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Maruti ups prices of all models
But don't worry - price hikes are
still below Rs 1,100 for all the
models.
BY OUR AUTO CORRESPONDENT
March 19, 2007: Owing to the
increased cess announced in the Union
Budget, Maruti Udyog Ltd today hiked
prices of all its models by upto Rs
1,017. With this, its popular swift
will be costlier between Rs 656 and Rs
818 across different variants. The
base model of Swift will now cost Rs
4,68,657 as against Rs 4,68,000
(ex-showroom Delhi) earlier.
Meanwhile, Maruti 800 will now be
costlier by Rs 268 at Rs 1,93,914 as
against Rs 1,93,646 and the latest
model Zen Estilo VXI would now cost Rs
3,74,019 as against Rs 3,73,500 as its
price has been revised upwards by Rs
519.
The prices of Esteem models have also
been hiked by Rs 912 and Rs 982
respectively for the LXI and VXI
variants. Esteem's base model would
now cost Rs 4,79,135 as against Rs
4,78,223 earlier. A report said that
the maximum hike in prices has
occurred in the Gypsy king ambulance,
which has become dearer by Rs 1,017
per car at Rs 5,25,549.
The cess changes announced in the
Union Budget 2007-08 came into effect
from March 1, 2007, the company had
decided to maintain its ex-showroom
prices at pre-budget levels for a
fortnight. Maruti added that the
decision was keeping in mind
customers, who had postponed their
purchases expecting certain taxes and
duties to come down in the union
budget.
Omni cargo LPG prices have been
increased by Rs 258, while that of
Omni 5 seater by Rs 307. The price of
Versa DX model has also been hiked by
Rs 826.
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