Maruti Suzuki Board approves land purchase for new facility in Gujarat

Mr. R C Bhargava, Chairman, Maruti Suzuki, India felicitated by Emperor Akihito of Japan

Car market leader Maruti Suzuki India Limited sold a total of 55,595 vehicles in October, 2011. This includes 4,137 units for export. The labour unrest at Company's Manesar plant during October 2011 adversely impacted the production and sales numbers. The Company lost production of over 40,000 units (Gurgaon and Manesar) in the month. The sales figures for October 2011 are given below:

Category : Sub-Segment Models October Till October April '10 - March '11 2011 2010 % Change 2011-12 2010-11 % Change Passenger Vehicles Mini M800, Alto, A-Star, WagonR 25009 55404 -54.9% 259909 308398 -15.7 % 573238 Compact Swift, Estilo, Ritz 10859 24729 -56.1% 111374 153314 -27.4% 261799 Super Compact Dzire 5001 9644 -48.1% 50384 60005 -16.0% 107955 Mid-Size SX4 320 1977 -83.8% 10229 11936 -14.3% 23317 Executive Kizashi* 3 - - 174 - - 138 Total A: Passenger Vehicles 41192 91754 -55.1% 432070 533653 -19.0% 966447 B: Utility Vehicles Gypsy, Grand Vitara 270 422 -36.0% 4116 4229 -2.7% 5666 C: Vans Omni, Eeco 9996 15379 -35.0% 88361 90496 -2.4% 160626 Total Domestic Sales 51458 107555 -52.2% 524547 628378 -16.5% 1132739 Total Export Sales 4137 11353 -63.6% 64881 87508 -25.9% 138266 Total Sales (Domestic + Export) 55595 118908 -53.2% 589428 715886 -17.7% 1271005

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