| | Maruti Sales | | | New Delhi, November 1, 2006 | | | Car market leader Maruti Udyog Limited sold 55,894 vehicles
in the domestic market in October 2006.
The company had sold 50,308 vehicles in the domestic market in October 2005.
In all, Maruti Udyog Limited sold 60,163 vehicles in October 2006. This includes 4,269 units of exports.
During the month, Alto sold a whopping 22,294 units. This was the highest ever monthly sales for any
model and make in India. Previous record of highest sales was held by Maruti 800 (20,687 units in March 03)
Maruti's volume in the domestic A2 segment went up by 23.5 per cent and in C segment grew
by 21.6 per cent during the month compared to sales in October 2005.
The sales figures for October 2006 are given below: | | | | | Segment | Models | For Oct | Till Oct | April'05 - March'06 | | 2006 | 2005 | % Change | 2006-07 | 2005-06 | % Change | | | | A1 | M800 | 6354 | 9087 | -30.1 | 46799 | 49301 | -5.1 | 89223 | | C | Omni, Versa | 7753 | 6376 | 21.6 | 45085 | 38608 | 16.8 | 66366 | | A2 | Alto, Wagon-R, Zen, Swift | 38940 | 31531 | 23.5 | 230137 | 186035 | 23.7 | 335136 | | A3 | Esteem, Baleno | 2700 | 3058 | -11.7 | 18660 | 17993 | 3.7 | 31939 | | Total Passenger Cars | 55747 | 50052 | 11.4 | 340681 | 291937 | 16.7 | 522664 | | MUV | Vitara, Gypsy | 147 | 256 | -42.6 | 1835 | 2007 | -8.6 | 4347 | | Domestic | 55894 | 50308 | 11.1 | 342516 | 293944 | 16.5 | 527038 | | Export | 4269 | 1235 | 245.7 | 20278 | 20008 | 1.3% | 34784 | | Total Sales | 60163 | 51543 | 16.7 | 362794 | 313952 | 15.6 | 561822 | | | | | | | | |