The country's largest carmaker Maruti Suzuki India (MSI) has reported a 17.9 per cent growth in domestic sales by 1,46,480 units in December month against 1,24,375 units in the December month of the year 2019, said the company in a statement.
As compared to 1,33,296 units in December 2019, the company's total sales grew by 20.2 per cent to 1,60,226 units in December month of 2020.
Mini cars such as Alto and S-Presso's sales recorded a rise of 4.4 per cent to 24,927 units as compared to 23,883 in December 2019. The compact segment vehicles, including models Swift Celerio, Ignis, Baleno, and Dzire, rose 18.2 per cent to 77,641 units as against 65,673 cars in December 2019.
Utility vehicle sales, including Vitara Brezza, S-Cross, and Ertiga, rose 8 per cent to 25,701 units compared to 23,808 in the year-ago month. Utility vehicle sales, including Vitara Brezza, S-Cross, and Ertiga, recorded a rise of 8 per cent to 25,701 units compared to 23,808 in the year-ago month.
The mid-sized sedan Ciaz recorded a fall of 28.9 per cent to 1,270 units as compared with 1,786 vehicles in December 2019.
The shares of Maruti Suzuki ended higher by 0.5 per cent at ₹ 7,691.60 on the BSE, On Friday.
According to the company, the total exports in the December month of 2020 recorded an increase of 31.4 per cent to 9,938 units as compared with 7,561 units in the same month in 2019.
