R C Bhargava

Awaiting policy on hybrids, green tech: Maruti Chairman R C Bhargava

Japanese giants like Maruti Suzuki and Toyota are pushing for tax cuts on hybrids, arguing that electric vehicles (EVs) alone can't carry the emissions reduction load

Hybrids emit less carbon than battery-powered electric cars: R C Bhargava

R C Bhargava talks on the battle between electric and other alternative technologies to reduce carbon emissions

Giving maximum value for money was key to Maruti's success: RC Bhargava

From employees to suppliers and dealers, Maruti Suzuki champions a culture of collaboration, RC Bhargava said at BS Manthan

Enough safeguards in place for domestic industry in EV space: R C Bhargava

R C Bhargava tells that we support any scheme of the government that encourages new investment and new technology to come into the country, and that is what we hope will happen

Won't be difficult for firms to fully give up diesel vehicles: R C Bhargava

Mahindra & Mahindra, Hyundai, Tata Motors, Toyota Kirloskar and Kia are major players in the diesel car market. Maruti stopped producing diesel-run cars in the financial year 2019-20

India raised stature of G20, say Maruti Suzuki's chairman RC Bhargava

India has raised the stature of G20, giving it a certain recognition of its ability to influence people in the world and the forum will be inspired in future by what has been done in the country during its presidency, Maruti Suzuki India Chairman R C Bhargava said on Tuesday. No other nation has taken the opportunity like India did to showcase its development, raise the profile of the country and also to use the G20 platform to make a lot of changes, and improvements in attitudinal differences in different parts of the country under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Bhargava told PTI. At a time when the world is facing a number of problems both economically and politically such as the Ukraine-Russia war, inflation, global warming and carbon footprint being everybody's concern, India has taken the lead in trying to move the countries of the world towards recognising how they can deal with these problems, he added. "On all these issues, India has taken a considerable lea

Maruti Suzuki to invest Rs 45,000 crore to double capacity in 8 years

Company chairman Bhargava defends decision to issue equity shares on preferential basis to parent Suzuki Motor Corporation

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India will take 40 yrs to draw level with China's car penetration: Bhargava

Bhargava adds that the cost of regulatory compliance (like implementing BS 6 n norms )-especially on smaller and cheaper cars has been going up

Maruti Suzuki blames high taxes for low car ownership in the country

Car-industry growth in India has slowed to 3% from 12% in the past twelve years, partly due to poor government policies, Bhargava said

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Maruti chalks out road to FY24 with 2.4-million production capacity

Maruti Suzuki chairman R C Bhargava says that each year the company, based on workers' suggestions, has saved around Rs 300 crore in costs

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Maruti won't walk away but fight to get back to 50% market share: Chairman

The country's largest carmaker Maruti Suzuki India will not "walk away" and fight to get back to 50 per cent market share in the domestic passenger vehicle segment, according to company Chairman R C Bhargava. The auto major, which is commemorating 40 years of operations, has seen its market share drop to 43.38 per cent in FY22 from a peak of 51.21 per cent in FY19. In order to get back its dominant leadership, the company plans to drive in models catering to both urban and smaller cities and rural areas. In 2018-19, domestic passenger vehicle sales were at 33,77,436 units, which dropped to 30,69,499 units in 2021-22. Maruti Suzuki India achieved its highest-ever annual sales of 17,29,826 units in 2018-19, cornering a market share of 51.21 per cent. It declined to 43.38 per cent at 13,31,558 units in 2021-22. "We will fight to get back to our 50 per cent market share. How much we succeed only time will tell but we certainly don't intend to walk away and say no we don't want to figh

Maruti chairman says understanding customers key to firm's 40-year success

From what started out as an "accident" doomed to fail to becoming a dominant force in the automotive industry, helping the country to become the fourth largest automobile market in the world, the success of Maruti Suzuki India needs to be replicated in other industries, according to its Chairman R C Bhargava. As the company gears up to celebrate 40 years of operations, Bhargava said Maruti Suzuki India has played a significant role in the development of the country's automotive industry, supply chain of components and allied sectors which are now playing a major role in the global markets. In an interview with PTI, he said India is generally ranked low globally when it comes to the overall manufacturing sector, but in automobiles the country is the fourth largest car manufacturer in the world. Also, the components industry last year exported USD 19 billion worth of items. "So, some of these things have to be viewed in the context of what we added to that thing," he asserted, adding

India must invite component makers first before OEMs: R C Bhargava

Foreign investment will come readily if the supply chain already exists, says Maruti Suzuki chairman

Incentivise alternative technology for small cars: Maruti Suzuki chairman

CNG, ethanol, bio gas could offer cheaper alternatives to EVs in the market for small cars

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Car crash test rating not essential: Transport secy Giridhar Aramane

'Compliance with the central motor vehicle rules will suffice,' he clarified

Maruti Suzuki betting on hybrids over electric vehicles in clean shift

India's shift to electric vehicles is also much slower than other major markets like China and the US even though PM has committed to making India a net-zero carbon-emitting nation by 2070