Maruti Suzuki Dzire receives 5-star Bharat NCAP safety rating, Baleno scores 4-star rating
Maruti Suzuki's (MSIL) new Dzire has become the first compact sedan in India to receive a 5-star safety rating under the Bharat New Car Assessment Programme (Bharat NCAP). Additionally, MSIL's premium hatchback, the new age Baleno, received a 4-star safety rating.
The rating certificate was formally presented to MSIL by Nitin Gadkari, Minister of Road Transport and Highways.
Maruti Suzuki also announced that all its passenger vehicles will be equipped with six airbags by the end of the year. Currently, the company offers a portfolio of 10 models with six airbags as a standard feature across variants. These models are Alto K10, Celerio, WagonR, Eeco, Swift, Dzire, Brezza, Grand Vitara, Jimny and Invicto. Maruti Suzuki also said that all of its models are now equipped with Electronic Stability Program+ (ESP) as standard.
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