MSI said in a statement that India’s largest automaker Maruti Suzuki India (MSI) dispatched 1,47,368 units to dealers in June 2021, registering a 5.7 per cent increase in overall wholesale sales in June to 1,55,857 units. . Last month, the company’s domestic sales grew by 1.28 per cent to 1,32,024 units as against 1,30,348 units in June 2021.
Sales of mini cars, including Alto and S-Presso, declined to 14,442 units from 17,439 units in the same month last year. Sales in the compact segment, including models such as Swift, Celerio, Ignis, Baleno and DZire, increased to 77,746 units as against 68,849 units in June 2021.
Sales of the mid-size sedan Ciaz soared to 1,507 units last month, from 602 units in June 2021.
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However, sales of utility vehicles including Vitara Brezza, S-Cross and Ertiga declined to 18,860 units as compared to 28,172 vehicles in the year-ago month, MSI said. The company said exports last month increased to 23,833 units as against 17,020 units in the same month last year.
Moreover, Maruti Suzuki India recently launched the new 2022 Brezza facelift and just after the launch, the SUV has garnered 45,000 bookings in just 8 days.
(with inputs from PTI)