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新Maruti Grand Vitara变体的预订证明了消费者对混合动力车的偏好;SUV首个月销售4800辆
Grand Vitara不仅标志着马鲁蒂铃木正式进入中型SUV市场(约占SUV市场份额的18%)，而且还引领了该汽车制造商的全面电气化之旅。
在印度SUV市场这款中型SUV在22财年的销量约为120万辆，占有特殊地位。它的市场份额为18%，而且还在增长。在它第一次认真进入这个领域的时候Grand Vitara，马鲁蒂铃木这款SUV在9月份上市就卖出了4,800辆。9月26日，也就是许多印度人认为吉祥的纳夫拉特里节的第一天，开始向顾客送货。
大维塔拉也标志着马鲁蒂铃木的电气化驱动在某种程度上，因为它是第一个从OEM的稳定提供强大的混合动力系统。当一些业内同行绕过混合动力车时，马鲁蒂铃木(Maruti Suzuki)是少数几家押注于这项技术的公司之一。市场对这家乘用车行业领军企业此举的初步反应表明，随着混合能源出行的增长，消费者已准备好尝试强大的混合动力技术。
轻度混合动力版Grand Vitara的起价为104.5万卢比，而强混合动力版起价为179.9万卢比(前展厅)。
斯里瓦斯塔瓦押注于Grand Vitara和新款Brezza紧凑型SUV。9月份，它以15445辆的销量登顶SUV销量排行榜，帮助马鲁蒂铃木夺回了失去的市场份额。在过去5-6个月里，这方面有所改善，但与去年同期的42%相比，仅为41.7%。斯里瓦斯塔瓦早些时候表示:“它(大维塔拉)将帮助我们达到50%的市场份额。”
Grand Vitara也是铃木和丰田联盟伙伴在印度共同开发的第一款产品。这款车型采用了“智能电动混合动力”或强混合动力技术，配备了双动力系统，使用电动机和1.5升发动机，旨在提供更好的加速、性能和燃油效率。
自充电能力强混合动力SUV特点多种驱动模式(EV、Eco、Power和Normal)，使Grand Vitara能够在IC发动机和电动驱动模式之间无缝切换。
这一提议可能是至少部分消费者选择Grand Vitara强大的混合动力改型的原因，但最初的反应也可能反映出混合动力在不断增长的汽车能源组合(主要是乘用车)中的潜力。
Jato Dynamics印度公司总裁兼董事、业内资深人士Ravi Bhatia表示:“强大的混合动力为电动汽车提供了更好的桥梁，因为它们可以为用户提供电动汽车的优势，而不存在与ICE汽车相比更高的采购成本，而且充电器数量较少。”
对于马鲁蒂铃木来说，混合动力车是其“绿色百万使命”的一部分，该任务的目标是在几年内销售100万辆“绿色汽车”，主要是CNG和混合动力车。大维塔拉号可能已经在正确的轨道上开始了旅程。较长一段时间的销售评估将反映出市场是否为绿色变种提供了可持续的空间。
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小型车销量增长:Maruti Suzuki的Shashank Srivastava
他补充称，过去5年，掀背车市场在乘用车市场的份额曾在45%至46%之间波动，而去年这一比例降至38%左右，运动型多功能车(suv)占整体市场的40%，成为销量最大的细分市场。
9月，马鲁蒂铃木印度汽车产量增长至17.7万辆
该公司去年同月生产了81278辆。
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In the Indian SUV market<\/a>, which clocked around 1.2 million units in FY22, the midsize SUV holds a special place. It has a share of 18%, and is growing. In its first serious entry into this space with the Grand Vitara<\/a>, Maruti Suzuki<\/a> sold 4,800 units of the SUV in its debut month of September. Deliveries to customers began on September 26, the first day of the Navratri period, considered auspicious by many Indians.
The Grand Vitara also marks Maruti Suzuki\u2019s electrification<\/a> drive in a way, as it is the first from the OEM\u2019s stable to offer a strong hybrid system. When some of its industry peers are bypassing hybrids, Maruti Suzuki is among a few that bet on the technology. The early market response to the passenger vehicle industry leader\u2019s move points to the consumer readiness to try out the strong hybrid technology as energy-mix for mobility is growing.
The prices for mild hybrid version of Grand Vitara starts at INR 10.45 lakh while that of the strong hybrid begin at INR 17.99 lakh (ex-showroom).
<\/div><\/div>In its first month, 800 units, or 18% of Grand Vitara\u2019s sales, came from the hybrid variant. The share of the hybrid variant in the number of current bookings is higher at 40%, or 24,000 units, for the Grand Vitara. Shashank Srivastava, Senior ED, marketing and sales, Maruti Suzuki, told ETAuto<\/i> that the bookings for the midsize SUV has crossed 60,000.
Srivastava is betting on the Grand Vitara and the new version of the Brezza compact SUV. It topped the SUV sales chart in September by selling 15,445 units helping Maruti Suzuki to regain the lost market share. There has been improvement on that front over the past 5-6 months, but compared to the 42% share it had this time last year, it\u2019s a shade below at 41.7%. \u201cIt (Grand Vitara) will help us reach 50% market share,\u201d Srivastava had said earlier.
The Grand Vitara is also the first co-developed product of alliance partners Suzuki and Toyota in India. The variant with the \u2018Intelligent Electric Hybrid\u2019 or strong hybrid technology comes with a dual powertrain system using an electric motor and a 1.5-litre engine aimed to deliver better acceleration, performance and fuel-efficiency.
The self-charging strong hybrid SUV features<\/a> multiple drive modes (EV, Eco, Power and Normal), allowing the Grand Vitara to seamlessly switch between the IC engine and electric drive modes.
Srivastava is betting on the Grand Vitara and the new version of the Brezza compact SUV. It topped the SUV sales chart in September by selling 15,445 units helping Maruti Suzuki to regain the lost market share. There has been improvement on that front over the past 5-6 months, but compared to the 42% share it had this time last year, it\u2019s a shade below at 41.7%. \u201cIt (Grand Vitara) will help us reach 50% market share,\u201d Srivastava had said earlier.
The Grand Vitara is also the first co-developed product of alliance partners Suzuki and Toyota in India. The variant with the \u2018Intelligent Electric Hybrid\u2019 or strong hybrid technology comes with a dual powertrain system using an electric motor and a 1.5-litre engine aimed to deliver better acceleration, performance and fuel-efficiency.
The self-charging strong hybrid SUV features<\/a> multiple drive modes (EV, Eco, Power and Normal), allowing the Grand Vitara to seamlessly switch between the IC engine and electric drive modes.
<\/div><\/div>To attract customers to the strong hybrid technology in the transition to electric vehicles, Maruti Suzuki announced a \u2018special introductory package\u2019 consisting of extended warranty till 5 years\/1 lakh km (including the standard warranty terms) and a complimentary Nexa accessory pack worth INR 67,000.
This offer could be the reason for at least some consumers to opt for the Grand Vitara\u2019s strong hybrid variant, but the initial response could also be a reflection of the potential for hybrids in a growing energy-mix for automobiles, mainly passenger vehicles.
\u201cStrong hybrids offer a better bridge to electrification as they can offer users the advantages of EVs without the current hassles of higher acquisition cost compared to ICE vehicles, and sparse charger population,\u201d Ravi Bhatia, President and Director, Jato Dynamics India, and an industry veteran, said.
For Maruti Suzuki, hybrids are part of its \u2018Mission Green Million\u2019, which aims to achieve sales of a million \u2018green vehicles\u2019, mainly CNG and hybrids, in a couple of years. The Grand Vitara may have started the journey on the right track. Sales review of a longer period will reflect if the market offers a sustainable space for the greener variant.
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This offer could be the reason for at least some consumers to opt for the Grand Vitara\u2019s strong hybrid variant, but the initial response could also be a reflection of the potential for hybrids in a growing energy-mix for automobiles, mainly passenger vehicles.
\u201cStrong hybrids offer a better bridge to electrification as they can offer users the advantages of EVs without the current hassles of higher acquisition cost compared to ICE vehicles, and sparse charger population,\u201d Ravi Bhatia, President and Director, Jato Dynamics India, and an industry veteran, said.
For Maruti Suzuki, hybrids are part of its \u2018Mission Green Million\u2019, which aims to achieve sales of a million \u2018green vehicles\u2019, mainly CNG and hybrids, in a couple of years. The Grand Vitara may have started the journey on the right track. Sales review of a longer period will reflect if the market offers a sustainable space for the greener variant.
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