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Maruti Suzuki Wagon-R Achieves 30 Lakh Sales

Launched in 1999, the Wagon-R became an instant hit and crossed the 5 lakh sales milestone in under a decade, in 2008. Since then, the sales of the Wagon-R picked up even more pace and achieved the 10 lakh, 15 lakh, 20 lakh and 25 lakh sales milestones in 2012, 2015, 2017 and 2021, respectively. In the year 2023, the Wagon-R has achieved 30 lakh sales — making it India’s best selling car.

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Since its introduction 24 years ago, the Wagon-R has received several updates and it is now in its 3rd generation. The 3rd-gen Wagon-R continues to offer the tried-and-tested formula of a tall-boy design packed with efficient and refined powertrains. The Wagon-R offers 3 engine options — 1.0L normal petrol, 1.0L normal petrol-CNG and 1.2L normal petrol. While all the engine options offer a 5-speed manual as standard, the 1.0L and 1.2L normal petrol engines also offer the option of a 5-speed automated manual transmission (AMT).

Commenting on the success of the Wagon-R,  Mr. Shashank Srivastava, Senior Executive Officer, Marketing & Sales, Maruti Suzuki India Limited, said, “WagonR’s continued success with over 3 million cumulative sales is a testament to its undisputed reign as one of the most iconic Indian hatchbacks. Since its launch, WagonR has constantly evolved and risen to the pulse of changing customer preferences with class-leading features, design and performance. Happy to share that the ‘Dil se Strong’ WagonR has the highest percentage of repeat buyers as 24% of its customers prefer to upgrade to a new WagonR. The True Tall Boy has consistently featured in the top 10 best-selling cars in India since the last decade and has also held its position as the best-selling passenger vehicle in the country for the last two years.”

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With the recent update, the Wagon-R gained engines that comply with BS6 phase-2 and road driving emission norms. Furthermore, the Wagon-R now also offers better safety features than before, which includes electronic stability program (ESC) and hill start assist (HSA). It is worth mentioning that while the petrol engines of the Wagon-R are E20 fuel ready, Maruti Suzuki are also testing the Wagon-R flex fuel that is capable of running on E85 ethanol-blended petrol.

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