Bengaluru: Maruti Suzuki, India’s largest carmaker, informed on Monday that it was hiking prices by an average of 1.1 per cent across all its models. The company said that this is effective from January 16, 2023, citing cost pressures, Reuters reported.
Maruti had stated in December last that it would have to resort to a price hike to cope with the rising inflation and cost pressure incurred due to regulatory requirements.
In another update by the motorcar giant last week, it unveiled its new electric SUV concept vehicle EVX. Maruti had informed that the car is based on a dedicated all-electric SUV platform, and the company claims a range of 500km on a single charge, Time of India reported.
The company made the revelation at the Auto Expo 2023, themed green mobility and innovation, revealing 16 other models, which include the Grand Vitara, XL6, Ciaz, Ertiga, Brezza, WagonR Flex Fuel, Baleno, and Swift.
The concept electrical SUV is 4,300mm long, 1,800mm wide, and 1,600mm tall. It has the ‘safe battery technology’ (called by the company) of 60 kWh and has a claimed range of 550 km.
Among the array of displayed models, there were sustainable fuelled units like the WagonR Flex Fuel prototype, Brezza S-CNG and Grand Vitara Intelligent Electric Hybrid, ToI reported.
WagonR Flex Fuel is supposed to run on E85 fuel. Flex Fuel vehicles are developed to be powered by 20 to 85 per cent of ethanol blending and are supposed to deliver similar performance and better running costs.
Maruti’s Grand Vitara Electric Hybrid is claimed to give 27.97 km/l in mileage.