Maruti Suzuki logs 20.8% rise in December sales, stock closes higher

Country's largest car maker Maruti Suzuki India Ltd logged a 20.8 per cent rise in sales for month ending December 2014.

The firm sold 109,791 units in the last month against 90924 units in the corresponding month of 2013.

The sale of mini cars  Alto and Wagon R fell 9.6 per cent in December 2014 against the same month of 2013.

The sale of Maruti's compact cars such as Swift, Ritz, Dzire and Celerio rose 23 per cent in the last month against corresponding period of 2013.

The company's exports rose 171 per cent to 11682 units in December 2014 from 4311 units in December 2013.

The Maruti Suzuki stock closed 0.40 per cent higher on the BSE.