Maruti Suzuki India sales soar 32 percent in October

Maruti India, which is the country's largest car maker company on Monday reported a 32.45 per cent jump in total sales at 85,415 units in October
compared to the same period last year. Maruti Suzuki stated that sales in the domestic market grew up to 21.01 per cent to 71,551 units in the last month from 59,127 units in the same month last year, while exports rose over two-fold to 13,864 units compared with 5,363 units in the year-ago period.

Sales of the company's oldest model Maruti 800 declined by 5.53 per cent at 3,124 units from same period last year, while A2 segment that comprised of Maruti Alto, Maruti Wagon R, Maruti Estilo, Maruti Swift, Maruti A-Star and Maruti Ritz witnessed a growth of 18.43 per cent at 51,437 units compared to same period last year.

In the A3 segment Maruti SX4 and Maruti Swift Dzire sale increased 62.68 per cent to 8,804 units compared with 5,412 units in the corresponding period last year. Thd passenger car sales of Maruti Suzuki India in October rosed up to 21.99 per cent at 71,383 units against 58,515 units in the same month in 2008. Auto Expo will grace the road next year with it's launch between 5th Jan to 11th Jan.