‘A car to fulfill the dreams of a middle class Indian’, was what the Indian car industry had been dreaming about for many decades until the dream fructified with the advent of the humble Maruti 800 in 1983. Maruti Suzuki India Limited was initially called as Maruti Udyog, a public sector entity with the backing of the Government of India which had a few percent of shares in the company. Maruti Udyog was tied up with Suzuki Motor Corporation to produce cars in India. Eventually with the Government of India selling all of its shares in the company to Suzuki Motor Corporation, the Japanese company became the parent company in 2007. Even though the company was established in 1981, the production began only in 1983. It was Maruti that bought in the revolution of modern car into the Indian car market. Maruti not only excels in the domestic market, but also in the export market. All Maruti models are an overall package of technical superiority, high performance, fuel efficiency and the excellence of its parent company Suzuki.
Maruti Suzuki has two manufacturing facilities in Gurgaon and Manesar. Maruti Suzuki has succeeded in attaining customer satisfaction and giving the automobile market of India a new face. Maruti Suzuki, with its ability to read the Indian masses pulse, has been delivering the products accordingly and this customer centric attitude of Maruti has helped it improve sales and remain as the number one car brand in the highly competitive Indian car market.
Below mentioned are the top five models of Maruti Suzuki, the brand that helped Indian automobile market stand in its feet.