Sales of mid-sized sedan Ciaz, however, declined by 28.9 per cent to 1,270 units as compared with 1,786 units in December 2019.
Sales of mini cars, comprising Alto and S-Presso, increased by 4.4 per cent to 24,927 units as compared to 23,883 in the same month last year. (Photo: IANS)
Automobile major Maruti Suzuki India (MSI) on Friday reported over 20 per cent increase in sales during December 2020 on a year-on-year basis. The company sold 160,226 units during the month as compared to 1,33,296 units in December 2019.
Maruti witnessed a rise in its domestic sales by 17.8 per cent to 1,46,480 units last month as against 1,24,375 units in December 2019. In addition to this, the company’s exports in December were up 31.4 per cent at 9,938 units as against 7,561 units in the corresponding month last year.
Sales of mini cars, comprising Alto and S-Presso, increased by 4.4 per cent to 24,927 units as compared to 23,883 in the same month last year.
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Similarly, sales of compact segment vehicles, including models Swift, Celerio, Ignis, Baleno and Dzire, increased by 18.2 per cent to 77,641 units as against 65,673 cars in December last year.
Sales of mid-sized sedan Ciaz, however, declined by 28.9 per cent to 1,270 units as compared with 1,786 units 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, MSI said.
During the Q3 of the ongoing fiscal year, country’s popular automobile manufacturer posted a growth of 13.4 per cent in total sales at 4,95,897 units over the same period previous year.
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