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Maruti Suzuki sales in 2008-09 |
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| New Delhi, April 02, 2009 |
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Car market leader Maruti
Suzuki sold 792,167 vehicles in 2008-09. This marks a growth of 3.6 per
cent over last year.
The annual sales in 2008-09 is the highest ever by the company, in its
25 year history. The previous highest annual sales were 764,842 units in
2007-08.
The company's sales included exports of 70,023 units in 2008-09, up by
32.1 per cent over sales of 53,024 recorded in 2007-08. The 2008-09
export numbers, the highest ever by the company was led by A-star, the
fuel efficient compact car launched in Europe during the year. The
export tally includes around 19,000 units of A-star exported to Europe
including United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Denmark
and Switzerland.
2008-09 marked Maruti Suzuki's Silver Jubilee year in India. Over these
25 years the company has sold over 7 million (70 lakh) cars in the
domestic market. Additionally, over half a million cars made by Maruti
Suzuki have been exported world-over.
During the year, the company continued its focus on long term
initiatives, despite the challenging market situation. These include: |
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| Focus on R&D: Manpower strength to 730
engineers from 460 in end March 2008. Company plans 1,000 engineers in
R&D by 2010. |
| New technology engine: Brand new
facility for K10B engine launched on schedule. |
| Launching new models: A-star launched.
Introduced Maruti 800 Duo ¿ an alternate fuel option that runs on LPG
and petrol. |
| Capacity to manufacture expanded from
800,000 to a million units (Gurgaon plus Manesar plants) annually. |
| Reached out to new segments of customers
through innovative programs: among government employees and rural
customers |
| Export of A star (as Alto) to Europe
commenced as per schedule. |
| Dedicated export port facilities for
cars at Mundra completed, used for A-star shipment. |
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| Network expansion: |
| Sales: from 600 sales outlets (in 393
cities) last year to 681 outlets (in 454 cities); |
| Service: from 2628 service outlets (1220
cities) last year to 2767 (in 1314 cities); |
| TrueValue: from 265 outlets (in 166
cities) last year to 315 outlets (181 cities). |
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| Increased Pre-owned car sales from 1.01
lakh units in 2007-08 to 1.23 lakh units in 2008-09. |
| National Road Safety Mission launched -
a nation-wide Social responsibility (CSR) initiative to train 500,000
people in safe driving in three years. |
| The network of Maruti Driving Schools
further expanded and crossed 50 schools. |
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Accolades :
During the year, the company, its products and services received many
awards and accolades instituted by independent expert groups, media
houses and research agencies. These include:
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- A-star as the "Car of the year"
- A-star as the "Best small car of the year"
- K10B Engine as the "Automotive technology of the year"
- Maruti Suzuki as the "Manufacturer of the year"
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| The company was rated No. 1 for a record
9th consecutive year in the JD Power Customer Satisfaction Index Study. |
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Segment |
Models |
March |
Till March |
| 2009 |
2008 |
% Change |
2008-09 |
2007-08 |
% Change |
| A1 |
M800 |
2430 |
6353 |
-61.8% |
49383 |
69553 |
-29.0% |
| C |
Omni, Versa |
6021 |
8041 |
-25.1% |
77948 |
89729 |
-13.1% |
| A2 |
Alto, Wagon-R,
Zen, Swift, A-star |
55415 |
41869 |
32.4% |
511396 |
499280 |
2.4% |
| A3 |
SX4, Dzire |
8595 |
7536 |
14.1% |
75928 |
493335 |
53.9% |
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Total Passenger Cars |
72461 |
63799 |
13.6% |
714655 |
707897 |
1.0% |
| MUV |
Gypsy, Vitara |
1394 |
622 |
124.1% |
7489 |
3921 |
91.0% |
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Domestic |
73855 |
64421 |
14.6% |
722144 |
711818 |
1.5% |
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Export |
11814 |
5875 |
101.1% |
70023 |
53024 |
32.1% |
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Total Sales |
85669 |
70296 |
21.9% |
792167 |
764842 |
3.6% |
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| * A-star launched in
November 2008, DZire launched in March 2008. |
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