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Upcoming small car to replace Maruti 800 and Alto

There is something big coming up from Maruti’s table but in the form of a small car, it seems. This new small car by Maruti India will put Maruti 800 and Maruti Alto 800cc to the backseat. Moreover, it was quite obvious as how Maruti can forget its best-selling car Maruti 800 into oblivion without a replacement? As per sources, the Indian car giant is thinking of a futuristic, fuel-efficient replacement of these 800cc cars and it is said to be in the making and will be launched in two years from now.

Maruti 800 and Maruti Alto have literally rule the Indian car industry for almost ages now. Even then the craze for these cars perhaps following their price or whatsoever is still pushing their sales. The recent Maruti Alto K10 has bagged much response from the car buyers in India. Maruti 800 though has taken a slower pace and it seems that within no time it will be forgotten by people. Notably, Maruti had to pull out the small car from metros following the absence of BSIV compliance by the car.

The information is said to have arrived from official sources and it is said that the new small car by Maruti is in the development phase. Besides the age of these two cars, launch of Hyundai Eon and Tata Nano are also factors behind Maruti’s efforts in bringing a new small car. It is also expected that Maruti plans to introduce the new car to regions other than EU where Maruti A-Star continues to be exported.

Maruti plans to replace Maruti 800 and Maruti Alto 800cc versions with the new car and Maruti K10 which is a 1000cc car, will continue to remain in operation. On the other hand experts believe that Maruti’s decision was obvious as it was seriously thinking of a replacement of Maruti 800 for years. Meanwhile there have been several scoops around regarding the new Maruti car. Only time will tell what shape the new Maruti small car will take to woo the Indian small car buyers.