The BS-VI petrol Vitara Brezza is powered by 1.5 litre K-series engine with 5-speed manual and automatic transmission options with smart hybrid, the company said in a statement.
Deliveries of Vitara Brezza will commence from March 25. The vehicles will be retailed from the company's over 1,800 sales outlets spread across India, it added.
The board of directors of the company approved the re-appointment of Ayukawa as Managing Director and CEO for a period of three years with effect from April 1, 2016, Maruti Suzuki India said in a BSE filing.
Applicable with immediate effect, the petrol variants of the Ford EcoSport will be available from Rs 6.68 lakh onwards and the diesel trims starting from Rs 7.28 lakh (ex-showroom Delhi), Ford India said in a statement.
Today the Vitara Brezza took to the road to take on competitors like the Ford Ecosport and TUV3OO in the sub 4-metre compact SUV space.
Keeping with the theme of 'mobility for all', the expo opened with car market leader Maruti Suzuki unveiling its much-awaited compact SUV Vitara Brezza, while a host of hybrid and electric vehicles from different manufacturers represented technology of the future.
Maruti Suzuki today launched its compact SUV Vitara Brezza at the Delhi Auto Expo. It is the first model that has been developed by a team led by an Indian engineer.
The car market leader plans to have around 400 Nexa dealerships in the next five years from 150 such outlets it expects to have by the end of this fiscal.