<p>"We are actively considering to raise prices. It may take a couple of weeks," Maruti commercial business head S N Burman said on Wednesday.<br /><br />Talking to reporters on the sidelines of its multi purpose vehicle (MPV) 'Eeco' launch here, Burman said prices of inputs like steel, copper and nickel have gone up.<br />He said, as per Maruti's corporate philosophy, the company absorbs input cost rise as far as possible.<br /><br />"The input cost rise cannot be sustained unless product prices are raised," he added.<br />The company last raised prices in January 2009.<br /><br />He said the company has a market share of 56 per cent, adding that the company was growing at the industry rate of 19-20 per cent.<br /><br />Maruti is in the process of making Omni and Alto models BS IV compliant but the same would not be done with Maruti 800 model, he said.</p>
<p>"We are actively considering to raise prices. It may take a couple of weeks," Maruti commercial business head S N Burman said on Wednesday.<br /><br />Talking to reporters on the sidelines of its multi purpose vehicle (MPV) 'Eeco' launch here, Burman said prices of inputs like steel, copper and nickel have gone up.<br />He said, as per Maruti's corporate philosophy, the company absorbs input cost rise as far as possible.<br /><br />"The input cost rise cannot be sustained unless product prices are raised," he added.<br />The company last raised prices in January 2009.<br /><br />He said the company has a market share of 56 per cent, adding that the company was growing at the industry rate of 19-20 per cent.<br /><br />Maruti is in the process of making Omni and Alto models BS IV compliant but the same would not be done with Maruti 800 model, he said.</p>
