Maruti Suzuki To Defer Price Increase To End Of January Amidst Strong Momentum For Small Cars

Maruti Suzuki said it will defer the price hike for the new year by another 15-20 days, amidst a strong momentum in sales for the brand’s small car range. Addressing the media on the first day of the new year, Partho Banerjee, Senior Executive Officer for Marketing and Sales, Maruti Suzuki India, said the automaker aims to extend the benefit of the current prices to customers, which saw a reduction due to the GST revision in September last year. The Maruti Suzuki Alto K10 and S-Presso are the automaker’s most accessible offerings, targeted largely at first-time car buyers.

Partho Banerjee explained that the company has seen bookings for one-and-a-half months pending for small cars, which have seen a rejuvenation in sales this year. The company is evaluating whether to increase prices or revert to pre-GST levels. Maruti extended an additional reduction in small car prices following the GST revision last year. These reduced prices were valid till December 31, 2025. Maruti is now evaluating if the additional reduction should be extended further this year. The decision should be taken later this month.

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That said, utility vehicles continue to drive the brand’s growth with models like the Fronx, Grand Vitara, Victoris, Brezza, Ertiga, XL6 and more. That said, the Maruti Suzuki Dzire was the automaker’s bestselling car in the 2025 calendar year, while the Baleno continued to garner strong volumes as well.

In terms of monthly sales, Maruti Suzuki reported a 36.5 per cent increase in year-on-year volumes in the domestic market. The company sold 192,115 units in December 2025 (including sales to OEMs), compared to 140,829 units in December 2024.

Total sales (domestic + exports) stood at 217,854 units last month, a hike of 22.3 per cent, when compared to 178,248 units sold in December 2024. Exports, on the other hand, registered a 31.2 per cent decline year-on-year to 25,739 units, as against 37,419 units in December 2024. Overall, Maruti Suzuki concluded the 2025 calendar year with highest-ever total sales of 23,51,139 units, including exports of 395,648 units.

Maruti Suzuki closed the 2025 calendar year with its highest-ever total sales of 2,351,139 units, which also included record exports of 395,648 units.