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Maruti Suzuki to phase out pure petrol powered cars

Maruti Suzuki

Maruti Suzuki India plans to discontinue production of vehicles that rely solely on petrol power. This comes after the company ended production of diesel vehicles in April of 2020. Maruti has stated that it would not launch a fully electric vehicle before the year 2025. According to a story in the Economic Times on Monday, … Read more

India seeks to develop method for rating passenger automobile safety

India

India is the fifth-largest auto market in the world with yearly sales of over 3 million vehicles. India is also home to some of the world’s deadliest roads. Road transport ministry will rate cars from one to five stars, starting in April 2023. A safety rating system for passenger cars is being implemented in India … Read more

India’s biggest carmaker to raise car prices

India

MUMBAI, Dec. 2 (Xinhua) — India’s largest car manufacturer Maruti Suzuki planned to raise prices across its various models to overcome rising input costs effective from January 2022, said the company in its filing with the Bombay Stock Exchange on Thursday. “Over the past year, the cost of company’s vehicles continues to be adversely impacted … Read more