Maruti Suzuki reports 1.06% fall in October sales

The country’s largest car-maker Maruti Suzuki India (MSI) has reported a 1.06 percent decline in total sales in October at 1,03,973 units as against 1,05,087 units in the same month last year. The company’s domestic sales rose by 1.05 percent during the month to 97,069 units as against 96,062 units in October, 2013.

Meanwhile, sales of mini segment cars, including M800, Alto, A-Star and WagonR, declined by 9.21 percent to 35,753 units compared to 39,379 units in the year-ago month.

The sales of compact segment comprising, Swift, Estilo, Ritz, Dzire declined by 3.45 percent to 37,083 units in October this year as against 38,410 units last year. Moreover sales of its compact sedan Dzire Tour rose by 42.37 percent during the month under review at 1,408 units as against 989 units in October 2013.

The sales of company’s mid-sized sedan Ciaz, which was launched in October, stood at 6,345 units. The company had sold 262 units of SX4 sedan in the same period of 2013. There was no sale of premium sedan Kizashi during the month.

Sales of utility vehicles, including Gypsy, Grand Vitara and Ertiga, declined by 16.71 percent at 6,027 units in October this year from 7,236 units in the corresponding month last year.

Sales of vans -- Omni and Eeco -- have increased by 6.82 percent to 10,453 units in October this year, as against 9,786 units in the same period of previous year. Exports during the month declined by 23.50 percent to 6,904 units compared to 9,025 units in October last year.