Maruti Suzuki: Why India's top carmaker is resisting more air bags
With only 1% of the world's vehicles, India accounts for 10% of all crash-related deaths. Are Indian cars safe?
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“When you really think of it should safety not be related to preventing accidents?” says Maruti Suzuki chairman R C Bhargava on NCAP crash test results
Maruti Suzuki has been facing heat for the performance of its cars like the Swift, Ignis and S-Presso in the GNCAP crash tests. R C Bhargava, Chairman of Maruti Suzuki responds
The market can't have it both ways. Making an Alto get 5* on GNCAP would raise its cost to 6-7 lacs which wouldn't be palatable to a lot of people.
Insurance companies should start making insurance cost of vehicles proportional to their safety rating to incentivize people to buy safer cars.
Insurance companies should start making insurance cost of vehicles proportional to their safety rating to incentivize people to buy safer cars.
If you make a sub standard but cheap product, it’s obvious that more people will buy it. Not everyone knows or cares about the safety standards (they don’t even exist here) when they purchase a vehicle.
Putting it on people that they want a cheaper product and that’s an excuse enough for you to compromise on safety standards is magnificent.
IMO the government is at fault here, but what do I know.
Putting it on people that they want a cheaper product and that’s an excuse enough for you to compromise on safety standards is magnificent.
IMO the government is at fault here, but what do I know.
It is 100 percent the governments fault, I was talking about the futility of writing articles blaming manufacturer X, Y and Z.
Tata has a 5 star rated small car (Punch) and has spent hundreds of crores advertising the safety of their cars but Maruti still outsell them by a massive margin. The playing field will not be level unless there is a minimum safety standard.
Tata has a 5 star rated small car (Punch) and has spent hundreds of crores advertising the safety of their cars but Maruti still outsell them by a massive margin. The playing field will not be level unless there is a minimum safety standard.
And this is why Maruti has an advantage over the competition. They are shameless af.
Safety isn't the only thing people care about and I am not sure if Tata has spent unusually on Tata Punch specifically as it is the safest of the lot. I don't really see a lot of reasons to purchase Tata punch in any case.
Let's just imagine that both Baleno and Altroz have 4 safety ratings and are similarly priced. Which one would you choose? I would choose Baleno as the engine is refined, and the performance is better overall. Parts would be easily available as well, if I decide to get it serviced or repaired outside the official service network. Now if the comparison is between i20 N line DCT Turbo and Baleno AMT? I would still choose Baleno, because it offers much better fuel economy even if I have to compromise on the performance and better drivability offered by Hyundai's dual clutch tech.
Tiago and Tigor have done well in sales primarily because of the fuel efficiency even though the cars are under powered. Tata did cut corners, but in terms of performance. While Maruti is infamous for cutting corners in terms of build quality and safety.
What I personally have a problem with is our government's attitude towards automobile safety standards. That's all to it.
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India's Maruti to recall over 87,000 cars on likely steering system defect
Maruti Suzuki India , the country's top carmaker, said on Monday it was recalling a total of 87,599 S-Presso and Eeco vehicles to inspect and replace a possible defect in the vehicle's steering system.
