RC Bhargava said the company is emphasising on better fuel efficiency because it's not only in the consumer's interest but will also help t...

My view has been that scrapping should not be done age wise. It should be done on the basis of the fitness or otherwise of the vehicle.

"The rate cuts have been happening periodically over the last year but the extent to which the borrowers have benefited from these is lower...

Shareholders had suggested the share split and the board will consider and decide on this matter.

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

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

"A budget only has impact on sales when people either expect excise duties to go up or come down. That apart, there is very little that can...

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...

Bhargava, who has been chairman of the country's largest car maker since 2007, also serves on the board of several leading corporates.

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

'If some players in the market are offering discounts, then the others will have to follow suit,' says RC Bhargava, Maruti Suzuki.

'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.'

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: