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Started by : Mridula Maity, Product Development Manager, Rugel   02 12 2010 10:40:09 +0000
Industry : AutomobileFunctional Area : Business Processes(Operations)
Keywords : maruti close maruti 800
Activity:  282 views;  last activity : 07 06 2010 20:18:09 +0000

Maruti Suzuki India is closing its once bread-and-butter car Maruti 800 from April. India's largest car maker, has no plans to upgrade its lowest- priced Maruti 800 model to meet Euro IV emissions standards and would be discontinued in 13 cities from April.

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Maruti, whose hatchback bouquet includes M800, Alto, WagonR, Estilo, A-Star, Ritz and Swift, is now looking to reduce the number of its vehicle platforms. This will mean phasing out of some products that don’t meet emission norms.

So users, what are your thoughts about this decision of Maruti?

 
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Its a good decision

idea posted by Mridula Maity Product Development Manager, Rugel

Well, its good to drop Maruti 800. There is no meaning of production of a car which is not satisfying the emission norms. Also, it is there in the market since 1982. Its better to drop this product. Maruti has got better options like Alto, WagonR, Estilo, A-Star, Ritz and Swift. Even the public today wants something new and as TATA has shown us that people's demand is small cars. So there is no meaning of running Maruti-800 in the market any more.

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maruti had to obey emission norms,  no other way than upgrade itself......if they had upgraded itself it would have meant investments..........cost price of maruti would have remained there or added an inch............

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Its one of those rational and bold decisions taken by MUL. Despite EURO norms coming into play and adherence to the same; I probably feel its the sales, performance and price of the ALTO which probably made Maruti rethink its decison. The general feeling at the moment amongst people normally zeroes down to the ALTO when looking at a first time buy, money factors, city & traffic convenience despite stiff competition from other manufacturers.

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by Thiyagarajan , Engineer-Design, Flowserve  | 02 15 2010 14:37:27 +0000

I support to change the body of maruthi 800. The current car is designed for Japenish personalities. So i wish do redesign its body in a elegant design according to new market scenario, because its booming market ahead atleast for a decade with small cars. I feel that is no problem with its engine performance & no issues related with maintanence or milage.

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I will really miss it

idea posted by Rashmi Patil Financial services

I think this is not a such good decision, two of my favourite automobile will be vanished in some time now, earlier Bajaj scooters were withdrawn from production on which I enjoyed my rides with my father, and now Maruti 800 which was the first car in our house and still my dad drives it, and its sad to see both of these iconic brands stopping production.

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by varsha , Head/VP/GM-Quality, frac  | 02 13 2010 17:53:00 +0000

may be its gud decision.. but i really miss this dream car forever

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ya..it is really a missing..

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by jeevan singh, junior engg., DCM engneering products  | 02 12 2010 13:01:54 +0000

i think this  decision is not  good  because  this  car  is  make to see   Indian middle class people which can buy it and ride it with pridefully a Indian car

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Product Life cycle

idea posted by KUMAR SAURABH JHA Manager-HR & Admin

It is governed by the life cycle of a product. Nothing to be emotional on the issue and allow other models,players come into th market.

If we purchase a pen we intend to write many times to conclude the decision to go for a selected item. Similar idea happens with every product today.

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by Ravindra Sharma, Managing Consultant, CHEF-India  | 02 14 2010 02:41:08 +0000

Everything  has to end one day, good or bad. Change is inevitable and lasting. 

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Really a bad news

idea posted by Rahul Gupta Software Engineer, Tech-Vision Softwares Pvt. Ltd.

It is not a good decision for the people who rely on Maruti 800. Though there is many choices are available today in the market, but the credibility of Maruti is highest among most of the middle income group people in India.

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by K.Baskar , Production planning, Chennai Petro  | 02 13 2010 03:17:48 +0000

Indian roads are already choked with vechiles & so traffic jams. We need to encourage public transport or atleast smaller cars. Maruthi should concentrate on M800 which has an history behind it.

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upgrade the engine.

idea posted by dibyajit das B.Tech/B.E. student, M.C.K.V. Institute of Engineering,Liluah

Maruti could upgrade the engine of M-800 into Euro-iv.I think a new Euro-iv version of M-800 could be developed and thus continuing the production of M-800 instead of complete stop of production.

However,a good news is that Maruti is planning to launch a new hatchback alike M-800 of price around 1.5-2.5 lakh.Hope this can continue the glory of M-800..

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it is not wise to quit from such established brand they could upgrade it!!  

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Great dicision

idea posted by SUDHIR.JAI BCA student, MDU ROHATK

Because in changing world, everybody wants some thing new and at reasonable cost. 

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idea posted by aniketskale Insurance Operations Manager, Reliance Life Insurance

its good decision as well if maruti com. closed this products but new products shhold be in the mkt for more choices for customers as well new oppurtunities in recession period

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it is not in a position to compte with so many small cars like ritz, swift etc...

idea posted by ashish agrawal M.COM student, m.s.university of baroda

 I SUPPORT THE IDEA OF MANAGEMENT.because  in the period of globalisation there are so many companies which are entering in indian market with a good quality vehicle and at affordable prices.it leads to a competition and pushed our car manufacturing industries to produce a good quality vehicle.so thos is the favourable decision.

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maruti 800

idea posted by Dr. Izzat Husain Associate/Senior Associate, Belford University, on line University

Maruti 800 is a better than any small car and highest selling carc of company.  it may hurt to company

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