Maruti Suzuki, India's biggest car maker, on Tuesday said bookings for its much awaited Ciaz sedan will open on September 3. The mid-sized premium sedan, which will replace SX4 in Maruti's stable, will compete with segment leader Honda City and Hyundai Verna.
Bookings can be done across Maruti's 1,370 sales outlets spread across more than 1,050 cities, the company said in a statement today. Customers will have to pay Rs 21,000 as booking amount, Maruti said.
According to Maruti, Ciaz (diesel) will be India's most fuel efficient car with an efficiency of 26.21 kmpl. Currently, Honda City (diesel) is the most fuel efficient car in the country, returning 26 kmpl (ARAI certified). The petrol variant of Ciaz has a fuel efficiency of 20.73 kmpl, the best amongst the sedans of its class, Maruti says.
"We are up to the level of Honda City," said Maruti Suzuki India Chairman RC Bhargava.
By launching the Ciaz, Maruti will take the first step to double its number of models over the next few years. The company is slated to launch an SUV to compete with Renault's Duster soon. It is also working on a compact SUV to take on segment leader Ford EcoSport.
Ciaz's launch comes at a time when Maruti is in the news for all the right reasons. The company's August vehicle sales rose 26.9 per cent from a year earlier, beating expectations.
Domestic sales were in line with expectations but exports were higher than expectations, dealers said.
Maruti Suzuki shares hit a record high of Rs 2,963 earlier in trade today.
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