Key highlights
- Maruti Suzuki to hike prices once again in August 2026
- Up to Rs 30,000 price hike announced
- Rising input costs and commodity inflation cited as the reason
India’s leading car manufacturer, Maruti Suzuki, has announced its second price hike within three months. The revised prices will be rolled out next month, and these will be applicable from August 1, 2026, across India.
Maruti has revealed that the maximum price hike will be up to Rs 30,000. However, the exact model-wise revised prices will be announced in the coming days.
The reason behind the second price correction within three months is the consistently rising input costs and rising commodity inflation. These factors have primarily led to an increase in raw material costs, logistics costs, and vendor price corrections.
It is worth noting that Japanese car manufacturers are usually not absorbent for the price hikes. They ensure that their cost-benefit ratio remains unaltered, whatever the situation of the regional market is.
Moreover, the upcoming price hike could definitely inspire other trailing car manufacturers like Tata Motors and Mahindra, which could also roll out a new price hike in the coming weeks.
Maruti had previously increased the prices of its entire range in June 2026. The previous price hike was also up to Rs 30,000, which has been replicated for August 2026 as well.
In the stock exchange regulatory filing, Maruti revealed that the price hike will be due to commodity inflation and fluctuating currency exchange rates due to various reasons related to the central government.
Maruti also revealed that it tried to absorb the price hike, but the market constraints and the unbearable margin losses became the main factor to push the company to the new price hike.
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