Maruti Suzuki Ertiga (2012-2022) Pros & Cons

Maruti Suzuki have recently increased the prices of their Tour series of commercial passenger cars such as the Tour H1, Tour H3, Tour S and Tour M in February 2025. While some of the models in the Tour line didn’t get a price hike, those that got the price revision now cost Rs. 10,000 more than before. In percentage terms, this is a price hike of up to 2.08%.

In this February 2024 Maruti Suzuki Cars sales analysis article, we’ll look at the car sales of Arena and Nexa for the previous month. We’ll also compare the YoY and MoM change to find out which Maruti cars’ sales improved and which ones declined.

Through a NSE stock exchange filing, Maruti Suzuki issued a notification about increasing prices of their cars starting January 1, 2024. The reasons for the price hike quoted in the notification are the usual suspects: inflation and rising input costs.

Maruti Suzuki True Value is one of the most trusted pre-owned car dealers. Since its inception, True Value has developed around 569 stores across 282 cities in the country. Maruti’s True Value revolutionised the pre-owned car market and assisted customers with technology.

In this September 2023 Maruti Suzuki Cars sales analysis article, we’ll look at the car sales of Arena and Nexa for the previous month. We’ll also compare the YoY and MoM change to find out which Maruti cars’ sales improved and which ones declined.

Currently, Maruti Suzuki are running a festive season service camp. It gives Maruti car owners throughout India a chance to visit their official dealerships from October 2 to November 20, 2023. This particular camp includes special services and perks aimed at making sure cars are ready for the festive season.

Maruti Suzuki have joined hands with the Indian Navy to boost career awareness among the youth in Northeast India. 45 navy officials have embarked on a 6,500km journey driving 5 Maruti Suzuki SUVs across India. They aim to cover key regions like Mhow, Jhansi, Lucknow, Varanasi, Patna, Bagdogra, Gangtok, Lachen, Gurudongma, Kolkata, Bhubaneshwar, Visakhapatnam and Hyderabad.

Unlike the usual carmaker-bank partnership announcements, which are aimed at customers, this latest tie up is primarily for helping dealerships. The MoU signed will help the 4000+ dealerships of Maruti Suzuki Arena and Nexa with financing their inventory. As you already know, the cars they have sitting in the inventory are as much a drain on a dealership’s balance sheets but also their biggest asset — if managed right.

In this July 2023 Maruti Suzuki Cars sales analysis article, we’ll look at the car sales of Arena and Nexa for the previous month. We’ll also compare the YoY and MoM change to find out which Maruti cars’ sales improved and which ones declined.

Earlier, we expected Maruti Suzuki to name their upcoming flagship MPV the Engage. However, Maruti Suzuki has put 'Engage' to use for their learning platform for car owners. Users can access the Engage platform from the Maruti Suzuki Arena website, which provides them with various information about Maruti Suzuki vehicles.

Maruti Suzuki recently announced that they will hike the prices of their cars from April 2023. This comes as a shock considering that they have already done this exercise, quite aggressively, might I add, twice already in 2023 alone. The announcement came from Maruti Suzuki as they informed investors via the National Stock Exchange’s communication channels.

Maruti Suzuki have partnered with SMAS Auto Leasing, adding to the current list of partners for their Maruti Suzuki Subscribe service. Apart from the new partner, Maruti’s subscription program has 4 other partners: Orix, ALD Automotive, Quiklyz by Mahindra and Myles. The carmaker operates its subscription service in 25 cities across India with an aim to provide a convenient and hassle-free car ownership experience.

In this Q4 2022 Maruti Suzuki quarterly cars sales analysis article, we’ll look at the car sales of Arena and Nexa for the previous year. We’ll also compare the YoY and QoQ change to find out which Maruti cars’ sales improved and which ones declined.

In this January 2023 car sales analysis article, we’ll look at the YoY and MoM change in sales figures of all A-segment hatchbacks in India. We’ll also include our observations based on the sales data and possible reasons behind a massive increase or drop in sales where applicable. Lastly, the table with monthly sales of all A-segment hatchbacks for the last 6 months will give you an idea about the 6-month sales trend.

The 2023 budget talked about giving a push to biogas, hydrogen and battery production. Maruti Suzuki welcomed the 2023 budget given their efforts in the flex fuel, bio CNG, electric and hydrogen CNG. But, they also highlighted some concerns, which could hinder the growth in the auto sector. Let’s look at them one at a time.

In this article, we’ll present Maruti Suzuki’s reaction to the 2023 budget. Based on the announcements from the finance minister and the statement from the carmaker, we’ll try to understand how the 2023 budget impacts Maruti Suzuki in the short and long term.

Maruti Suzuki India Limited (MSIL), which is a subsidiary of Suzuki Motor Corporation, achieved 25 million cumulative domestic sales in India. Maruti Suzuki continues to be India’s largest carmaker and commands over 50% market share.

Maruti Suzuki recently revised the prices of their cars. With the price change, we noticed that their smaller CNG cars are only Rs. 90,000 pricier than the comparable petrol variants. About a year ago, Maruti Suzuki had increased this price gap from Rs. 90,000 to Rs. 95,000 across the board. This time, the price gap of Rs. 90,000 is only applicable to hatchbacks. CNG variants of the Dzire, Ertiga, XL6 and Grand Vitara continue to carry a premium of Rs. 95,000 over the comparable petrol variants.

While speaking with the media, Maruti Suzuki’s chief technology officer, Mr. Raman CV, said that they are working towards accelerating biogas or bio CNG rollout. This alternative will help Maruti Suzuki meet their carbon neutrality goals in India.

Suzuki have announced their product plans for India, Europe and Japan. In India, Maruti Suzuki aim to launch 6 battery electric vehicles by 2030. The first EV in India will go on sale in the financial year 2023-24. This EV will be the production version of the eVX concept showcased at the 2023 Auto Expo.

While speaking with the media at the Auto Expo 2023, CV Raman, chief technology officer of Maruti Suzuki India said that they are exploring H-CNG as an alternative fuel to meet their carbon neutrality goals and cut down on the emissions.

Maruti Suzuki India Limited (MSIL) celebrated its 40th anniversary by launching a new Black Edition for all its Arena cars such as WagonR, Alto K10, Spresso, Ertiga, Brezza, Dzire, Swift and Celerio.

Maruti Suzuki took another step into the metaverse as they launch the ArenaVerse, a metaverse platform for their Arena chain of dealerships. This is their second metaverse platform after the NexaVerse, which is the metaverse platform for their Nexa chain of dealerships.

Maruti Suzuki have launched their 2022 Winter Campaign to encourage customers to choose Maruti Suzuki Genuine parts and accessories for their vehicles. It is important to use good quality parts to ensure optimum vehicle performance and safety. Maruti Suzuki are one of the Indian car makers that make their spare parts easily accessible to customers and businesses.

Maruti Suzuki have introduced the Subscribe car subscription program in 5 new cities in India. The list includes Lucknow, Chandigarh, Ludhiana, Nagpur and Visakhapatnam. With this, the Maruti Suzuki Subscribe is available in a total of 25 cities in India, including Delhi, Gurgaon, Noida, Ghaziabad, Faridabad, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Pune, Mumbai, Navi Mumbai, Thane, Chennai, Ahmedabad, Gandhinagar, Jaipur, Indore, Mangalore, Mysore, Kochi and Kolkata, in addition to the new 5 cities.

Maruti Arena have confirmed that they will launch and reveal the prices of the upcoming 2022 Alto K10 on Aug 18, 2022.

Maruti Suzuki sell the most CNG vehicles in the country and are facing issues with the supply. They have a booking backlog of over 1.25 lakh CNG vehicles. Maruti Suzuki recently discontinued the CNG variants in the S-Presso lineup. They’re not likely to launch any new CNG cars before they substantially wrap up the open backlog of orders.

The 2022 Maruti Suzuki Arena Ertiga facelift is here. Let’s compare the new model with the old Ertiga and see what’s changed. In this old vs new comparison, we’ll compare the prices, engine specs, battery capacity, dimensions and highlight the new features of the Ertiga facelift. Let’s start with the price comparison.

Maurit Suzuki are all set to launch the 2022 Ertiga facelift tomorrow. It will come with a new 1.5L normal petrol engine with dual-jet technology and a mild hybrid system. The bookings for the 2022 Ertiga facelift are already open.

Maruti have officially opened the bookings for the 2022 Ertiga facelift, ahead of its launch in the coming days. Before that, we bring you a list of expected and confirmed safety features of the 2022 Maruti Arena Ertiga facelift.

The 2022 Maruti Arena Ertiga facelift will get the option of a factory-fitted CNG kit in the top-spec ZXi variant. The current avatar of the popular MPV comes with the option of a factory-fitted CNG kit, but only with the mid-spec VXi variant.

Maruti have officially teased the 2022 Ertiga facelift and opened bookings for the same. The 2022 Ertiga will be sold via Maruti’s Arena network of dealerships. We have also come to learn that the Ertiga facelift will go on sale before Maruti Nexa’s XL6 facelift.

Maruti Suzuki India Limited have started accepting bookings for the 2022 Ertiga for a token amount of Rs. 11,000. Maruti have confirmed new additions like the 1.5L dual-jet petrol engine, refreshed design and the new 6-speed torque converter automatic transmission. We expect Maruti Suzuki to reveal the prices of the 2022 Ertiga by mid-April 2022.

Maruti Suzuki are all set to launch the Ertiga facelift in mid-April 2022. The 2022 Ertiga facelift will get a few cosmetic changes as well as a new 6-speed torque converter automatic transmission. Maruti Suzuki are likely to commence 2022 Ertiga bookings on the launch day itself.

Maruti Suzuki India Limited (MSIL) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Gurajat government to set up an EV manufacturing plant in the state. Suzuki Motor Corporation, the parent company of MSIL, will invest Rs. 10,440 crore to set up the EV plant near their existing manufacturing facility in Hansalpur, Gujarat.

Last year, Toyota launched the Maruti Ertiga-based Rumion in South Africa. Toyota are now preparing to launch the Rumion MPV in India. However, the Rumion that will go on sale in India will be based on the upcoming Maruti Ertiga facelift, which is slated for launch in the next quarter of 2022. It will get a few styling updates inside and out, along with a new 6-speed torque converter automatic transmission. We expect Toyota to launch the Rumion in the fourth quarter of 2022.

The Maruti Suzuki Ertiga facelift has been spied on Indian roads without any camouflage. It is set to receive a minor design update along with a new 6-speed torque converter automatic transmission. Maruti Suzuki is expected to charge a higher premium for the new transmission, which will replace the ageing 4-speed unit in the Ertiga and XL6.

Maruti Suzuki India have hiked the prices on all of their CNG cars. Now, the CNG cars from Maruti Suzuki command more premium over the petrol-only equivalents than before. Maruti Suzuki India have increased the prices of the CNG models by Rs. 95,000 across the model range. The carmaker earlier had a flat premium of Rs. 90,000 for all CNG models over their non-CNG counterparts.

Toyota has introduced the Rumion MPV in South Africa. This is a rebadged Maruti Suzuki Ertiga. This is the 4th rebadged Maruti Suzuki car after the Glanza, Urban Cruiser and Belta. Although the Belta and Rumion are not available in India. Besides the new Rumion, Toyota are also selling the Urban Cruiser, Starlet (rebadged Baleno) in the South African market. The Belta (rebadged Ciaz) may also be introduced soon in some foreign markets.