Maruti to stop Zen Production

amitoj · 6th March 2006, 13:44

Saw the news on NDTV. By March end this year, Zen prodcution will be stopped. here is the link:
Zen rides into sunset

Sigh, an era is comin to an end it seems..

DCEite · 6th March 2006, 13:54

Quote:

Originally Posted by NDTV

In 2005, Maruti sold 44,960 Zens, 85,441 WagonRs, 152480 Altos and 91865 Maruti 800s. For calender 2005, sale of Zen was a third less than the 67,820 units it sold in the previous year. This has come at a time when overall compact car sales have risen upwards of 20%.

That was really an eye opener. WagonR sales almost double that of Zen!.. hmm who would have thought of this scenario 5 years back!

satish_appasani · 6th March 2006, 13:55

This is both good news and bad news.

Good news because the looks of the updated zen are no more exciting. And the interiors remained almost the same for the last 12 years.

Bad news because, Zen was an era in the india auto industry. It was one car in india that caught the attention of people of all ages.

If the production is really stopped, resale prices of used Zens may go up. There are still many people who like the looks of jelly bean shaped Zen compared to the tall boys.

DCEite · 6th March 2006, 14:05

Zen was definitly the boy racer's dream.. because it was so affordable and had a revv happy engine . However, now, there are better options available in the market, and with cars like Santro, Indica, WagonR offering more space and practicality at the same price, with much more contemporary looks, the demise of Zen was inevitable.

Abhay · 6th March 2006, 14:19

It had to happen....kinda sad as I liked the Zen.
I wouldnt lose sleep if the 800 would vanish though to be honest...

But since they only had a facelift 2 yrs ago maybe they could have gone and sold it for a year or two more?

amitoj · 6th March 2006, 14:28

Ummm.... Mods could you please change the topic to "Maruti to stop production of Zen" ?? Just now got an earful from Psycho for giving him the scare of his life! He thought i was putting my zen to rest!!

GTO · 6th March 2006, 14:53

FINALLY death to the Zen!! So God does exist.

GTO

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yogi1771 · 6th March 2006, 15:01

i liked the older zen better than the new one i think this was to come as soon as the swift was released in the market

irdevanand · 6th March 2006, 15:45

great car. have one since april2005.

BUSA · 6th March 2006, 17:17

Thank God. Finally Maruti did it.

pingme · 6th March 2006, 19:53

little off topic, what shall one do who has brought it say year or two ago? Is it a time to seel before it depriciates fully?

ThE_DoN · 6th March 2006, 20:00

So the M800 outlives the ZEN... Long Live M800

kb100 · 6th March 2006, 20:51

Sorry..

Off topic but what needed to be killed on priority was the coffin on wheels - OMNI!!

And The old Zen was better - much better to look at - Strange how all thier zen makovers looked much worse than the original (rememeber the Zen Classic

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jkdas · 6th March 2006, 21:00

Phew! at last! till the last drop.

maybe they couldnt deform the zen more to make money out of it. Glad that its being put to rest!

Enough selling us old stuff.

MalluDude · 6th March 2006, 21:03

I don't think they'll kill off the Omni so fast. It's got a good following among the delivery people, pharma, etc. especially the LPG variant.

6th March 2006, 13:44	#1
amitoj Senior - BHPian Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Windham, NH USA Posts: 3,389 Thanked: 3,357 Times View My Garage	Maruti to stop Zen Production Saw the news on NDTV. By March end this year, Zen prodcution will be stopped. here is the link: Zen rides into sunset Sigh, an era is comin to an end it seems.. Last edited by amitoj : 6th March 2006 at 13:51.
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6th March 2006, 13:55	#3
satish_appasani Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Hyderabad Posts: 1,113 Thanked: 105 Times View My Garage	This is both good news and bad news. Good news because the looks of the updated zen are no more exciting. And the interiors remained almost the same for the last 12 years. Bad news because, Zen was an era in the india auto industry. It was one car in india that caught the attention of people of all ages. If the production is really stopped, resale prices of used Zens may go up. There are still many people who like the looks of jelly bean shaped Zen compared to the tall boys.
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6th March 2006, 14:05	#4
DCEite Senior - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: NCR Posts: 3,540 Thanked: 3,134 Times	Zen was definitly the boy racer's dream.. because it was so affordable and had a revv happy engine . However, now, there are better options available in the market, and with cars like Santro, Indica, WagonR offering more space and practicality at the same price, with much more contemporary looks, the demise of Zen was inevitable.
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6th March 2006, 14:19	#5
Abhay BHPian Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Pune Posts: 727 Thanked: 12 Times	It had to happen....kinda sad as I liked the Zen. I wouldnt lose sleep if the 800 would vanish though to be honest... But since they only had a facelift 2 yrs ago maybe they could have gone and sold it for a year or two more?
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6th March 2006, 14:28	#6
amitoj Senior - BHPian Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Windham, NH USA Posts: 3,389 Thanked: 3,357 Times View My Garage	Ummm.... Mods could you please change the topic to "Maruti to stop production of Zen" ?? Just now got an earful from Psycho for giving him the scare of his life! He thought i was putting my zen to rest!!
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6th March 2006, 14:53	#7
GTO Team-BHP Support Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Bombay Posts: 71,736 Thanked: 311,459 Times View My Garage	FINALLY death to the Zen!! So God does exist. GTO P.S. If you ever want the moderators attention on something, please use the "Report this post to a moderator" linky to the left of each post. Thanks.
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6th March 2006, 15:01	#8
yogi1771 BHPian Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: mumbai Posts: 697 Thanked: 15 Times	i liked the older zen better than the new one i think this was to come as soon as the swift was released in the market
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6th March 2006, 15:45	#9
irdevanand BHPian Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: chennai Posts: 359 Thanked: 952 Times	great car. have one since april2005.
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6th March 2006, 17:17	#10
BUSA Senior - BHPian Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Bombay Posts: 5,130 Thanked: 21 Times View My Garage	Thank God. Finally Maruti did it.
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6th March 2006, 19:53	#11
pingme BHPian Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Pune Posts: 102 Thanked: 2 Times	little off topic, what shall one do who has brought it say year or two ago? Is it a time to seel before it depriciates fully?
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6th March 2006, 20:00	#12
ThE_DoN BHPian Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Mumbai Posts: 121 Thanked: Once	So the M800 outlives the ZEN... Long Live M800
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6th March 2006, 20:51	#13
kb100 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Bangy Boy! Posts: 1,556 Thanked: 21 Times	Sorry.. Off topic but what needed to be killed on priority was the coffin on wheels - OMNI!! And The old Zen was better - much better to look at - Strange how all thier zen makovers looked much worse than the original (rememeber the Zen Classic )
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6th March 2006, 21:00	#14
jkdas Senior - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Thiruvananthapu Posts: 9,687 Thanked: 1,493 Times View My Garage	Phew! at last! till the last drop. maybe they couldnt deform the zen more to make money out of it. Glad that its being put to rest! Enough selling us old stuff.
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6th March 2006, 21:03	#15
MalluDude BHPian Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Kochi Posts: 397 Thanked: 56 Times View My Garage	I don't think they'll kill off the Omni so fast. It's got a good following among the delivery people, pharma, etc. especially the LPG variant.
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