So how many platforms does Maruti have?

Automotive reporting of newspapers seems to be increasingly absurd by the day. Most of our reporting relies on & 39; always a byte from some senior & 39; and then & 39; weaving a fairy tale to high. " There is very little research, no understanding of the functioning of the economy and simply no respect for the facts. One of the leading business dailies today reports on Maruti-Suzuki SX4 in the limousine. Nothing wrong, and the piece seems to be well written, I do the following paragraph:
" MUL has also in its fourth platform with the introduction of the 1.6-litre sedan SX4, the opposition front against the Honda City , Hyundai Verna, General Motors and Ford & 39; of Optra motor escort. This platform will be the basis for the introduction of new MUL all larger cars. "
WTF? Is this not the SX4 Maruti fifth platform? And Ford Escort? It died over a decade back. A tired, overworked, or a writer too lazy to check facts?
It better later in the story. The writer further claims:
" MUL currently has three platforms. One thing is for the production of the M-800 and Swift. The Esteem is produced from the second platform, and the Alto, WagonR and Zen Estilo made from the third. "
Manufacturing the micro-size 800 (early 80s vintage) and the sub-compact size Swift (circa 2005 ) from the same platform is a benefit for the engineering writer!
The case seems to be a quotation from Maruti & 39; s MD, Jagdish Khattar, in the translation is lost. What he meant:
" All future models will be based on our three existing platforms " as in the Alto platform, the Swift platform and the SX4 platform. The 800 platform and the Esteem Versa platform are old and die their natural death.
Yet another business daily reported:
" SX4 The new sedan is the third platform in the stables of Maruti, with a car as Alto-Estillo and Zen and WagonR, and another for Swift. "
Ummm you missed the other models.
Deepesh Rathore Research Editor deepesh.rathore @ supplierbusiness.com For more information about how many platforms maruti visit www.theautodiary.com



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