The company opened its new engine manufacturing facility in Gurgaon, where it will produce energy efficient 1,197cc K12M petrol engines, The four-cylinder engine
designed to deliver 85 ps of power, is the second aluminum engine being manufactured
by Maruti in the country after the K10B, which is being used in the recently launched Astar.
• Roll out BS4 compliant models in phased manner The company is planning to roll out its Bharat Stage (BS4) compliant models in a phased manner this fiscal, due to its vast product portfolio it may not be able to make all its models compliant at the same time. The company did not specify the timeframe by
when it could start rolling out models, but indicated that the process of rolling out
upgraded models could begin by June.
• New Ritz K12M engine at Gurgaon plant
The company unveiled the all-new K12M engine for its soon-to-be-launched hatchback
Ritz. The K12M is BS-IV compliant engine. This is the first time that a BS-IV compliant
engine will power any Passenger car in the country. This new 1197cc aluminum engine is
the second in the K-series and retains the technological superiority and fuel efficiency of the K10B engine which powers Maruti Suzuki A-star.
• March Sales
The company reported a 21.87 per cent jump in its total sales during March at 85,669
units as compared to 70,296 units in the same month last year.
The company also recorded its highest-ever annual sales in 2008-09 at 7,92,167 units as
against 7,64,842 units in the previous fiscal, a rise of 3.57 per cent. The previous highest annual sales were in 2007-08.
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• Nano will impact M800
The company confessed for the first time that the launch of the Tata Nano could `marginally` affect sales of its flagship model M800. The admission comes just when it is getting clear that the company could be forced to stop producing the M800 next year
after stricter emission norms come into effect.
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