The country’s biggest carmaker Maruti Suzuki India (MSI) on Friday reported a 20.2 per cent raise in sales to 1,60,226 units in December.
The corporation had sold 1,33,296 units in December final year, Maruti Suzuki India (MSI) mentioned in a statement.
Domestic sales improved 17.8 per cent to 1,46,480 units final month as against 1,24,375 units in December 2019, it added.
Sales of mini vehicles, comprising Alto and S-Presso, improved by 4.4 per cent to 24,927 units as compared to 23,883 in the very same month final year.
Similarly, sales of compact segment automobiles, such as models Swift, Celerio, Ignis, Baleno and Dzire, improved by 18.2 per cent to 77,641 units as against 65,673 vehicles in December final year.
Sales of mid-sized sedan Ciaz, nonetheless, declined by 28.9 per cent to 1,270 units as compared with 1,786 units in December 2019.
Utility car sales, such as Vitara Brezza, S-Cross and Ertiga, rose 8 per cent to 25,701 units compared to 23,808 in the year-ago month, MSI mentioned.
Exports in December had been up 31.4 per cent at 9,938 units as against 7,561 units in the corresponding month final year, the corporation mentioned.
In the October-December quarter (Q3), the auto key reported a development of 13.4 per cent in total sales at 4,95,897 units more than the very same period preceding year.