Maruti sales up by 9% in September

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Maruti-SuzukiNew Delhi: India’s largest car maker Maruti Suzuki India (MSI) on Sunday announced 9.3 per cent increase in total sales at 1,63,071 units in September. The company had sold 1,49,143 units in the same month last year, according to its official statement.

In case of the domestic market, MSI’s sales stood at 151,400 units, 10.3 per cent more than 137,321 units in September 2016.

The sales of its mini segment cars, including Alto and WagonR, however declined 13.3 per cent during the month on year-on-year basis to 38,479 units from 44,395 units in September last year. The sales of its mid-sized sedan Ciaz also dropped 14.4 per cent to 5,603 units during the month.

The company revealed that the sales of its utility vehicles, including Gypsy, Grand Vitara, Ertiga, S-Cross and compact SUV Vitara Brezza, rose 8 per cent to 19,900 units from 18,423 units in September 2016.
The sales of vans, such as Eeco and Omni , increased marginally to 13,735 units, against 13,618 units in the last September.

Maruti Suzuki’s exports in September were down 1.3 per cent to 11,671 units, compared with 11,822 units in the same month last year, the MSI stated.

This year, the passenger vehicle industry reached the three-million mark for the first time. And, MSI topped the list among all the car manufacturers in the country.

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