India needs low-cost small cars: Maruti Suzuki chairman
Small car market will revive and a large segment of people at the lower end who are still scooter owners and want a more convenient, safer mode of transport, says R.C. Bhargava.
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CNG cars not as clean as hybrids but better than petrol, diesel: Maruti Suzuki chairman
RC Bhargava says Maruti Suzuki awaits a policy framework that would lead to the promotion of all technologies.
Suzuki working on low-cost hybrid tech: Maruti chairman RC Bhargava
While hybrids outsold electric vehicles in the last six months of the financial year 2023-24, they accounted for just 2.1% of total car sales.
Maruti Suzuki to introduce 10 new models by FY31: Chairman Bhargava
The company also plans to add six electric vehicles to its portfolio by FY31. The sale of its model will begin in FY25.
Heavy taxation coming in the way of growth in car market: RC Bhargava
At 28%—the highest slab of GST—and a compensation cess ranging between 1% and 22%, India's policy of heavily taxing passenger vehicles is dulling the prospects of growth in the industry, says Bhargava
FY23: Race for Record Auto Sales
Price hikes and higher interest rates have failed to come in the way of India's love for cars.
Talks with govt underway on 6 airbags, 3-point seatbelts: Maruti Suzuki
Although Maruti's vast customer base in entry-level cars can help alleviate the price hike post-implementation of the six-airbags mandate, it has little hope of the segment recovering.
India only major country where demand for cars will grow: RC Bhargava
In India, car penetration continues to remain low, especially compared to the western economies, says former CEO and current chairman of Maruti Suzuki India.
Need own solutions; cannot copy-and-paste western EV model: RC Bhargava
Bhargava believes India’s EV adoption will further gatekeep car ownership. Until geographical and economical fundamentals don't shift favourably, he believes CNG is a more democratising fuel source
Maruti Suzuki hopes to go beyond parent’s dream
The new mid-term management plan unveiled by Suzuki may roughly translate to sales of 1.9 million units in India by 2025-26. R.C. Bhargava, chairman of Maruti Suzuki India, says it's a cakewalk.
