Maruti Suzuki is offering six airbags as standard on all variants in popular Ertiga MPV and Baleno premium hatchback, starting 16th of July, 2025. Ertiga gets a price hike of 1.4 % and Baleno by 0.5% as the add-on in safety features.
Price Impact: Slight Increment For Added Protection
The Ertiga is now available at a price range of Rs 8.96 lakh to Rs 13.25 lakh, and the Baleno at Rs 6.70 lakh to Rs 9.92 lakh (ex-showroom). This is an average price hike that equates to about Rs 12,500 for the model over all the variants of the Ertiga.
The lesser hike is mirrored in Baleno’s price band:
| Variant | Previous Price | New Price |
|---|---|---|
| Sigma | Rs 6,70,000 | Rs 6,73,350 |
| Delta | Rs 7,54,000 | Rs 7,57,770 |
| Alpha AT | Rs 9,92,000 | Rs 9,96,960 |
Strategic Safety Push: Change is Driven by Government Mandate
The decision follows the government’s requirement to have six airbags in all passenger vehicles by October 2025. Maruti Suzuki MD, Hisashi Takeuchi, promised to offer up to six airbags on all models, across all variants, by 2025.
The safety normalization is announced when the country’s largest carmaker is witnessing a 6% YoY drop in the total sales to have made up 167,993 units in the month of June 2025. In trying market conditions, the company continues to focus its significant strength on safety improvements across its fleet.
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Growth of the Safety Portfolio: Six Airbags Now in Ten Models
The Ertiga and Baleno now become a part of Maruti Suzuki’s expanding line-up of cars to have six airbags as standard. The complete lineup now includes:
- Arena Models: Alto K10, Celerio, WagonR, Eeco, Swift, Dzire
- Nexa Models: Brezza, Grand Vitara, Jimny, Invicto
- Updated Models: Ertiga, Baleno
Baleno has already had 4 stars in BNCAP on adult safety while on child safety, it is 3 stars, then obviously its equipment of additional safety is doing the trick.
Market Context: Safety Becomes Standard Expectation
The standardization is indicative of the evolving consumer expectations and regulation. Only the higher trims of these models had so far included six airbags, and the new strategy promises total safety across all price points.
This latest development comes on the back of Toyota rolling out Glanza with six airbags as part of the standard package, signaling an industry-wide move for making safety a mandatory forethought rather than an afterthought on high-end variants.
The decision also reflects the hardships the automotive industry is facing as many of its makers are reporting double-digit drops in domestic sales, due to soft urban demand and price sensitivity in small cars.