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Maruti launches new Alto

Maruti Suzuki India Ltd has had over 10,000 bookings for its new entry-level vehicle, the carmaker's managing director Shinzo Nakanishi said on Tuesday at the launch of a revamped model of the world's most popular small car.

October 16, 2012 / 14:22 IST
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India's largest car maker Maruti Suzuki India today launched the new Maruti Alto in petrol and CNG options priced between Rs 2.44 lakh to Rs 3.56 lakh.

The petrol variant of the new Alto has been priced at Rs 2.44 lakh and would go up to Rs 2.99 lakh and promises a fuel efficiency of 22.74 kmpl. While, the CNG variant has been priced at Rs 3.19 lakh to Rs 3.56 lakh with a fuel efficiency of 30.46 km/kg. "We have started the booking for this new Alto since late September and before the launch we have received over 10,000 bookings," Maruti Suzuki India Managing Director and CEO Shinzo Nakanishi told reporters here. Nakanishi further said that : "Around 200 engineers from Suzuki Motor Corporation and Maruti Suzuki were jointly involved in development of this vehicle for over four years". The Alto was first launched in September 2000 and has registered sales of over 2 million units so far. The price of the existing alto (petrol) ranges between Rs 2.49 and 3 lakh while the CNG variant is priced in the range of Rs 2.97 to RS 3.48 lakh. Also Read: Credit Suisse recommends switch from M&M to Maruti
first published: Oct 16, 2012 01:32 pm

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