Maruti Suzuki does a Price Hike

• Maruti Suzuki India has hiked prices of most of its models by an estimated up to Rs 10,000 depending upon the model
• The average increase in prices is of around 0.6%, it varies from 0.12% for the Ritz VDi at the lower end to 1.9% for the Dzire LXi models
• The refreshed Estilo which was launched in August last year will now be expensive by Rs 1,200- Rs 2,400 depending on the variants.
• Acc to the Company, "The price increase is to partly recover the increase in the input costs arising out of raw material costs (including steel) over the past one year."
• Maruti’s recently launched multipurpose vehicle Eeco, Petrol variant of the small car Swift and its Gypsy models will not be affected by the price rise.
• Recently, Other car manufacturers such as Honda Siel Cars India and BMW had also taken similar measures.