To counter the Honda’s city and Fiat Linea, Maruti is betting on automatic transmission for its mid-size sedan SX4. Maruti which halted production of SX4 for now will soon launch the facelifted version of SX4. The facelift inlcudes a cosmetic surgery, Bharat IV compliant engine and an automatic transmission. The new SX4 would be first automatic sedan for automatic. In the mid-size segment Honda City and Hyundai Verna diesel are the two sedans available with automatic transmission, the SX4 will join this bandwagon. There has been sharp rise in automatic cars across the segment in India. Maruti wants to cash in on with the SX4 automatic. The SX4 AT will hit the showrooms before diwali and will be expensive than the top end ZXI variant.