1 4 . ▁ ▁The ▁Al to ▁was ▁seen ▁as ▁a ▁natural ▁successor ▁to ▁the ▁time - test ed ▁and ▁equally ▁popular ▁Mar uti ▁ 8 0 0 ▁( MB ▁ 3 0 8 ). ▁It ▁contained ▁all ▁the ▁plus ▁points ▁that ▁the ▁ 8 0 0 ▁offered ▁Indian ▁car - bu y ers , ▁in ▁addition ▁to ▁features ▁such ▁as ▁power - ste ering , ▁power - ass isted ▁bra king ▁and ▁a ▁ 5 th ▁g ear ▁that ▁the ▁ 8 0 0 ▁did ▁not ▁normally ▁have . ▁The ▁popular ity ▁of ▁the ▁Al to ▁has ▁stead ily ▁increased ▁over ▁the ▁past ▁few ▁years , ▁mainly ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁ag gress ive ▁pr icing . ▁This ▁reduction ▁in ▁prices ▁has ▁mainly ▁come ▁in ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁reduction ▁in ▁exc ise ▁duty ▁over ▁time . ▁Al to ▁became ▁the ▁first ▁car ▁in ▁India ▁to ▁sell ▁over ▁ 2 0 0 , 0 0 0 ▁units ▁in ▁a ▁single ▁financial ▁year , ▁the ▁last ▁ 1 0 0 , 0 0 0 ▁units ▁being ▁sold ▁in ▁ 5 ▁months . ▁Al to ▁was ▁also ▁the ▁only ▁car ▁to ▁sell ▁over ▁ 2 2 , 0 0 0 ▁units ▁in ▁a ▁single ▁month . ▁Mar uti ' s ▁vast ▁network ▁of ▁deal ers hips ▁and ▁Mar uti ▁Author ized ▁Service ▁Cent ers ▁( MA SS ) ▁have ▁also ▁contributed ▁towards ▁this ▁massive ▁popular ity ▁in ▁the ▁Indian ▁entry - level ▁autom obile ▁market . ▁ ▁Second ▁generation ▁( 2 0 1 2 ) ▁