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October 19, 2021

Amid rising fuel prices, cars with lower running costs likely to gain higher traction among buyers: Report

Urvi Srivastava Economic Trends cars, fuel price, HSBC Global Reasearch, running cost

Considering the fact that 70 percent of the passenger vehicles market in India is still accounted for by vehicles costing less than Rs 10 lakh, the development augurs well for market leader Maruti Suzuki India Ltd (MSIL), said the report by HSBC Global Research.

 With fuel prices going up by 35 percent over the past 15 months thereby impacting overall vehicle running costs, cars that have higher fuel efficiency and lower maintenance costs are expected to gain higher traction among buyers in India, especially in the sub-Rs 10 lakh category, according to a report.

Considering the fact that 70 percent of the passenger vehicles market in India is still accounted for by vehicles costing less than Rs 10 lakh, the development augurs well for market leader Maruti Suzuki India Ltd (MSIL), said the report by HSBC Global Research.

“Over the past 15 months, fuel prices have gone up 35 percent, impacting overall vehicle running costs…Our channel interactions suggest that customers are increasingly becoming considerate of the recent rise in fuel prices,” it said.

Citing the example of Maruti Suzuki’s Swift petrol, the report said for a compact passenger vehicle fuel now accounts for around 40 percent of the vehicle’s lifetime cost compared with 30 percent in mid-2020.

“In the current environment, we believe cars that have higher fuel efficiency and lower maintenance costs should gain relatively higher traction among buyers, especially in the less than Rs 10 lakh category, which is still 70 percent of the market in India,” it said.

Stating that MSIL continues to score well in that regard, HSBC Global Research said, “In our analysis, both in absolute terms and relative to the competition, MSIL remains the market leader in fuel efficiency and total cost of ownership (COO).”

MSIL’s competitive positioning should remain compelling given the fact that it has around 65 percent market share in the less-than-Rs 10 lakh price category, it added.

The report also pointed out that MSIL’s fuel efficiency has improved by 15-30 percent in the past 10 years, citing the examples of fuel efficiency of Swift/Swift Dzire, which was 18 km per liter (kmpl) nearly 10 years back to 23.3 kmpl.

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