End of the road for Maruti's popular hatchback Ritz

February 26, 2017 12:27

Country's largest carmaker Maruti Suzuki India (MSI) has stopped selling one of its popular hatchbacks Ritz in both domestic and international markets.

Launched in 2009 in both petrol and diesel versions, the Ritz sold a total of around 4 lakh units.

Confirming the development, MSI spokesperson told PTI: "As part of refreshing our product portfolio, we continuously review our portfolio and introduce new models."

Stating that Ritz has been one of MSI's successful models in its portfolio, the spokesperson said it played a role in strengthening the company's presence amongst the modern compact cars.

"Maruti Suzuki is committed to ensure availability of spare parts and service for next 10 years," the spokesperson added.

The company now sells the newly-launched Ignis, Swift, Celerio, Dzire and Baleno in the compact segment, which witnessed 25.2 per cent growth in sales to 55,817 units last month as against 44,575 in the year-ago month.

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