Maruti Suzuki Registers Sales Growth of 8.5% in December

Maruti Suzuki has registered a growth of 8.5% in sales for the month of December. While the domestic sales increased by 13.5% for the month, exports declined by 33.1%.

The Indo-Japanese carmaker sold 1,11,333 units in the domestic market in December last year as compared to 98,109 units during the same time frame in 2014. According to a press release, the company has registered a growth of 11.5% in utility vehicle sales which include cars like Ertiga and Gypsy. The largest hike came in the super-compact segment which observed a growth of 115% in sales. While the automaker sold 1,676 units of Dzire Tour (only super-compact offering of the company) in December 2014, last year the number rose to 3,614 units. In exports, however, the automaker observed a decline in sales from 11,682 units in December 2014 to 7,816 units last year. As plans are already in place to export Baleno to Europe, Maruti Suzuki is expected to do well this year.

For the year 2015, India’s largest car manufacturer has been able to do well and has observed an overall growth of 13.0%. It was able to sell 10,68,846 units last year as compared to 9,45,703 units in 2014. Even in exports, a growth of 5.1% was observed and Maruti sold 96,888 units as compared to 92,171 units in 2014. The growth in sales is partly attributed to Baleno which has invoked a spectacular response from customers within two months of its launch.

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