Maruti Suzuki India

YEAR                                                      EVENTS
 2000 - The Company was awarded the Highest Exporter Award in New 
              Delhi.
 
            - ICRA has assigned `LAAA' rating to the Rs. 200-crore
 long-term
              non-convertible debenture programme and `A1+' rating to
 the Rs.
              100-crore commercial paper programe of the company.
 
           - The Company has launched a new Web site for its recently
              introduced passenger car, the Wagon-R -
 www.marutiwagonr.com.
 
           - The Company has decided to introduce a new variant of the
 Zen
              specially designed for the handicapped by the end of the
 year.
 
           - The Company will issue bonds for Rs 200 crore at ICICI
 Securities
              and Finance Ltd.
 
           - The Company has proposed to set up a dealership on the
 Internet
              for the new models.
 
           - Maruti Udyog Ltd and Ashok Leyland Ltd (ALL) have been
 selected for the IRTE
             National Award, in recognition of their efforts towards
 promoting the cause of road
             safety, traffic managemen and environment protection.
 
           - Maruti Udyog Ltd. has taken the Zen account away from
 Lintas Lowe & Partners and
             granted it to Rediffusion DY&R.
 
           - The Company is launching Baleno's station wagon version -
 Baleno Altura on
              September 1.
 
            - Maruti Udyog is launching the Wagon R with electric
 power steering in two variants.
 
            - Maruti Udyog Ltd. has discontinued two of its models -
 Maruti 1000 and Gypsy 1000 - as
              part of efforts  to rationalise product range.
 
            - Sumitomo of Japan is picking up a 47.5 per cent stake in
 a joint venture with Maruti 
              Udyog Ltd for providing after sales care and service for
 Maurti vehicles.
 
           - Maruti Udyog Ltd. suspended vehicle production for two
 days on September 19 and 20
             due to huge inventories of 12,000-odd units at the
 factory.  The Company resumed the
             production on September 21.
 
           - Maruti Udyog Ltd. has introduced its long-awaited small
 car -- the Suzuki Alto in two
              versions, the 796cc Alto LX and the 1,061cc Alto VX
 1.1.
 
            - Production at the manufacturing facilities of Maruti
 Udyog Ltd. came to a grinding
              halt on 13th of October when the employees of the
 company refused to sign a `Good
              Conduct Undertaking'.
 
            - Maruti Cars have overtaken hitherto popular Japanese
 brands to become the number
               one favourite among Sri Lankans.
 
            - The Company has launched a programme in alliance with GE
 Capital to provide
               information on the company's vehicles and services.
 
            - The Strike at the Gurgaon plant for over three months,
 relented and signed an
               agreemeent with the management.
 
 2001 - Rights issue of equity in Maruti Udyog Ltd, which would lead
 to an eventual sell-off of 
              the Government's equity in the passenger car joint
 venture.
 
            - Maruti Udyog is launching its first factory-fitted CNG
 vehicle in a bid to promote use 
              of eco-friendly vehicles in the domestic market.
 
            - Maruti Udyog sold 37,490 units in March 2001, 28 per
 cent more than in February, when
               it sold 29,569 passenger cars.
 
            - Maruti Udyog Ltd. has awarded the Maruti Genuine Paints
 status to ICI Ltd's ICI Autocolor 2K.
 
            - MARUTI Udyog will invest Rs 550 crore in the current
 fiscal besides targeting an over 24 per
               cent rise in turnover at Rs 11,500 crore
 
            -  Government  secures  the involvement of FIs in its
 attempt to disinvest in Maruti Udyog Ltd.
 
            -   India's largest carmaker Maruti Udyog on on August
 23rd launched a variant of its premium small car                
 model 'Alto'. The new model 'Alto vxi' would be equipped with
 Maruti's true response electronic power                steering which
 is safe and provides better steering control at high speed, a company
 official said. 
 
            -  Maruti Udyog Ltd on September 24 notified its proposed
 voluntary retirement scheme (VRS) expected to             trim its
 5,700 strong workforce by around 20 per cent. Close to 1,000
 employees shopfloor workmen and            office staff can avail the
 month-long VRS aimed at boosting profitability. 
 
            -Maruti Udyog Ltd's first voluntary retirement scheme
 (VRS), which closed on October23, has found about             1,000
 takers.
 
 2002
 
 -The government on May 14, 2002 set into motion big-ticket
 disinvestment in 2002-03 by announcing a two-stage process to exit
 from Maruti Udyog Ltd, a joint venture with Suzuki Motor Company.
 
 -Announcing the decision, Disinvestment Minister Arun Shourie said a
 Rs 400 crore rights issue to be completely picked up by Suzuki at Rs
 3,280 per share will be accompanied by the Japanese auto major paying
 a control premium of Rs 1,000 crore for gaining a majority stake.
 
 -Launches Maruti Finance to offer value-added services such as
 extended warranty, additional service, finance for car insurance and
 genuine Maruti accessories
 
 -Steps into auto accessories business
 
 -Hikes prices of its cars with effect from 28th Jan 2002
 
 -Launches Versa, the multi purpose vehicle, in deluxe version
 
 -Maruti Udyog in a tie up with Gas Authority of India enters into
 business of corporate lease and finance management under the brand
 name of N2N
 
 -Ventures into pre owned cars business branded True value
 
 -Introduces upgraded versions of Wagon-R
 
 -Special edition of Maruti 800 car launched under the name Maruti 800
 Special
 
 -Stops production in one of its manufacturing plants and shifts most
 of its production to the other two for the next financial year
 
 -Govt and Suzuki finalise pricing over Maruti Rights Issue
 
 -Offers optional extended warranty cover for four years for all its
 vehicles purchased after April 1, 2002
 
 -ICRA gives highest safety ratings to Maruti issue
 
 -Extends its Maruti Finance service to customers in Maharashtra and
 Goa
 
 -Bags 16,000 Alto export order from Europe
 
 -Unveils Alto variant  (Alto LXi) with electronic power steering
 
 -Suzuki renominates Jagdish Khattar as MD
 
 -Steps into lease and fleet management by signing up with leading
 corporates such as DuPont, Gas Authority of India (Gail), Reckitt &
 Benckiser and Sona Koyo which will help client companies in acquiring
 and maintaining their fleet
 
 -Suzuki takes over control in Maruti Udyog by hiking its stake in the
 company  from 50% to 54.2%, Maruti Udyog becomes the subsidiary of
 Suzuki
 
 -Suzuki restructures the company's Board of Directors, appoints
 Shinzo Nakanishi as the new chairman and non-retiring part-time
 director. Jagadish Khattar continues to be MD
 
 -Suzuki Motor Corporation (SMC) subscribes the rights issue of Maruti
 Udyog for Rs 399 crore
 
 -Suzuki takes control of Maruti Udyog
 
 -MUL, Daewoo, HM tie-up with Rohan Auto for LPG Kits
 
 -Unveils WagonR Pride, special limited edition version of its premium
 small car WagonR
 
 -Unveils Esteem Diesel version
 
 -Maruti's market share hits an all-time low of 42 per cent in July
 
 -Maruti ranked as the leading player in dealer service
 
 2003
 
 -Unveils ' Change Your Life' campaign to attract customers
 
 -Increases prices owing to higher input costs
 
 -Ties up with Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) and its group companies
 for its business of lease and fleet management
 
 -Smart memory card rolled out by its service centre, Sharath Motors,
 can store information on the car's history, insurance, maintenance
 and all documents. The `Zoom' card comes with a personal accident
 cover for Rs 1 lakh
 
 -Enters into an agreement with State Bank of India (SBI) under which,
 each of the 12,000 branches of India's largest commercial bank is
 expected to sell one car per month
 
 -Launches its new AC version E2 M800 car
 
 -Kicks off the scheme of rewarding existing Maruti vehicle owners
 with a ‘loyalty bonus’ ranging from Rs 8,000 to Rs 25,000 on exchange
 of their cars for a new Zen, WagonR, Alto, Esteem or Baleno
 
 -Launches a new limited edition version of its small car, Alto. Named
 `Alto Celebration'
 
 -Launches its new Sports Utility Vehicle (SUV) 'Grand Vitara XL-7',
 the 2700 cc vehicle, priced at Rs 15.96 lakh for the standard version
 and Rs 16.77 lakh for the limited edition variant
 
 -Forges a tie-up with State Bank of India (SBI) for offering
 co-branded financing option for buyers of Maruti vehicles (SBI-Maruti
 Finance)
 
 -Rolls out its four millionth vehicle
 
 -FIPB bans Overseas Corporate Bodies (OCB) from Maruti IPO
 
 -Central government picks up 0.23 per cent equity owned by the
 employees' trust in Maruti Udyog Ltd. (MUL)
 
 -Suzuki grants 10% discount on components to MUL
 
 -Alto overtakes  Zen, WagonR in growth during 2002-03
 
 -Suzuki gives govt undertaking to hold min 26-pc in MUL post IPO
 
 -MUL and Sumitomo Corp. of Japan increase their equity stakes to 49
 per cent each in JJ Impex, a  joint venture between the two, from
 around 47 per cent each
 
 -Increases its car market share from 50% to about 55% in last fiscal
 
 -Fixes Rs 115 as floor price for IPO
 
 -Resumes full-scale production at Gurgaon plant
 
 -Comes out with public issue, oversubscribed 7.82 times
 
 -Achieves 30-pc market share of Jammu's used-car market
 
 -Govt fixes Maruti IPO at Rs 125 per share
 
 -Kumar Mangalam Birla inducted on Maruti board as Independent
 Director
 
 -Gets listed at 25.6% premium at Rs 157, on the BSE
 
 -Increases the cost of its family cars by around Rs 350-1,926
 
 -Ties up with State Bank of Mysore (SBM) to offer car finance
 
 -Appoints Mr. Manvinder Singh Banga, Chairman, Hindustan Lever Ltd.,
 as the fourth independent director on the Board of the Company
 
 -State Bank of Travancore (SBT) and Maruti Udyog Ltd (MUL) enter in
 to an agreement to provide low interest loan to the persons who
 intend to by range of Maruti cars
 
 -Union Bank of India forges alliance with Maruti Udyog Ltd. for
 providing loans to Maruti's customers at competitive rates
 
 -Clocks 3 lakh units of exports
 
 -Company included in Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI)
 India Index
 
 -Slashes Alto model price by Rs 23,167 (ex showroom, Delhi)
 
 -Forays into an alliance with State Bank of Saurashtra (SBS) to
 provide car finance
 
 -Maruti Udyog Board approves VRS
 
 -Maruti TrueValue, the company's used car outlets, started dealing
 with pre-owned cars of all manufacturers
 
 -The company opened  Aluminium foundry at Manesar, Harayana
 
 -Unveils revamped Zen car
 
 -Launches new version of Grand Vitara
 
 -Maruti slashes workforce by 27% via VRS
 
 2004
 
 -Rises volume car prices by Rs 2000
 
 -MUL unveils new after-sales facility in Chennai
 
 -Unveils Versa Variant At Rs 3.27 Lakh
 
 -Introduces a new cut-price version of its Alto compact car on April
 8th priced at Rs 2,30,000 to help buyers upgrade from the cheaper
 Maruti 800.
 
 - Maruti Udyog reduces the down payment figure to Rs 21,000, for
 purchasing India's cheapest car Maruti 800 and extends the loan
 repayment period from seven to eight years which will bring down the
 equated monthly installment (EMI) to Rs 2,499 from Rs 2,599
 
 -Ties up with MRF to boost motorsports in India
 
 -Maruti unveils 'Bike to Car' scheme in Ahmedabad
 
 -ARBL ties up with MUL for battery supply
 
 -Maruti join hands with Indiatimes to buy and sell used cars
 
 -Maruti Udyog Ltd's (MUL) ties with State Bank of India for car
 financing.
 
 2005
 
 - Announces a price hike of Rs 2,000-3,000 across models all models
 except Maruti-800 on January 5, 2005.
 
 - Maruti Udyog Ltd rolls out a new-look Maruti 800 with spruced up
 interiors and upgrades that enable it to meet superior emission
 norms.
 
 -MUL sets up second driving school at Kollam
 
 -MUL to sell cars form JV with Suzuki
 
 -Maruti Udyog launches Swift in Delhi on May 25, 2005.
 
 -Maruti Udyog introduces new Alto
 
 -Maruti tops in IQS 2005 awards
 
 -Maruti unveils scheme for Kerala Govt employees
 
 2006
 
 -Indian car market leader Maruti Udyog on Feb 28, announced a price
 cut ranging between Rs 13,000-22,000 across five models, including
 M800 and Alto, following the cut in excise duty on small cars
 
 -MUL unveils new WagonR in Punjab.
 
 -Maruti Udyog Ltd has announced that the Company will unveil its
 stylish new Zen Estilo at a gala fashion show on New Delhi, tonight.
 
 
 2007
 
 -Maruti Udyog Limited has informed that Mr. Tsuneo Kobayashi, a
 non-executive director, has been appointed as Whole-time Director
 designated as Senior Joint Managing Director. The Board of Directors
 in their meeting held on 22nd January, 2007 has approved the above.
 
 -UTI Bank and Maruti have joined hands for giving car finance.
 
 -Maruti Udyog Ltd on May 07, 2007 the Company has launched SX4 sedan,
 a bold, muscular and feature-packed car, powered by the global
 M-series engine and built on a brand new platform.
 
 
 -Maruti Udyog Ltd has informed that Mr. Shinichi Takeuchi, Joint
 Managing Director was serving the Company's Board in the capacity of
 nominee director of Suzuki Motor Corporation (SMC), Japan.