India, April 12 -- Indian automaker Maruti Suzuki has hiked the prices of two of its models - the Swift and the Grand Vitara - by up to Rs 25,000 in India. Citing increased commodity prices coupled with inflation, the automaker had earlier announced its plans to increase the prices of vehicles in April 2024. As a result, car buyers will now have to pay Rs 19,000 more for the entry-level Sigma variant of the Grand Vitara. This variant, which was last available in India at Rs 10.80 lakh (ex-showroom), is now priced at Rs 10.99 lakh (ex-showroom). Apart from that, prices of all other variants (Delta, Zeta, and Alpha) remain the same.

Under the hood, the mid-size SUV gets two powertrain options. A 1.5-litre engine (with mild-hybrid tech) dev...