Maruti Suzuki India, the No. 1 passenger car player in the country, has reported domestic sales of 102,359 units in May 2015, up 13%
01 Jun 2015 | 3937 Views | By Autocar Professional Bureau
Maruti Suzuki India, the No. 1 passenger car player in the country, has reported domestic sales of 102,359 units in May 2015, up 13% (May 2014: 90,560). This performance comes on the back of the 27% YoY growth the carmaker clocked in April (100,709), albeit on a lower sales base
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Maruti Suzuki India, the No. 1 passenger car player in the country, has reported domestic sales of 102,359 units in May 2015, up 13% (May 2014: 90,560). This performance comes on the back of the 27% YoY growth the carmaker clocked in April (100,709), albeit on a lower sales base
Providing a fillip to May 2015 sales were the entry level duo of the Alto and the Wagon R, which together sold 35,062 units (May 2014: 29,068). This somewhat helped buffer the 5.7% fall in the Swift-Ritz-Celerio-Dzire sales of 41,926 units (May 2014: 44,455). The Ciaz sedan, which was launched in October 2014), was a popular buy and sold over 5,000 units. In the UV category, the Ertiga sold of the bulk of the 5,567 units (May 2014: 5,253), to post 6% growth. The Omni and Eeco continue to sell well and in May, they sold a combined 11,602 units, up 7.7% (May 2014: 10,771).
On the export front, Maruti despatched a total of 12,466 units, up 20.3% (May 2014: 10,365).