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Maruti Suzuki India Limited
Contents
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• 1 Profile
• 2 Partner for the joint venture
• 3 Joint venture related issues
• 4 Industrial relations
• 5 Services offered
○ 5.1 Current sales of automobiles
5.1.1 Manufactured Locally
5.1.2 Imported
5.1.3 Discontinued Car Models
○ 5.2 Manufacturing Facilities
5.2.1 Gurgaon Manufacturing Facility
5.2.2 Manesar Manufacturing Facility
○ 5.3 Sales and Service Network
○ 5.4 Maruti Insurance
○ 5.5 Maruti Finance
○ 5.6 Maruti TrueValue
○ 5.7 N2N Fleet Management
○ 5.8 Accessories
○ 5.9 Maruti Driving School
• 6 Exports
• 7 See also
• 8 References and notes
• 9 External links
• 10 Official Websites
[edit] Profile
The old logo of Maruti Suzuki India Limited. Later the logo of Suzuki Motor Corp. was also
added to it
'To Munsiyari on a Maruti 800', Uttarakhand Himalayas
Maruti Suzuki's A-Star vehicle during its unveiling in Pragati Maidan, Delhi. A-Star, Suzuki's
fifth global car model, was designed and is made only in India.[4] Besides being Suzuki's largest
subsidiary in terms of car sales, Maruti Suzuki is also Suzuki's leading research and development
arm outside Japan
Relationship between the Government of India, under the United Front (India) coalition and
Suzuki Motor Corporation over the joint venture was a point of heated debate in the Indian
media till Suzuki Motor Corporation gained the controlling stake. This highly profitable joint
venture that had a near monopolistic trade in the Indian automobile market and the nature of the
partnership built up till then was the underlying reason for most issues. The success of the joint
venture led Suzuki to increase its equity from 26% to 40% in 1987, and further to 50% in 1992.
In 1982 both the venture partners had entered into an agreement to nominate their candidate for
the post of Managing Director and every Managing Director will have a tenure of five years[5]
Initially R.C.Bhargava, was the managing director of the company since the inception of the
joint venture. Till today he is regarded as instrumental for the success of Maruti Suzuki. Joining
in 1982 he held several key positions in the company before heading the company as Managing
Director. Currently he is on the Board of Directors.[6] After completing his five year tenure, Mr.
Bhargava later assumed the office of Part-Time Chairman. The Government nominated Mr.
S.S.L.N. Bhaskarudu as the Managing Director on 27 August 1997. Mr. Bhaskarudu had joined
Maruti Suzuki in 1983 after spending 21 years in the Public sector undertaking Bharat Heavy
Electricals Limited as General Manager. Later in 1987 he was promoted as Chief General
Manager, 1988 as Director, Productions and Projects, 1989 Director, Materials and in 1993 as
Joint Managing Director.
Suzuki Motor Corporation didn't attend the Annual General Meeting of the Board with the
reason of it being called on a short notice.[7] Later Suzuki Motor Corporation went on record to
state that Mr. Bhaskarudu was "incompetent" and wanted someone else. However, the Ministry
of Industries, Government of India refuted the charges. Media stated from the Maruti Suzuki
sources that Bhaskarudu was interested to indigenise most of components for the models
including gear boxes especially for Maruti 800. Suzuki also felt that Bhaskarudu was a proxy for
the Government and would not let it increase its stake in the venture.[8] If Maruti Suzuki would
have been able to indigenise gear boxes then Maruti Suzuki would have been able to
manufacture all the models without the technical assistance from Suzuki. Till today the issue of
localization of gear boxes is highlighted in the press.[9]
The relation strained when Suzuki Motor Corporation moved to Delhi High Court to bring a stay
order against the appointment of Mr. Bhaskarudu. The issue was resolved in an out-of-court
settlement and both the parties agreed that R S S L N Bhaskarudu would serve up to 31
December 1999, and from 1 January 2000, Jagdish Khattar, Executive Director of Maruti Udyog
Limited would assume charges as the Managing Director.[10] Many politicians believed, and had
stated in parliament that the Suzuki Motor Corporation is unwilling to localize manufacturing
and reduce imports. This remains true, even today the gear boxes are still imported from Japan
and are assembled at the Gurgaon facility.
[edit] Industrial relations
For most of its history, Maruti Udyog Limited had relatively few problems with its labour force.
Its emphasis of a Japanese work culture and the modern manufacturing process, first instituted in
Japan in the 1970s, was accepted by the workforce of the company without any difficulty. But
with the change in management in 1997, when it became predominantly government controlled
for a while, and the conflict between the United Front Government and Suzuki may have been
the cause of unrest among employees. A major row broke out in September 2000 when
employees of Maruti Udyog Ltd (MUL) went on an indefinite strike, demanding among other
things, revision of the incentive scheme offered and implementation of a pension scheme.
Employees struck work for six hours in October 2000, irked over the suspension of nine
employees, going on a six-hour tools-down strike at its Gurgaon plant, demanding revision of the
incentive-linked pay and threatened to fast to death if the suspended employees were not
reinstated. About this time, the NDA government, following a disinvestments policy, proposed to
sell part of its stake in Maruti Suzuki in a public offering. The Staff union opposed this sell-off
plan on the grounds that the company will lose a major business advantage of being subsidised
by the Government.
The standoff with the management continued to December with a proposal by the management
to end the two-month long agitation rejected with a demand for reinstatement of 92 dismissed
workers, with four MUL employees going on a fast-unto-death. In December the company's
shareholders met in New Delhi in an AGM that lasted 30 minutes. At the same time around 1500
plant workers from the MUL's Gurgaon facility were agitating outside the company's corporate
office demanding commencement of production linked incentives, a better pension scheme and
other benefits. The management has refused to pass on the benefits citing increased competition
and lower margins.[11]
[edit] Services offered
[edit] Current sales of automobiles
Maruti 800
Maruti Omni
India's Corps of Military Police personnel patrolling the Wagah border crossing in the Punjab in
a Maruti Gypsy.
Suzuki SX4
Maruti Baleno
• Reports from workers employed at Maruti Suzuki and at supplying factories in Gurgaon
Workers News No.8
• Balance Sheet of Maruti Udyog Limited:myIRIS.com
• Stock Prices of Maruti Udyog Limited on BSE and NSE from MyIris.com
• Maruti Suzuki Launches Its New Car Estilo 2009
• Maruti to drive in Eeco as Versa's new avatar
• Maruti to hold world premiere of concept MPV at Auto Expo
• Maruti to unveil its designed-in-India car at auto show
• Maruti to show its green cars in Auto Expo
• Maruti Suzuki to showcase an array of 17 vehicles at Auto Expo
• Maruti Suzuki ends 2009 with big gains
• Maruti Suzuki: Expect Sales to Grow 10%-12% Next Year
• Maruti Suzuki crosses 1 lakh retail sales
• Maruti Suzuki's New YP3 Engine
• Will Concept R3 be an image-changer for Maruti?
• Maruti set to double exports
• Maruti records highest-ever monthly sales
• Maruti looks to drive out of Suzuki's shadow, ramp up R&D for solo show
• Maruti decides to phase out 800
• Maruti Suzuki Kizashi all set to hit the Indian market
• Maruti Suzuki Kizashi priced Rs10 lakh plus
• Suzuki's Kizashi is a name worth knowing
• Maruti Suzuki to set up regional stockyards
[edit] Official Websites
• Maruti Suzuki
• Maruti True Value
• Maruti Driving School
• Suzuki
• Maruti Udyog Official Website
• Maruti 800 Official Website
• Maruti Alto Official Website
• Maruti Omni Official Website
• Maruti EECO Official Website
• Maruti Gypsy Official Website
• Maruti Wagonr Official Website
• Maruti a-star Official Website
• Maruti Suzuki Estilo Official Website
• Maruti Swift Official Website
• Maruti Swift Dzire Official Website
• Maruti Ritz Official Website
• Maruti SX4 Official Website
• Maruti Grand Vitara Official Website
• Maruti True Value -(Sale / Purchase of Second Hand Cars of Maruti )
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