Maruti Suzuki Subscribe expands to four more cities

Maruti Suzuki Subscribe, the automaker’s leasing and subscription programme is now available in four more cities, namely - Mumbai, Chennai, Ahmedabad and Gandhinagar. The Maruti Suzuki Subscribe programme was launched (as a pilot), earlier this year in Bengaluru and Gurugram.

• Maruti Suzuki Subscribe now available in a total of eight cities across India
• Programme to expand to 40-60 cities in the next two to three years
• Customers can lease new cars for a fixed tenure ranging from 12 to 48 months

Maruti Suzuki Subscribe cities covered

As things stand, the leasing service is currently available in eight cities - Bengaluru, the NCR (Delhi, Noida, Ghaziabad, Gurugram and Faridabad), Pune,  Hyderabad, Mumbai, Chennai, Ahmedabad and Gandhinagar.

The carmaker is also working towards further expanding the programme and introducing it in 40-60 cities in the next two to three years.

Maruti Suzuki Subscribe leasing details

The Maruti Suzuki Subscribe initiative provides individual customers the ability to acquire a new car via leasing, without the need to buy it outright.

Customers can select a vehicle of their choice for a fixed tenure ranging from 12 to 48 months, in exchange of a pre-determined monthly fee. This fee includes the cost of the vehicle, road tax, insurance, maintenance costs as well as access to roadside assistance.

It is worth mentioning that all post-sales operations like maintenance, service, insurance claims, etc. will be managed by the leasing partners – Orix and Myles. Additionally, while customers do not have to make a down-payment, a security deposit has to be paid while subscribing to a car.  

At the end of the selected tenure, the customer has the choice to return the vehicle, extend the service, upgrade to a new model or even buy the car at market price.

Maruti Suzuki Subscribe vehicles available

The program does not cover the car makers entire range, currently customers can choose from a from the Arena dealers the Maruti Suzuki Swift, Dzire, Vitara Brezza and Ertiga. While from the premium Nexa dealers, customers can pick between the Baleno, Ciaz and XL6.

Alternative leasing programmes

In recent times, more and more carmakers are introducing leasing and subscription programmes, with an aim to provide customers easier access to their vehicles. Currently, similar solutions are also provided by Toyota, Volkswagen, Skoda, Hyundai and Jeep in our market.