Maruti Suzuki to raise car prices by up to ₹30,000 from August as rising input costs squeeze margins

Maruti Suzuki India, the country's largest passenger vehicle manufacturer, on Tuesday announced that it will increase prices of its vehicles by up to ₹30,000 across its model portfolio from August 2026, as persistent inflationary pressures and rising input costs continue to weigh on its cost structure. The exact increase will vary across models, the company said.

The latest move marks yet another price revision by the automaker in recent months, underscoring the pressure on vehicle manufacturers from elevated commodity prices and other production-related expenses despite ongoing cost optimisation initiatives.

Maruti Suzuki's portfolio spans entry-level hatchbacks such as the Alto K10 and S-Presso, premium hatchbacks like the Baleno, compact SUVs including the Brezza and Fronx, and the Invicto multi-purpose vehicle.

Persistent inflation drives latest price revision

In an exchange filing, the company attributed the latest increase to the continuing rise in input costs that it has been unable to fully absorb despite implementing internal efficiency measures.

"For the past few months, the Company has been making continuous efforts to mitigate the cost impact to the extent possible through cost reduction measures. However, with inflationary burdens now at elevated levels and the adverse cost environment continuing, the Company is constrained to pass on a portion of the increased costs to the market, while continuing to ensure that the impact on customers is kept to the minimum extent possible," Maruti Suzuki said in its filing to the stock exchanges.

The company added that the exact quantum of the increase will differ from model to model, with the maximum revision capped at ₹30,000.

Second hike in a matter of months

The latest announcement comes just months after Maruti Suzuki informed exchanges that it would raise prices of its vehicles by up to ₹30,000 from June 2026, citing inflationary pressures and an adverse cost environment. At the time, the company had said it had exhausted several cost-reduction initiatives before deciding to pass on part of the increased costs to customers, while seeking to minimise the impact on buyers.

That announcement had followed a contrasting pricing strategy adopted in September last year after the implementation of GST 2.0. The automaker had then reduced prices of several entry-level models, including the S-Presso by up to ₹1.29 lakh, Alto K10 by up to ₹1.07 lakh, Celerio by ₹94,100 and WagonR by up to ₹79,600, reflecting the benefits of the revised tax regime.