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Maruti Suzuki India said it will bring the
curtains down on its once bread-and-butter Maruti 800 starting next
year, even as oneof the most anticipated cars in recent times, Nano, hit the showrooms.
Maruti 800 has sold over 27 lakh units since its
launch in 1983 would take a bow along with the company's second oldest model,
Omni
Once Euro-IV emission norms is applied across
the country, which is likely to happen around 2015-16, then M800 and Omni may
not be a salable product. Then they have to eventually phase them out.
Meanwhile, TataMotors' Nano, the Rs one lakh car, arrived at showrooms to a reception
usually given to movie stars. Thousands of people thronged showrooms across the
country to catch a glimpse of the people's car. Nano to be sold in Delhi would cost Rs 1.23
lakh (ex-showroom for the base version).
Maruti, however, ruled out upgrading its M800,
whose base version costs Rs 1.93 lakh (ex-showroom Delhi), and Omni to meet new emission norms.
In the initial phase, the two models will be done
away with in 11 cities from next year, where the Bharat Stage-IV emission norms
(which is equivalent to Euro-IV norms) will become applicable.
