Maruti Suzuki has taken its time, in contrast to the majority of automakers that hurried to reveal their updated GST 2.0 prices earlier this month. There are several welcome surprises in the new ex-showroom rates that the automaker has just disclosed. Sharper-than-expected reduction have been made to a number of Arena models, extending far beyond slab-based advantages.

Models	Old Prices (INR)	New Prices (INR)	Price Cut (up to INR)	Reduction (%)
Celerio	5,64,000	4,69,900	94,100	16.68
Alto K10	4,23,000	3,69,900	1,07,600	25.44
S-Presso	4,26,500	3,49,900	1,29,600	30.39
Wagon-R	5,78,500	4,98,900	79,600	13.76
Swift	6,49,001	5,78,900	84,600	13.04
Dzire	6,84,001	6,25,600	87,700	12.82
Ertiga	9,11,500	8,80,000	46,400	5.09
Eeco	5,69,500	5,18,100	68,000	11.94
Brezza	8,68,999	8,25,900	1,12,700	12.97

The Alto K10 and S-Presso have the biggest reductions among Arena models, both in percentage and absolute amounts. The Brezza is now much more competitive in the small SUV market thanks to a significant reduction of more than Rs. 1.12 lakh. However, at Rs. 46,400, the Ertiga’s cut is more moderate.

Under GST 2.0, Maruti Suzuki’s Nexa models have also seen significant reductions, even though these are the headline decreases for Arena cars.