Maruti Suzuki To Launch 5 New SUVs in The Next 3 Years

Maruti Suzuki is preparing an SUV offensive for the Indian market. Set to launch in the next three years are five new SUVs, some of which will be developed jointly with Toyota. The details were announced at the recently held dealer conference.One of the most anticipated SUVs from the Maruti stable, the Jimny has been finally greenlighted for an India launch. the Jimny for India will be a five-door model and will be positioned as a cheekier but practical alternative to the Mahindra Thar.The new Brezza will kick off Maruti Suzuki’s new model offensive. Slated for a market introduction in early 2022, the new Brezza shares its underpinnings with the outgoing car bringing changes to the inside and out.Along with the Brezza, there is another compact SUV in the works codenamed YTB. The model will be positioned at the premium end of the compact SUV market and will take on more expensive versions of the Hyundai Venue and Kia Sonet.Touted to be the next-gen Vitara, this new SUV codenamed YFG expects to be around 4.3 meters in length and based on Toyota and Daihatsu’s DNGA modular platform. In fact, the YFG is essentially a Toyota product and both the Toyota and Maruti Suzuki versions of this midsize SUV will be built at Toyota’s Bidadi plant in Karnataka.An all-new SUV will be Maruti Suzuki’s flagship model codenamed Y17 that will sit right at the top of the SUV line-up.  There is little information on this mystery SUV but industry source speculate that it is an Alcazar rival that could be based on the Ertiga’s platform.