The festive season is here and auto OEMs have started luring buyers into their showrooms as sales start to pick up. Going by tradition, car brands have started announcing various offers from their respective portfolios. Let’s take a look at the various discounts and offers a prospective car buyer can avail this festive season.
Car discounts October 2023: Maruti Arena
All budget cars from Maruti Suzuki are retailed under the brand’s Arena chain of dealerships. The carmaker is known to offer various beneficiary schemes during this period and it remains the same year. Entry-level models like Alto K10, S-Presso and Celerio are being offered the discounts between Rs 45,000 and Rs 60,000; whereas models like WagonR and Swift have been offered benefits worth up to Rs 44,000.
Brezza is offered at discounts of up to Rs 45,000. Check out the table below to know details of the discounts available in Maruti Arena models this October.
| Model | Consumer offer | Exchange bonus + Corporate discount |
| Maruti Alto K10 (petrol) | Rs 30,000 | Rs 15,000 |
| Maruti Alto K10 (CNG) | Rs 20,000 | Rs 15,000 |
| Maruti Celerio (petrol) | Up to 35,000 | Rs 20,000 + Rs 4,000 |
| Maruti Celerio (CNG) | Rs 30,000 | Rs 20,000 |
| Maruti S-Presso (petrol) | Rs 30,000 | Rs 20,000 + Rs 4,000 |
| Maruti S-Presso (CNG) | Rs 25,000 | Rs 15,000 + Rs 4,000 |
| Maruti Wagon 1.L petrol | Rs 25,000 | Rs 15,000 + Rs 4,000 |
| Maruti WagonR 1.0L CNG | Rs 25,000 | Rs 15,000 |
| Maruti WagonR 1.2L petrol | Rs 25,000 | Rs 15,000 |
| Maruti Swift (petrol) | Rs 25,000 | Rs 15,000 + Rs 4,000 |
| Maruti Swift (CNG) | Rs 25,000 | Rs 15,000 |
| Maruti Dzire (petrol) | NA | Rs 10,000 |
| Maruti Brezza | Rs 30,000 | Rs 15,000 |
| Maruti Brezza (CNG) | Rs 20,000 | NA |
| Maruti Eeco | Rs 10,000 | Rs 10,000 + Rs 4,000 |
Car discounts October 2023: Maruti Nexa
The Nexa chain is reserved for Maruti’s premium models. The company is offering discounts of up to Rs 75,000, on models like Baleno, Ignis and Ciaz this festive season. This includes a pre-Navratri bonus which is applicable on bookings made until 14 October. Details of the various offers by Nexa are given below.
| Offers | Ignis (all variants) | Ignis special edition | Baleno | Ciaz |
| Cash Discount | Rs 20,000 | Up to Rs 15,500 | Rs 10,000 | NA |
| Pre-navratri Booking Bonus | Rs 15,000 | N.A. | Rs 10,000 | Rs 10,000 |
| Exchange Bonus | Rs 15,000 | Rs 15,000 | Rs 10,000 | Up to 25,000 |
| Additional Exchange Bonus | Up to Rs 10,000 | Up to Rs 10,000 | Up to Rs 10,000 | NA |
| Scrappage Bonus | Rs 5,000 | Rs 5,000 | Rs 5,000 | Rs 5,000 |
| Corporate Discount | Rs 4,000 | Rs 4,000 | NA | Rs 3,000 |
| Festival Corporate Discount | Up to Rs 6,000 | Up to Rs 6,000 | NA | NA |
| Total Benefits | Up to Rs 75,000 | Up to Rs 55,500 | Up to Rs 45,000 | Up to Rs 43,000 |
Car discounts October 2023: Honda
Honda is also offering hefty discounts on its sedans– City and Amaze. While the former can be had at discounts of up to Rs 77,000, the latter can be availed at benefits of up to Rs 60,147. Both sedans can either avail cash discounts or opt for complimentary accessories for the same value.
While City is priced from Rs 11.63 lakh to Rs 16.11 lakh, Amaze is priced between Rs 7.10 lakh to Rs 9.86 lakh (all prices ex-showroom). Details of the benefits on offer are given below.
| Offers | Honda City | Honda Amaze |
| Cash Discount | Up to Rs 25,000 | Up to Rs 15,000 |
| Free Accessories (Optional) | Up to Rs 26,947 | Up to Rs 18,147 |
| Loyalty Bonus | Up to Rs 4,000 | Up to Rs 4,000 |
| Honda Car Exchange Bonus | Up to Rs 6,000 | NA |
| Exchange Bonus | Up to Rs 15,000 | Up to Rs 15,000 |
| Corporate Discount | Up to Rs 5,000 | Up to Rs 3,000 |
| Special Corporate Discount | Up to Rs 20,000 | Up to Rs 20,000 |
| Maximum Benefits | Up to Rs 76,947 | Up to Rs 60,147 |
Car discounts October 2023: MG ZS EV
After decreasing the prices of Hector and Hector Plus, MG Motor India has also slashed prices for the ZS EV. The latest price revision sees the base Excite variant priced at Rs 22.88 lakh, Rs 50,000 less than its previous price of Rs 23.38 lakh. The Exclusive variant experiences the biggest price cut of Rs 2.30 lakh, now priced at Rs 25.00 lakh, down from its previous price of Rs 27.30 lakh.
The top-spec Exclusive Pro variant is now priced at Rs 25.90 lakh, after a price deduction of Rs 2.00 lakh. MG recently added its full suite of ADAS features to this variant.
Car discounts October 2023: Renault
Renault has also joined the list by introducing festive offers for October on all its three models Kwid, Triber, and Kiger. Customers can avail benefits such as cash discounts, exchange bonuses, and more. Base RXE variants of all three models are not offered any discounts other than loyalty bonus.
While Kwid RXE and Triber RXE get a loyalty bonus of Rs 10,000 each, the Kiger RXE gets a higher loyalty bonus of Rs 20,000. Details of the benefits offered are mentioned below.
| Offers | Renault Kwid | Renault Triber | Renault Kiger |
| Cash Discount | Up to Rs 20,000 | Up to Rs 20,000 | Up to Rs 25,000 |
| Exchange Bonus | Up to Rs 20,000 | Up to Rs 20,000 | Up to Rs 20,000 |
| Loyalty Bonus | Up to Rs 10,000 | Up to Rs 10,000 | Up to Rs 20,000 |
| Corporate Discount | Up to Rs 12,000 | Up to Rs 12,000 | Up to Rs 12,000 |
| Maximum Benefits | Up to Rs 62,000 | Up to Rs 62,000 | Up to Rs 77,000 |
