Bringing curtains down on the glorious saga of the Maruti 800 model, Maruti Suzuki India has stopped production of the iconic car brand that had been carrier for millions of Indian middle class families, since last month, said senior official of the auto maker here on Friday.
CV Raman, Executive Director MSIl, said though the car production has stopped, spare parts will be available for customers for the next 8-10 years as per rules. The car, that was a breadwinner for many MSl dealers across the country and also first car for many Indian middle class families, may not be available in newer version unlike other MSIl brands. “Now on the 18th of January we have stopped the M-800 production completely. We have to keep all of them (dies and moulds) for the spare parts requirement. We have to continuously meet the customer requirements. That is our duty to make sure that they get all the parts,” Raman told reporters on the sidelines of launch of its new hatchback Celerio, here.
MSl has stopped selling Maruti-800, that has revolutionised Indian Auto industry, in 13 cities including Hyderabad, Bangalore, Kanpur, Pune since April 2010.