TL; DR
- Maruti hikes Brezza CNG variant prices by Rs. 5,000; all other trims stay unchanged.
- VinFast raises VF 6 prices by ₹90,000 and VF 7 prices by up to ₹1.13 lakh.
- Rising input costs and post-GST 2.0 margin recovery are both likely factors behind the timing.
Car buyers checking showroom price lists this week are running into a problem. While automakers had already revised the ex-showroom pricing for their models in the second quarter of the year, they aren’t settling there. The latest carflation victim is the Maruti Brezza (for select CNG variants). VinFast, separately, pushed through increases on both the VF 6 and VF 7 within 48 hours of each other.
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What Actually Changed, Model By Model
Maruti’s revision is quite specific. The Brezza’s LXi CNG, ZXi CNG, and ZXi CNG dual-tone variants now cost ₹5,000 more each. Every other combination in the four-variant range is left untouched. VinFast’s changes run deeper.
The VF 6 climbs ₹90,000 across all three trims: Earth, Wind, and Wind Infinity. This is the brand’s second increase in twelve months, following an earlier correction in January after the introductory pricing ended. The VF 7, meanwhile, gets hit hardest, with increases of ₹1.10 lakh to ₹1.13 lakh (depending on the variant you’re going with).
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| Model | Hike Amount | New Price Range (Ex-showroom) |
| Maruti Brezza (CNG variants) | ₹5,000 | ₹7.40 lakh – 13.70 lakh |
| VinFast VF 6 | ₹90,000 | ₹18.19 lakh – 20.09 lakh |
| VinFast VF 7 | ₹1.10 – 1.13 lakh | ₹22.99 lakh – 28.09 lakh |
Why Is This Happening Now?
Manufacturers routinely cite rising input costs when explaining a hike, and that’s mostly the case this year. Everything from steel and aluminum to the sophisticated memory chips inside modern infotainment and driving-assist systems has seen massive price hikes. Go through the SmartPrix home page, and you’d find smartphone price hike stories every week for the last couple, and it’s the core issue that could possibly be at play here as well.
However, that’s only half the picture. When GST 2.0 simplified India’s tax structure into two slabs last September, plenty of vehicles picked up a genuine price cut, the ones that qualified on the length and the engine capacity thresholds. I’m talking about benefits of up to or around ₹80,000 on certain models, cars that have sold like anything post the GST cuts announced in September 2025.
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However, it has been a year since then, and to me, it looks like manufacturers are gradually clawing back the margin they passed on to customers through price cuts.
Timing matters here too. September through Diwali (November 2026 this year) is when Indian dealerships traditionally roll out their heaviest exchange bonuses, corporate discounts, and finance schemes to reap the benefits of higher sales volumes. Raising ex-showroom prices just ahead of that period gives manufacturers room to look generous on the face with festive offers without actually cutting into the margin that they just rebuilt.
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