Maruti Suzuki sales fall 36% in August

NEW DELHI: The country’s largest carmaker Maruti Suzuki today reported a 35.9% decline in domestic sales at 94728 units last month. While sales of mini cars Alto and old WagonR dropped 71.8% to 10123 units, those of compact cars (Baleno, Celerio, Swift, DZire, Ignis, new WagonR) declined 23.9% to 54274 units. Wholesale volumes of midsize sedan Ciaz went down 77.2% to 1596 units. It is in the utility vehicle segment that the company registered an increase with sales of Ertiga, Vitara Brezza and S-Cross going up by 3.1% to 18522 units. Sales of light commercial vehicle Super Carry fell 13.9% to 1555 units during the month under review. Maruti Suzuki exported 9352 units last month, which is a decrease of 10.8% over 10489 units exported in the year-ago period.

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