Maruti Suzuki Works on M800 Engine Upgrading
Posted on May 20th 2009Welcome back!
India’s leading car manufacturer, Maruti Suzuki said that it’s working on upgrading M800 engine so the car fulfills the emission needs that will be in use from April 2010.
Main cities New Delhi, Kolkata, Bangalore and Mumbai, will apply Euro-IV emission norms, and the reports says that Maruti 800 & Maruti Omni wouldn’t meet the norms to drive in those cities.
We have the engineering capabilities to upgrade the engines of Maruti 800, so that it could meet the emission norms and we are working on it.
- Mr. Shuji Oishi (Sales & Marketing Director) told reporters at unveil of Maruti Ritz hatchback.
The company isn’t phase out its 800 model, which changed the whole Indian market after its launch in 1984, Mr. Oishi said.
Sales of the M800 have dropped as customer prosperity and the variety of cars on a sale have risen. In end-March 2009, M800 sales reduced by nearly 23 % to 62,323 cars.
The rural market reported nearly 5% of its sales in 2008-2009, and according to Mr. Oishi that was supposed to increase to nearly 15% in 2009 - 2010.
By editor in Auto India News, Maruti Suzuki
Rahul responded on 20 May 2009 at 9:09 am #
Finally, Maruti Suzuki has taken the right decision to continue M800, one of India’s oldest cars. Discontinuing the vehicle would have erased a glorious chapter in the Indian car world. Long live M800!
Rahul
Indian Car Advisor
Shreekar Shetty responded on 21 May 2009 at 12:02 am #
Awesome …. Go 800 …. go Maruti ….
Atha responded on 21 May 2009 at 12:08 am #
M800 is a program of vehicle or Engine??
Rahul responded on 17 Jul 2009 at 1:17 am #
Hi Atha,
Maruti 800 is named like that because the car carries the engine capacity of 800cc.
Rahul
Indian Car Advisor