Certainly the outlets are being expanded and we will keep expanding till almost the entire country’s adequately covered with Nexa channels.

"I think 17-18 should see something better happening because Gujarat will become available."

"In 2015-2016 the rate of growth of sales in the rural areas had slowed down substantially. We were growing before this at about 22-24% in ...

In an interview with ET Now, RC Bhargava, Chairman, Maruti Suzuki, talks about earnings growth as well as SC ban on diesel vehicles.

In an interview with ET Now, RC Bhargava, Chairman, Maruti Suzuki India, talks about the Brezza, the Baleno and the upcoming plant in Gujar...

Keeping the fiscal deficit down to 3.5% is the major factor which would persuade the RBI to lower interest rates, says Bhargava.

"Why are cars being targeted, especially when you are also saying that we must spend all the money required to get to Euro VI by 2020."

We are trying to expedite work at the Gujarat plant because we need that production according to our estimates of future demand, says Bharg...

We are hoping that sales will go up in October because this time, the first few days of October now are the Shrad period, which is not an a...

We expected this to happen because govt is very conscious of the need to expand manufacturing an, they have realised industry is not doing ...

'All the market prices today have come down, based on the new excise duty,' says RC Bhargava.

'Financing the project with Suzuki’s money will be much better for Maruti than doing it with our own money.'

"Production has come down a little bit, but not very much because actually retail sales in the last three months have not declined. "

In an interview with ET Now, RC Bhargava, Chairman, Maruti Suzuki, talks about the current situation at Manesar, and what shape Maruti's pl...

Today, the market is such that you can sell as many diesel cars as you can make and we have stepped up the output of the Dzire and Swift.

Normal practice is that the increase in excise duty is passed onto the customer. So, I expect that will happen this year also.

In an interview with ET Now, RC Bhargava, MD, Maruti, talks about company's health and future plans. Excerpts: