India’s premier and the largest car maker Maruti Suzuki has announced the price hike for its vehicles of certain models. The hike, ranging upto Rs10000, is quoted as the consequence of the cost rise in input and the implementation of emission norms BS IV and BS III. The price category for the models are – Rs1000 for Ritz and A-Star, Rs2500 for Estilo and Rs3750 for Swift, Rs7000 for Dzire and Rs9000 + for the sedan SX4. The latest entrant to the MUV, Eeco too faces the hike by Rs10000, released the company sources. The BS III variant vehicles – Maruti 800 and Omni (LPG) too are not spared from the hike- Rs3000- while Gypsy had the rise by Rs10000.