December 1, 2007

Maruti's highest ever sales

New Delhi:  December 1, 2007: Car market leader Maruti Suzuki India Limited achieved its highest ever domestic sales of 65,216 vehicles, in November 2007. The company's previous highest monthly domestic sales were 64,556 vehicles achieved in March 2007.

The company had sold 52,574 vehicles in the domestic market in November 2006.

In all, Maruti Suzuki Limited sold 69,699 vehicles in November 2007. This includes 4,483 units of exports.

Alto also highest ever
During the month, India's largest selling car, Alto also recorded its highest ever domestic sales of 22,784 vehicles. The previous high for the Alto was 22,294 units in October 2006.

Maruti's volume in the domestic A2 segment went up by 28.6 per cent and in A3 segment grew by 104.5 per cent during the month compared to sales in November 2006.

The sales figures for November 2007 are given below:
Segment Models For August Till August April'06 - March'07
2007 2006 % Change 2007-08 2006-07 % Change
A1 M800 5653 6040 -6.4 % 44795 52839 -15.2 % 79245
C Omni, Versa 7331 7150 2.5 % 57525 52235 10.1 % 83091
A2 Alto, Wagon-R, Zen, Swift 47641 37060 28.6 % 327820 267197 22.7 % 440375
A3 Esteem, SX4/Baleno * 4260 2083 104.5 % 33611 20743 62.0 % 29697
Total Passenger Cars 64885 52333 24.0 % 463751 393014 18.0 % 632408
MUV Grand Vitara *, Gypsy 331 241 37.3 % 2481 2076 19.5 % 3221
Domestic 65216 52574 24.0 % 466232 395090 18.0 % 635629
Export 4483 2459 82.3 % 33876 22737 49.0 % 39295
Total Sales 69699 55033 26.6 % 500108 417827 19.7% 674924

* SX4 launched in May 2007, Grand Vitara launched in July 2007, Baleno figures are for 2006-07

Issued by:
Corporate Communication
Maruti Suzuki India Limited,
1, Nelson Mandela Road, Vasant Kunj, New Delhi
Ph: 91-11-4678 1000
Email: corp.comm@maruti.co.in
Twitter: @Maruti_Corp
Website: www.marutisuzuki.com

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