Maruti Suzuki aims to build one lakh units of the Jimny every year at its Gurugram plant.
Series production for the Jimny 5-door that will go on sale in India next month, has commenced at the Maruti Suzuki’s Gurugram plant, the company has announced. The Jimny 5-door that will go on sale in India first, was shown to the general public earlier this year in January at the Auto Expo 2023. Bookings for the Jimny 5-door had commenced on the day of its global debut and we can now confirm that the SUV has already gathered around 25,000 bookings.
- Jimny 5-door gets a 1.5-liter petrol engine
- Two gearbox choices are on offer
- Suzuki AllGrip four wheel drive tech is standard
Maruti Jimny 5-door: Waiting period, production plans
Sources tell us that deliveries for the Jimny should commence by second-week of June once prices are announced in the first week of the same month. Waiting period for the Jimny for the manual-gearbox equipped variants stands currently at around six months while the Jimny automatic waiting period is around seven-eight months at most outlets. The Jimny is available in a total of four variants and it is likely that Maruti Suzuki will prioritise the production of the top-spec Alpha trim. Bluish Black, Kinetic Yellow and Pearl Arctic White are most popular colour choices, dealers tell us.
As far as production capacity goes, sources tell us that, Maruti Suzuki aims to build around 1 lakh units every year. Out of this, the brand will allot around 66 percent of total Jimny 5 door units produced for domestic sales and the remaining will be earmarked for exports. Maruti Suzuki is targeting to allocate around 7,000 units for the Indian market every month.
Maruti Suzuki Jimny: powertrain, off-road gear
The Jimny comes with a 105hp, 1.5-litre K15B petrol engine that is paired to either a 5-speed manual or a 4-speed torque-converter automatic gearbox. All Jimny variants get Suzuki’s AllGrip Pro 4WD with a manual transfer case and a low-range gearbox with ‘2WD-high’, ‘4WD-high’ and ‘4WD-low’ modes.
Maruti Suzuki Jimny: rivals
Going by its size and powertrain, the Jimny will not have any direct rival in India but as far as its off-road character goes, it will take on the likes of the Thar and the Gurkha to some extent.