Re-incarnation
of
Manufacturing
Giant
Overview
This giant automobile was a joint venture
which was established in February, 1981.
It is a subsidiary of Japanese automobile &
motorcycle manufacturer.
India's largest certified car dealer network
with around 507 outlets spread across 302
cities.
Its vision is the leader in Automobile
industry ,Creating Customer Delight &
Shareholders Wealth; A pride of India.
Tagline:Way of Life.
Key People :Chairman -R. C. Bhargava
The Giant manufacturer
which we are talking about is
none another
than
MARUTI
SUZUKI
India
ABOUT MARUTI SUZUKI
Maruti Suzuki India Limited(marutti Suzuki), commonly
referred to asMarutiand formerly known Maruti Udyog
Limited, is an automobile manufacturer in [Link] is a subsidiary
of Japanese automobile and motorcycle [Link]
of November 2013, it had a market share of 37% of the Indian
passenger car market. Maruti Suzuki manufactures and sells a
complete range of cars from the entry levelAlto, to the
hatchbackRitz,A-Star,Swift,Wagon R,Zenand sedansDZire,
KizashiandSX4, in the 'C' segmentEeco,Omni, Multi Purpose
vehicle SuzukiErtigaand Sports Utility vehicleGrand Vitara.[9]
The company's headquarters are on Nelson Mandela Road,New
[Link] February 2012, the company sold its ten millionth vehicle
in India.
Maruti Suzuki India Limited(/marutti suzuki/),commonlyreferredtoasMarutiand
Maruti Suzuki India Limited
Type
Public
Traded as
BSE:532500
NSE:MARUTI
BSE SENSEX Constituent
Industry
Automotive
Predecessor(s)
Maruti Udyog Limited
Founded
1981
Headquarters
New Delhi, India
Key people
RC Bhargava(Chairman)
Kenichi Ayukawa(CEO & MD)
Products
Automobiles
Revenue
369.34 billion(US$5.9billion) (2012)
Net income
16.81 billion(US$270million) (2012)
Employees
6,903 (2011)
Parent
Suzuki
Website
[Link]
Products and services
Current automobiles
MarutiOmni
India'sCorpsofMilitaryPolicepersonnelpatrollingtheWagahbordercrossinginthePunjabinaMarutiGypsy.
MarutiSuzukiSwift
MarutiSuzukiZenEstilo
SuzukiSX4
TheMarutiSuzukiA-StarissoldastheSuzukiAltoinEurope
MarutiSuzukiSwiftDZire
SuzukiSplashissoldasMarutiSuzukiRitzinIndia.
1.800(1983)(stilldistributedtosomecitieslikeGuwahati)CompeteswithTataNano,MarutiAltoandMarutiOmni
[Link](launched1984)CompeteswithTataNano,TataVenture,Maruti800andMarutiEeco
[Link](launched1985)India'sfirstindegeniousvehicleandfirstcompactSAV,competeswithMahindraThar
CRDe,TataSumo4x4andForceGurkha
[Link](launched1999)CompeteswithNissanMicraActive,MarutiA-starandHyundaii10
[Link](launched2005)CreatedaMaruti800rivallingbenchmark,competeswithTataVista,Hyundaii20,SkodaFabia,
VolkswagenPoloandToyotaEtiosLiva
Sales and service network
As of 31 March 2011 Maruti Suzuki
has 933 dealerships across 666 towns
and cities in all statesand
union territoriesof India. It has 2,946
service stations (inclusive of dealer
workshops andMaruti Authorized
Service Stations) in 1,395 towns and
cities throughout India. It has 30
Express Service Stations on 30
National Highwaysacross 1,314 cities
in India.
Service is a major revenue generator
of the company. Most of the service
stations are managed on franchise
basis, where Maruti Suzuki trains the
local staff. Other automobile
companies have not been able to
match this benchmark set by Maruti
Suzuki. The Express Service stations
help many stranded vehicles on the
highways by sending across their
repair man to the vehicle
DISCONTINUED AUTOMOBILES
Discontinued automobiles[edit]
Gypsy E(19852000)
1000(19902000)
Zen(19932006) Replaced by the Zen Estilo
Esteem(19942008) Replaced by the Swift DZire
Baleno(19992007) Replaced by the SX4 sedan
Baleno Altura(19992003)
Versa(20012010) Replaced by the Eeco
Grand Vitara XL7(20032007) Replaced by the compact Escudo/Vitara
800(1983-2012) Replaced by the Alto 800
Alto(2000-2012) Replaced by the Alto 800
Zen Estilo(20062013)
Manufacturing facilities
Maruti Suzuki has two manufacturing
facilities in [Link] manufacturing
facilities have a combined production
capacity of 14,50,000 vehicles annually.
During a recent meeting of the Gujarat chief
minister with Suzuki Motor Corp chairman &
CEO Osamu Suzuki,the Chairman had said
that the work on car manufacturing plant at
Mandal near Ahmedabad would be started
[Link] Suzuki to set up second plant in
Gujarat; acquires 600 acres.
REFERENCES
Nikhil Gulati and Santanu Choudhury (19
July 2012)."Riot Hits Big India Auto Maker".
The Wall Street Journal.
Maruti Suzuki Corporate Information.
Retrieved 2013-02-01.
