Tax cut, Navaratri bring cheer to car showrooms

A family of four on Monday took delivery of its first car — a Maruti Wagon R — at a used-car showroom in Mulund, an eastern suburb of Mumbai.

- SOHINI DAS

Maruti Suzuki got 80,000 enquiries and delivered over 25,000 cars

The family has two two-wheelers — a scooter and a bike — and it had booked its first car a few weeks ago because it got a good “deal” from the showroom.

“I got this for %2.8 lakh, with easy financing options, and the dealer helped me get a deal for my bike too. We also got free accessories worth %5,000 with the car,” said the visibly happy buyer, who works in a computer hardware shop in the neighbourhood.

‘The new Wagon-R costs more than %4.98 lakh.

Navaratri opened to high sentiment in dealerships across the country — be it for used or new cars.

Partho Banerjee, senior executive officer (marketing & sales), Maruti Suzuki India, said the company had 80,000 enquiries on the first day and exceeded 25,000 car deliveries till 8 pm. They are likely to touch 30,000 units by end of the day as showrooms will remain open till late night.