Maruti Suzuki , India’s largest car manufacturer and exporter, is planning to enter the D segment of the auto market in India. Maruti already marks its strong market presence in the small car segment where it enjoys more than 50 percent market share in the country. It has also launched its one of the most successful entry level sedans, Maruti Swift Dzire.
After the success of its model, Dzire, Maruti now aims to enter the upper mid-size segment in the Indian car market by the year 2009. Its model, Kizashi, was first showcased at the Frankfurt Motor Show in 2007. Thereafter, it was also showcased at the Delhi Auto Expo 2008 earlier this year. The new model is powered by 4-valve turbo fired 2L petrol engine which is Euro V compliant as well.
The company has not revealed the price of the car but the model is expected to fall in the price band of Rs. 10 lakh and above. It will be pitted against some of the popular models in its segment like Toyota Corolla Altis, Hyundai Sonata, Skoda Octavia, Honda Civic, etc.
