New Delhi, Sept. 14 -- Maruti Suzuki India Ltd has hired consulting firms KPMG and PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) to advise its suppliers on how to efficiently run their operations and survive the current turbulence in India's passenger vehicle market, said two people aware of the development. The step indicates that the Suzuki Motor unit is preparing for a prolonged slump, despite a raft of measures implemented by the Union government to boost car sales. Maruti saw sales drop 25% in the April-August period to 562,923 units from a year earlier. Vehicle production at Maruti's three plants plunged 34% to 111,370 units in August. p17...