Maruti ups car prices

Maruti ups car prices
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JAN 10: India's largest car maker Maruti Udyog Ltd (MUL) on Wednesday hiked prices of all its vehicles, including the recently launched `Alto' car, by over Rs 1,000 to Rs 12,000 with immediate effect.

The price of the three versions of the entry model `800 cc' car (Standard Euro-II, Executive and Deluxe) have been hiked by Rs 2,180, Rs 3,224 and Rs 5,204 respectively to Rs 2.18 lakh, Rs 2.49 lakh and Rs 2.69 lakh (ex-showroom-Delhi) respectively, a Maruti statement said.

Maruti has also increased prices of all variants of its premium small car `Zen' (LX, VX, VXI (all Euro-II) and diesel) by Rs 4,157, Rs 1,208, Rs 1,226 and Rs 6,224 to Rs 3.47 lakh, Rs 3.88 lakh, Rs 4.16 lakh and Rs 4 lakh.

The price of the two variants of the `Alto' car (LX and VX) have been increased by Rs 7,640 and Rs 7,707 to Rs 3.07 lakh and Rs 3.72 lakh respectively.

Variants of the `Wagon-R' (LX, LXI and VXI) car have witnessed a Rs 1,177, Rs 6,205 and Rs 7,726 rise in price to Rs 3.44 lakh, Rs 3.71 lakh and Rs 3.92 lakh respectively.

While the prices of the two versions of the `Omni' van has been hiked by Rs 2,374 to Rs 2.22 lakh and Rs 2.28 lakh, the prices of the two versions (LX MPI and VX MPI) of the mid-size car `Esteem' have gone up by Rs 5,172 and Rs 10,225 to Rs 5.07 lakh and Rs 5.62 lakh respectively.

The highest hike has been in the price of premium mid-size car `Baleno' and its station Wagon version `Baleno Altura' which have been raised by Rs 12,271, and would now cost Rs 7.61 lakh and Rs 8.27 lakh respectively.