Maruti to develop Cars Independently

12th May 2009, 17:45

Just found this online that Maruti suzuki is set to develop cars in india from scratch. They are scouting for expats.

here is a link to the article

Maruti set to develop cars independently- Automobiles-Auto-News By Industry-News-The Economic Times

Gagan.js · 12th May 2009, 20:39

Long day so I don't really understand the article, is maruti making it's own cars or is suzuki making their own cars since they will invest 2Billion, and suzuki wants maruti to become a full fledged car company, won't that hurt suzuki?

Errr enlighten me

12th May 2009, 20:44

Long story short? Maruti has only resold models in India uptill now like most International collaborations does. They shall now start making cars from scratch. This may entail India exporting Suzuki cars to RHD countries and so it could end up being profitable for suzuki.

Since they are hiring expats (professionals of possible foreign origin) from different companies we might see some design that might seem copied. Like what TATA did with Sierra or Estate and later kept denying it.

nickatnite · 13th May 2009, 00:57

This story is similar to the news flash projecting Mayawatiji as PM i saw , in my dreams last night. Will we be seeing more D'Zire like hunchbacks on the road?. I shudder.

13th May 2009, 11:47

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Originally Posted by nickatnite

This story is similar to the news flash projecting Mayawatiji as PM i saw , in my dreams last night. Will we be seeing more D'Zire like hunchbacks on the road?. I shudder.

Or it could be that Maruti increased its stake in this venture and wants to build some cars independently. But I think that would be in the news too. Will some more research on this and post on this thread.

loving_alaap · 13th May 2009, 12:34

So, we might expect further deterioration in the quality & people will again be mad for the product (not car)

cruiser_1982 · 13th May 2009, 12:46

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Originally Posted by D-Man

Or it could be that Maruti increased its stake in this venture and wants to build some cars independently. But I think that would be in the news too. Will some more research on this and post on this thread.

Suzuki always wanted Maruti to take more responsibilities and a portion of Astar development was done by the maruti in India as a first step. Logically speaking this is the next step expected.

13th May 2009, 13:32

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Originally Posted by cruiser_1982

Astar development was done by the maruti in India as a first step.

Personally to me A Star is weird. Was the designed based in India? I am not a fan of these hatch backs so consider me ignorant. I yet imagine that suzuki would still draw baselines for them.

shankar.balan · 13th May 2009, 13:39

100% this will need to be a licensing arrangement between maruti and suzuki - iam sure that suzuki's lawyers will never let go of their intellectual capital this easily
and frankly if the Dezire (ugly creature) is anything to go by, I, for one, am NOT looking forward to any of these strange re-hashed jobs by Maruti's indigenous design - according to me, they have absolutely no sense of the aesthetics of car design. therefore, why not leave the design to the experts and focus on what they do best, which is create "utility value" and "inexpensive maintenance" and so on?

12th May 2009, 17:45	#1
D-Man Posts: n/a	Maruti to develop Cars Independently Just found this online that Maruti suzuki is set to develop cars in india from scratch. They are scouting for expats. here is a link to the article Maruti set to develop cars independently- Automobiles-Auto-News By Industry-News-The Economic Times Last edited by Technocrat : 12th May 2009 at 17:50. Reason: Removed Color tag
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12th May 2009, 20:39	#2
Gagan.js BHPian Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Mumbai Posts: 227 Thanked: Once	Long day so I don't really understand the article, is maruti making it's own cars or is suzuki making their own cars since they will invest 2Billion, and suzuki wants maruti to become a full fledged car company, won't that hurt suzuki? Errr enlighten me
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12th May 2009, 20:44	#3
D-Man Posts: n/a	Long story short? Maruti has only resold models in India uptill now like most International collaborations does. They shall now start making cars from scratch. This may entail India exporting Suzuki cars to RHD countries and so it could end up being profitable for suzuki. Since they are hiring expats (professionals of possible foreign origin) from different companies we might see some design that might seem copied. Like what TATA did with Sierra or Estate and later kept denying it.
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nickatnite Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: NYC/MAA Posts: 1,430 Thanked: 603 Times	This story is similar to the news flash projecting Mayawatiji as PM i saw , in my dreams last night. Will we be seeing more D'Zire like hunchbacks on the road?. I shudder. Last edited by nickatnite : 13th May 2009 at 00:59.
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loving_alaap BHPian Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Ahmedabad Posts: 808 Thanked: 9 Times	So, we might expect further deterioration in the quality & people will again be mad for the product (not car)
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shankar.balan BANNED Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Bangalore Posts: 11,368 Thanked: 23,150 Times View My Garage Infractions: 0/2 (8)	100% this will need to be a licensing arrangement between maruti and suzuki - iam sure that suzuki's lawyers will never let go of their intellectual capital this easily and frankly if the Dezire (ugly creature) is anything to go by, I, for one, am NOT looking forward to any of these strange re-hashed jobs by Maruti's indigenous design - according to me, they have absolutely no sense of the aesthetics of car design. therefore, why not leave the design to the experts and focus on what they do best, which is create "utility value" and "inexpensive maintenance" and so on?
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