Maruti Suzuki opens 300th showroom for commercial vehicles in India

Strengthening its retail network, Maruti Suzuki India has recently inaugurated its 300th commercial vehicle showroom. With 300 outlets in less than three years, the Maruti Suzuki Commercial retail outlet network is now present in over 230 cities across the country.

Notably, with the recent addition, the Company’s total sales network has crossed over 2,940 showrooms covering more than 1,860 towns and cities. The Company has three distinct retail channels for customers to choose new vehicles: Maruti Suzuki - ARENA, NEXA and Commercial.

Commenting on the roll out of 300th Commercial retail channel, Mr. Shashank Srivastava, Executive Director (Marketing and Sales), Maruti Suzuki India said, “The Light Commercial Vehicle segment has been the largest volume contributor in the commercial vehicle industry in the country. Globally, Suzuki Motor Corporation has expertise in this segment and the Super Carry is part of that lineage. Super Carry for India has been developed specifically keeping in mind the unique requirements of the Indian mini truck customer. Starting the commercial segment with Super Carry, we have rapidly rolled out our network to keep pace with the growing demand and business opportunity for light commercial vehicles. With the growth in entrepreneurship and businesses, we see a continuous requirement of Light commercial vehicles for various business applications.”

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“We will align our product and retail strategy with these changes. Our expanding Commercial Channel network strength stands testimony to this alignment with the customer. In addition to our sales network, Maruti Suzuki’s well spread service network of over 3,630 service touch points across 1,780 cities boosts confidence of the commercial vehicle buyer,” he added.

Currently the company sells only the Super Carry LCV in the country and it commands a 12 per cent market share in India and it's sold 23,000 units already eversince it was launched. It is offered in two colours Superior White and Superior Silver. The Super Carry offers the customer a powerful 2-cylinder turbo-charged 793 cc diesel engine and an all-new 1196 cc CNG engine variant. With the latest Suzuki technology, best-in-class power, superb mileage and extensive service support, Super Carry has proved to be an owner's pride and has already become the second highest selling brand in the LCV segment.

The LCV gets all the basic features including a light steering wheel, mobile charging socket, dual assist grip, multi-purpose storage spaces, lockable glovebox and bottle holders. However, an air-conditioner is missing from the ensemble.