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Maruti Suzuki registers highest ever sales |
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| New Delhi, February 02, 2009 |
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New Delhi, February 02, 2009: Car market leader Maruti Suzuki India Limited achieved its highest ever domestic and total sales in January 2009.
In January 2009, the company sold 67,005 units, in the domestic market, up 5.6% over corresponding month last fiscal. The previous highest monthly domestic sales were 65,216 units in November 2007.
In January 2009, the company exported 4774 units.
In all, the company sold 71,779 vehicles in January 2009, up 5.4% over corresponding month last fiscal. The previous highest Total Sales were registered in March 2007 (71,772 units)
The sales figures for January 2009 are given below: |
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| Segment |
Models |
January |
Till January |
April'07 - March'08 |
| 2009 |
2008 |
% Change |
2008-09 |
2007-08 |
% Change |
| A1 |
M800 |
5571 |
5470 |
1.8% |
42878 |
57455 - |
25.4% |
69553 |
| C |
Omni, Versa |
7759 |
8861 - |
12.4% |
64286 |
74420 - |
13.6% |
89729 |
| A2 |
Alto, Wagon-R, Zen, Swift, A-star |
46899 |
45957 |
2.0% |
405650 |
413352 - |
1.9% |
499280 |
| A3 |
SX4, Esteem,
Dzire |
6590 |
2939 |
124.2% |
59290 |
39841 |
48.8% |
49335 |
| Total Passenger Cars |
66819 |
63227 |
5.7% |
572104 |
585068 - |
2.2% |
707897 |
| MUV |
Gypsy, Vitara |
186 |
232 - |
19.8% |
5560 |
3024 |
83.9% |
3921 |
| Domestic |
67005 |
63459 |
5.6% |
577664 |
588092 - |
1.8% |
711818 |
| Export |
4774 |
4648 |
2.7% |
49644 |
42638 |
16.4% |
53024 |
| Total Sales |
71779 |
68107 |
5.4% |
627308 |
630730 - |
0.5% |
764842 |
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| * A-star launched in Nov 2008, SX4 launched in May 2007, DZire launched in March 2008, Esteem figures are for 2007-08. |
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