Vitara Brezza waiting period to come down as Maruti ramps up production

At present, the model has a waiting period of four-six weeks.

New Delhi: The country's largest carmaker Maruti Suzuki India (MSI) Tuesday said it has ramped up the production of its compact SUV Vitara Brezza to reduce waiting period of the model.

Currently Brezza has a waiting period of four-six weeks.

MSI has increased production of Vitara Brezza by 10 percent to 94,000 units during April-October period of the current fiscal as compared with same period of 2017-18.

"With the Suzuki Motor Gujarat plant operational at its full capacity of 2.5 lakh units annually in Gujarat, we are able to increase the output. We are confident that with the reduced waiting period, we will be able to enhance the car buying and ownership experience of our customers," MSI Senior Executive Director (Marketing and Sales) RS Kalsi said in a statement.

The auto major is confident that with the reduced waiting period, it will be able to enhance the car buying and ownership experience of its customers, he added.

Last fiscal, MSI sold over 1.48 lakh units of Vitara Brezza. The company has sold over 3.57 lakh units of Vitara Brezza cumulatively since its launch in March 2016.

In 2017-18, Maruti Suzuki sold over 1.48 lakh units of Vitara Brezza. During the first seven months (April-October) of 2018-19, the company has clocked sales of around 95,000 units of Vitara Brezza.

Launched in March 2016, Brezza has achieved the fastest 3 lakh sales mark in the SUV segment in just 28 months. In May this year, Maruti offered Auto Gear Shift on Vitara Brezza.