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      Maruti Suzuki India reports 8.7% rise in sales for February

      Nikhil Puthran

      Nikhil Puthran

      Country’s largest carmaker Maruti Suzuki India (MSI) today reported 8.7% increase in total sales in February with 1,18,551 units sold as against 1,09,104 units sold in the same period last year. Maruti Suzuki has said that its domestic sales have increased by about 8.2% during the month with 1,07,892 units sold as against 99,758 units reported for the month of February 2014.

      Maruti Suzuki India reports 8.7% rise in sales for February
      Maruti Suzuki India reports 8.7% rise in sales for February

      Sales of mini segment cars, including Alto and WagonR, rose 7.1 per cent to 39,988 units as compared to 37,342 units in the year-ago month, MSI said in a statement. The company said sales of compact segment cars, comprising Swift, Estilo, Ritz and Dzire, declined by 6.4 per cent to 42,778 units in February this year as against 45,721 units in same period last year. MSI said sales of its compact sedan Dzire Tour rose by 95.7 per cent during the month under review at 2,552 units as against 1,304 units in February 2014.

      The sales of mid-sized sedan Ciaz, which was launched in October 2014, stood at 5,410 units. The company had sold 228 units of SX4 sedan in February 2014. There was no sale of premium sedan Kizashi during the month. Sales of utility vehicles, including Gypsy, Grand Vitara and Ertiga, rose by 12.1 per cent at 5,863 units in February this year from 5,231 units in the corresponding month last year. Sales of vans — Omni and Eeco — rose by 13.8 per cent to 11,301 units in February this year as compared to 9,932 units in the same period of previous year. Exports during the month rose by 14 per cent to 10,659 units as compared to 9,346 units in February last year, MSI said.

      Source: PTI

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