Maruti Suzuki India, the
country's largest carmaker, has reported a 11.7 per cent increase in total sales in September.
While the auto major recorded total sales of 1,04,964 units during the month, against 93,988 units in the same month last year; its domestic sales increased by 1.8 per cent during the month to 90,399 units, against 88,801 units in September 2012.
Sales of mini segment cars, including M800, Alto, A-Star and WagonR, increased by 4.9 per cent to 41,061 units, compared to 39,150 units in the year-ago month.
Maruti in a statement said
sales of the compact segment comprising Swift, Estilo, Ritz rose 16.9 per cent to 20,828 units in September this year, against 17,813 units last year.
The company said sales of its popular compact sedan Dzire rose 42.9 per cent during the month under review at 16,708 units, against 11,694 units in September 2012.
Maruti's mid-sized sedan SX4 registered an increase of 31.3 per cent to 378 units, against 288 units in the same month last year. There was no sale of premium sedan Kizashi during the month.
Sales of utility vehicles, including Gypsy, Grand Vitara and Ertiga, stood at 2,657 units in September this year, down 63.2 per cent from 7,224 units in the corresponding month last year.
Sales of vans - Omni and Eeco - declined by 30.5 per cent to 8,767 units in September this year, compared to 12,620 units in the same period of 2012.
Maruti Suzuki's exports during the month surged nearly three-fold to 14,565 units, compared to 5,187 units in September last year.
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