Maruti Suzuki India Ltd.

Maruti Suzuki, the leader in passenger vehicles, has launched its premium hatchback, Baleno.  The car comes with two engine options, both offering best-in-class fuel efficiency: the acclaimed DDiS 190 diesel engine (1.3 litre) with a fuel efficiency of 27.39 km/litre and the proven VVT Petrol (1.2 litre) with a fuel efficiency of 21.4 km/litre. Baleno also comes with a CVT option (Continuously Variable Transmission) in the petrol variant. Dynamic, energetic and premium, Baleno is packed with features (refer to box), many of them being offered for the first time in the premium hatchback segment.

Talking about features, the range of standard provisions includes rear combination lamps with LED, body-coloured door handles, ORVMs, and bumpers, etc. Baleno is the first car to offer Apple CarPlay in India. Apple CarPlay offers the best in car experience for iPhone users and lets the driver control all the multimedia functions via voice commands. It helps users to get directions, make calls, send and receive messages, listen to music and audio books through this remarkable user interface.

Maruti Suzuki India, country’s largest car maker, has registered a rise of 3.7% in its total car sales (Domestic + Export) for the month of September 2015 at 113,759 units, as against 109,742 units in 2014. The company’s domestic sales rose by 6.8% in 2015 at 106083 units, as against 99290 units in corresponding month last year.