Maruti hikes prices of Baleno diesel range, Baleno RS petrol

Maruti Suzuki India (MSI) on Thursday said it has increased prices of Baleno diesel range and RS petrol variant by up to Rs 15,000 (ex-showroom) with immediate effect. The Baleno RS, which comes with a 1 litre booster jet petrol engine, will now be available at Rs 8.88 lakh, MSI said in a regulatory filing. It was earlier priced at Rs 8.76 lakh.

The Baleno diesel range is now priced between Rs 6.73 lakh and Rs 8.73 lakh (ex-showroom). It was earlier tagged between Rs 6.61 lakh and Rs 8.60 lakh.

MSI did not give any reason for hiking the prices.

Earlier this week, the company had launched the model with BS VI emission norms compliant 1.2 petrol engine, priced between Rs 5.58 lakh and Rs 8.9 lakh (ex-showroom Delhi).