Autoholiks » maruti 800 phase out http://www.autoholiks.com .....................The Automobile Lovers Breed..................... Fri, 30 Sep 2011 10:04:07 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 en hourly 1 Maruti 800 Not to be sold in 13 Cities from April 1 http://www.autoholiks.com/2010/02/maruti-800-phase-out-maruti-800-out-of-production/ http://www.autoholiks.com/2010/02/maruti-800-phase-out-maruti-800-out-of-production/#comments Sat, 13 Feb 2010 08:48:38 +0000 admin http://www.autoholiks.com/?p=442 maruti suzuki 800

Maruti 800, a car that put a nation on wheels, will not be avai lable in 13 cities from April 1, 2010 onwards.

Speaking on the sidelines of a HR Conclave organised by SIAM (Society Of Indian Automobile Manufacturers), Mr. RC Bhargava, Chairman, Maruti Suzuki said “The M800 is not compliant with BS IV and I don’t think we have any intentions of making it compliant either. It’ll go out of 13 cities beginning April. At the moment, we don’t have a position on a complete phase out plan.”

With the new emission laws coming into effect from April 1 2010 onwards, carmakers are required to upgrade the engines to the Bharat IV levels. The new norms will be first be applicable in 13 major cities of India which include Delhi, Chennai, Mumbai, Kolkata, Pune, Bangalore, Kanpur, Hyderabad and Ahmedabad.

As more and more cities get the new emission norms, the 800 will eventually be phased out completely. Mr Bhargava also said that after 800’s production is stopped, Alto will be the entry level model from Maruti Suzuki stable quashing any rumours of a Nano competitor from India’s largest car maker.

“There’s no plan of replacing the M800 with any other new model. We’re not bringing any new model to replace the car. If the 800 goes out totally, the Alto will be the cheapest car which we will offer,” he added.

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