Maruti Suzuki Ciaz

The mid-sized sedan, Ciaz clocked just 278 units last month as compared to 1,554 units in November 2022

Maruti Suzuki India on Tuesday said its total production declined by 1 per cent to 1,74,978 units in September. The company had produced 1,77,468 units in September 2022. Last month, production of entry level cars -- Alto and S-Presso -- declined by 70 per cent to 10,705 units from 35,887 units in the year-ago period, Maruti Suzuki India said in a regulatory filing. Similarly, production of models like Baleno, Celerio, Dzire, Ignis, Swift and WagonR, declined to 90,849 units in September as against 92,717 units in the same month last year. Production of mid-sized sedan Ciaz declined to 2,304 units last month. It was 2,654 units in September 2022. Total passenger car production dropped by 21 per cent to 1,03,858 units last month as against 1,31,258 units in the year-ago period. Production of utility vehicles, including Brezza, Grand Vitara, Ertiga and Jimny, however, rose to 56,579 units last month as compared with 29,811 units in September 2022. Total passenger vehicle productio

Maruti's compact SUV, Vitara Brezza has posted a 70 per cent growth in its sales with numbers reaching 16,643 units in July 2023 compared to 9,709 units sold in July 2022

Maruti Suzuki has been pushing for sales in the premium segment via its Nexa outlets as it looks to secure improved profitability, better margins and high-income customers

Maruti's sedan Ciaz also registered a 77 per cent jump in production numbers from 1,519 units in June 2022 to 2,694 units in June 2023

With Jimny, Maruti wants to achieve more than what it did with the Gypsy by making it a truly mass-market vehicle

Car market leader Maruti Suzuki India Ltd (MSIL) on Friday said its mid-size sedan Ciaz has crossed the cumulative sales milestone of 3 lakh units since its launch in 2014. The Ciaz is powered by a 1.5-litre petrol engine and is equipped with Suzuki's 'Smart Hybrid' technology that enhances fuel-efficiency. It is currently available at a price range of Rs 8.72 lakh to Rs 11.71 lakh (ex-showroom Delhi). Commenting on the feat, MSIL Senior Executive Director (Marketing & Sales) Shashank Srivastava said since its launch in 2014, the Ciaz has "witnessed a resounding success in the highly competitive premium sedan segment". The model competes with the likes of Honda City and Hyundai Verna. "The milestone of 3 lakh sales demonstrates customer's faith and confidence in the brand," he added.

In a regulatory filing, the company said: "A possible defect may have occurred in the MGU during manufacturing by an overseas global part supplier"

Retailed through the Nexa network, the company also offers Ciaz with a 1.5-litre petrol engine

As expected, the look of the car has also been jazzed up