if this was the reason for delay). anyways.. expected..but is on the higher side me thinks.
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17th May 2008, 15:58	#4
dadu Senior - BHPian Join Date: May 2007 Location: Bangalore Posts: 3,803 Thanked: 462 Times View My Garage	This had to happen. All the input costs are going up, Inflation is also on its highest at this point.
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17th May 2008, 20:35	#5
vkochar Senior - BHPian Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Delhi / Agra / London Posts: 2,146 Thanked: 819 Times View My Garage	That's the cherry on the cake !! First they announce that they will take 15 months to deliver a DeZire and now they Increase 18000 Rs. Cannot believe this !! I am never going to buy a Maruti for sure. I had almost finalised Swift Diesel for my Mom & Sister. Not now definitely.
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17th May 2008, 20:37	#6
gauz88 Newbie Join Date: May 2008 Location: Mumbai Posts: 4 Thanked: 0 Times	so would these prices be applicable to people who had booked their cars prior to the hike? i booked my dzire on 7th April (vxi white) was promised delivery in 2-3 weeks but there are no signs of delivery yet!
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17th May 2008, 21:42	#8
ravibhat Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Bangalore Posts: 2,256 Thanked: 37 Times View My Garage	Its bad practise to see car manufacturers saying waiting period of over 2 months. They simply create HYPE day by day. Maruti still is not working towards giving quality products. Pathetic quality made public upset on Swift, SX4, Dezire too many cheap things inside. MUL will loose VFM brand name very soon if they keep increasing the cost too much. MUL's profit has come down very much now a days thats why they are increasing price I feel and also due to high inflation. Their main mantra is keeping price tag very less with competition. I still appreciate M800, Alto, Omni, WagonR, old ZEN very good products for city/village/semi urban use. Regards, Ravi.
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18th May 2008, 09:49	#9
rajneeesh Senior - BHPian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: noida Posts: 1,114 Thanked: 542 Times	Well, It is not something unexpected as the company had stated as much last month. I however, feel for the folks who have booked their Swifts and Dzires months ago, and will now have to shell out extra money in addition to the long wait for their wheels. Rather than criticise MSIL one would do well to look at other manufacturers who overprice their products at the time of the lauunch and then start discounting them. GM, Ford, Mahindra Renault and to a leeser extent Hyundai have all done this much to the consteration of the people who had trusted these companies and bought their vehicles only to realise that the same car is available 3 months later at a much lesser price.
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18th May 2008, 10:59	#10
jaibir BHPian Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Bangalore Posts: 317 Thanked: 50 Times	If this were an inflation driven hike, it would hit other MSIL cars as well. Pretty much all cars use metals and plastic - not just the ones with waiting lists. It might be that they are trying to recover the higher costs on other models from the swift/dzire price hikes as well.
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18th May 2008, 11:54	#11
snaronikar Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Bengaluru Posts: 2,845 Thanked: 29 Times View My Garage	Its unfortunate !!! This was bound to happen. But the steel products prices have come down due to inflation especially for flat products. These are the same products that will be used in manufacture of automobiles. It's really unfortunate that they have increased at this juncture and the hikes are too steep. IMO, they should first concentrate in delivery woos of the customers who have booked the vehicle.
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18th May 2008, 18:12	#12
Mpower Senior - BHPian Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Bangalore Posts: 10,409 Thanked: 1,730 Times View My Garage	This is just great. We are getting ready to book a Swift D and they told us prices is up by 20K and delivery in 3 months.
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18th May 2008, 20:17	#15
blue_pulsar Senior - BHPian Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Bangalore Posts: 1,112 Thanked: 403 Times	OMG! The long waiting period and now the price hike. Maruti are sure to lose customers. Wake up Maruti before its too late!
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