Maruti Suzuki Vitara Brezza waiting period continues to stand at 7 months

Maruti Suzuki, India's largest carmaker, seems to reeling under pressure to meet the scaling demand of its compact SUV, the Vitara Brezza, in India. The company, which has sold over 50,000 units of the Vitara Brezza since its entry into the Indian market, continues to have longer waiting period due to capacity constraints.

The current waiting period of the Vitara Brezza stands at 27 weeks, RS Kalsi, ED, Marketing & Sales of Maruti Suzuki, told MoneyControl. This is despite an increase in the production of the compact SUV to 10,000 units from July. The Vitara Brezza, Maruti Suzuki's first model to be fully developed in India by its R&D team led by CV Raman, has received over 1 lakh bookings.

The Vitara Brezza is powered by a 200 DDis 1248cc diesel engine that develops 88.5bhp at 4,000rpm and 200Nm of torque at 1,750rpm mated to a five-speed manual gearbox. It boasts of best-in-class fuel efficiency of 24.3 kmpl.

Available in LDi, LDi (O), VDi, VDi (O), ZDi, ZDi+ and ZDi+ dual tone trims with six colour options, the Vitara Brezza houses features like electrically foldable ORVMs with integrated turn-indicators, a reverse parking camera, smartplay infotainment system, cooled glove box, cruise control, projector headlamps and in-built navigation. On the safety front, the Vitara Brezza packs driver airbag, front passenger airbag and ABS with EBD.