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Arshad Nadeem made headlines on August 1 with a record-breaking 92.97-metre javelin throw, overcoming India’s Neeraj Chopra to claim the top spot. Nadeem's triumph was a significant milestone for Pakistan, as it was the country’s first Olympic medal in athletics and its first since the 1992 Barcelona Games.

Suzuki Motor to reduce hatchback Alto's weight by 15 percent over next decade

Suzuki Motor said it will focus on energy efficiency and recyclability of batteries, aiming for a carbon-neutral footprint.

Pakistani woman faces backlash for post praising groom who took Alto instead of luxury car to wedding

A Pakistani woman is facing backlash for a post praising a groom for arriving at his own wedding in an Alto rather than a luxury car. Here's why.

Bengaluru man turns Alto K10 into self-driving car using second-hand smartphone

Watch how a Bengaluru-based tech enthusiast transformed a customized Maruti Alto K10 into a self-driving marvel using a simple budget smartphone and Flowpilot, an open-source driver assistance system. Discover how this differs from Tesla!

Maruti Suzuki Alto crosses 45 lakh sales mark

The company is confident that brand Alto will continue to delight lakhs of more families with its undisputed legacy and exceptional ownership experience.

Maruti’s WagonR outsells every other car In the country. Here is why

After two-and-a-half-decades in the Indian car market, the Maruti Suzuki WagonR has crossed the three million units sales mark. WagonR is only the third car in the country to do so, after the Maruti 800 and the Maruti Suzuki Alto. But unlike the all-time national bestseller Alto whose sales have declined when compared to the previous decade, WagonR has just outsold every other car in the country for the second consecutive year now. So, what makes the WagonR so popular, when most of its competitors are either dwindling in popularity or have seized production altogether? What does the WagonR have that other offerings didn’t? Watch to find out

Six-airbag rule will lead to price hikes: Maruti Suzuki Chairman RC Bhargava

You can’t put in airbags without a price hike, says Bhargava. He says the company is fully equipped for that regulation and its competitive position would not get impacted. He acknowledged that the demand for smaller cars is stagnant and buyers are increasingly preferring SUVs.

Maruti Suzuki launches Alto K10 S-CNG, claims mileage of 33.85 km/kg

The all-new Alto K-10 S-CNG, available with a 5-speed manual gearbox with a promise of epic mileage, consolidates Maruti Suzuki's commitment to green energy. The company has so far sold more than one million S-CNG vehicles.

Maruti Suzuki gives Alto a complete makeover, looks to re-energise hatchback market

The upcoming A-segment car will be based on MSIL’s modular Heartect platform, which also underpins multiple product lines like the S-Presso, Celerio and WagonR, Ertiga and XL6.

Top-10 selling cars of June 2022: Maruti Suzuki takes the top-3

While Tata Motors has been doing phenomenally well, competition has and always will be there from India’s biggest four-wheeler manufacturer, Maruti Suzuki. In the month of May, where the Tata Nexon managed to secure second place, in June it has been shifted down to fourth with the top-3 going to Maruti Suzuki.

Alto becomes best-selling model for 16th straight year: Maruti Suzuki

Launched in September 2000, the Alto became India's bestselling car in 2004 for the first time, the company said in a statement.

Maruti Suzuki launches new variant of Alto, priced at Rs 3.80 lakh

"Maruti Suzuki India Ltd today announced the launch of the new Alto VXI+ which offers SmartPlay Studio a 17.8 cm touchscreen infotainment system, enabled with Apple CarPlay and Android Auto," the country's largest car maker said in a filing to the BSE.

Maruti's Alto crosses 38 lakh sales milestone

Launched in 2000, Alto crossed the 10 lakh and 20 lakh sales mark in 2008 and 2012 respectively. In 2016, the model crossed 30 lakh sales.

Exclusive | Maruti Suzuki woos cab aggregators with Alto H1 as demand for new cars slides

The company has launched a stripped down version of one of its largest-selling models Alto to cater to the taxi segment called Alto H1

Maruti Alto best selling passenger vehicle in 2018-19

The Alto retained its number one position by selling 2,59,401 units in 2018-19 as against 2,58,539 units in the previous financial year.

All you should know about next-gen Alto

It is expected that the Alto will be based on Suzuki’s Heartect platform, which will make it lighter and sturdier.

Dzire earns fastest-growing model tag, but Alto ends FY18 as best seller

Dzire saw sales grow 20 percent to 2.4 lakh units last year, which is also when it received a full body overhaul.

Maruti Suzuki Alto wrests back best-selling model tag in October

According to the latest data from the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM), MSI's Alto clocked sales of 19,447 units in October, more than 17,447 units of Dzire. In August, Dzire had beaten Alto for the first time clocking sales of 26,140 units as against 21,521 of Alto. It again beat Alto in September sales.

Maruti continues to lead PV segment, 7 models in top 10 list

Maruti's Alto retained the top position in July with the sales of 26,009 units as against 19,844 units in the same month last year.

Maruti Suzuki sells 1.07 lakh units of Alto in first 5 months of 2017

Since its launch, Alto has found favour with its customers as an affordable car with good design, performance and high fuel efficiency. Nearly 25% of Alto sales contribution comes from young customers less 30 years of age. This contribution has grown by 4% in the past three years.

Maruti Swift beats Alto as best selling model in April

The company also maintained its tight grip on the Indian passenger vehicles market with seven of its models in the top 10 best selling models with the remaining three spots taken by rival Hyundai Motor India Ltd (HMIL).

March auto sales report: The winners and laggards

The country’s largest car maker Maruti Suzuki grew by 7 percent while Hyundai grew by 9 per cent and Tata Motors grew by a scorching 84 percent during last month.

Maruti sales up 10.9% at 1,30,280 units in February

The company's domestic sales stood at 1,20,735 units, up 11.7 percent from 1,08,115 units in February last year, MSI said in a statement.

Maruti sales decline 1% at 1,17,908 units in Dec

Country's largest car maker Maruti Suzuki India (MSI) today reported 1 per cent decline in total sales at 1,17,908 units in December 2016 as against 1,19,149 units in the year-ago period.

Demonetisation: Car makers dangle discount offers to woo customers

Car companies have announced discounts in the range of 10-20 percent in December to stabilise the weak demand caused mainly due to the government‘s demonetisation move.