Overview

• The company says daily customer inquiries have jumped to about 80,000, with roughly 18,000 bookings per day since Navratri began.
• Maruti has passed on tax benefits with price cuts reported up to around Rs 1.29 lakh on select models and launched an entry-level EMI option at Rs 1,999 per month.
• Small cars are driving growth with bookings up about 50% nationwide and near 100% growth beyond the top 100 cities, according to the company.
• Executives warn some popular variants such as Brezza, Dzire and Baleno could face short-term stockouts within four to five days due to the demand spike.
• GST 2.0, effective Sept. 22, moved many small cars to an 18% slab and larger vehicles to 40%, and Maruti describes the reform as a major catalyst for showroom traffic.