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DELHI, JULY 21, 2026
Maruti Suzuki India,
the country's largest passenger vehicle manufacturer, has announced a price
hike of up to ₹30,000
across its entire model range with effect from August 2026,
marking the second increase in as many months and underscoring the continuing
cost pressures confronting the automobile industry.
In a stock exchange
filing on Tuesday, the company said the exact quantum of the increase will vary
across models. Explaining the decision, Maruti Suzuki attributed the revision
to "continuous and sustained increases in input costs." The automaker
said it had spent the past few months attempting to absorb the higher costs
through internal cost-reduction measures before deciding to pass on part of the
burden to customers.
With inflationary
pressures remaining elevated and the overall cost environment continuing to be
challenging, the company said it was "constrained" to revise prices
upward while reiterating its commitment to minimise the impact on customers as
much as possible.
The latest revision will cover Maruti Suzuki's entire portfolio, from the entry-level S-Presso to the premium Invicto MPV. The company's ex-showroom prices currently range between ₹3.49 lakh and ₹28.7 lakh.
This is the second price increase announced by Maruti Suzuki within two months. The company had earlier raised prices by up to ₹30,000 across its lineup with effect from June 2026, following an announcement on May 21, citing the same factors of rising input costs and persistent inflationary pressures. The back-to-back hikes indicate that automakers continue to grapple with sustained increases in production costs, leaving little room to shield consumers from higher vehicle prices.
