New Delhi: Car maker Maruti Suzuki India on Thursday reported 17.3 percent jump in sales for September at 83,306 units.
In the domestic market, Maruti sold 71,594 units from 64,682 units in September last year, an increase of 10.7 percent, Maruti Suzuki India (MSI) said in a filing to the Bombay Stock Exchange.
Exports of the company surged by 85.4 percent to 11,712 units from 6,318 units in the year-ago period, it added.
Sales of the company's once bread-and-butter model M800 declined by 7.5 percent at 3,207 units compared to 3,467 units in September 2008, while A2 segment (comprising Alto, Wagon R, Estilo, Swift, A-Star and Ritz) witnessed growth of 15.1 percent at 52,508 units compared to 45,621 units in the same month a year ago, the release added.
A3 segment sales (consisting of SX4 and DZiRE) decreased 0.8 percent to 7,356 units compared to 7,413 units in the corresponding period last year, the company said.
The production of its mid-sized Sedan SX4 was halted
during the month for a change over to an upgraded version.
MSI's passenger car sales rose by 11.7 per cent at 71,368
units against 63,917 units in the same month in 2008, the
filing said.
Bureau Report
First Published: Thursday, October 01, 2009, 11:32