Maruti sales dip by 5.5% to 1,13,350 units

New Delhi: MarutiSuzuki India (MSI) has reported a 5.5 per cent decline in total sales in March at 1,13,350 units. The company said that its domestic sales declined by 5.2 per cent which totals up to 1,02,269 units as against 1,07,890 units in March 2013. 'Sales of mini segment cars, including M800, Alto, A-Star and WagonR, declined by 11 per cent to 40,085 units as compared to 45,047 units in the year-ago month,' said MSI in a statement.

The company stated that the sales of the compact segment comprising Swift, Estilo, Ritz rose by 9.3 per cent to 28,285 units in March 2014. MSI also stated that the sales of its popular compact Sedan Dzire declined by 14.1 per cent during the month, under review at 17,237 units as against 20,078 units in March 2013. Its sedan SX4 registered a decline of 54.5 per cent to 411 units as against 903 units in the same month last year.

There was no sale of premium sedan Kizashi during the month. Sales of utility vehicles, including Gypsy, Grand Vitara and Ertiga, rose marginally at 6,499 units in March this year from 6,488 units in the corresponding month last year. Sales of vans Omni and Eeco rose 2.6 per cent to 9,752 units in March 2014.

‘Exports during the month declined by 8 per cent to 11,081 units, as compared to 12,047 units in March 2013,’ concluded MSI.