Maruti Suzuki India sales decline

NPnews24 Online: Barring January 2019, the sales of Maruti Suzuki India had risen by a marginal 0.2 per cent, and there has been a continuous fall.

Maruti Suzuki India reported a 14 per cent decline in monthly sales to 1, 24,708 units during June 2019. The figure stood at 1, 44,981 units during June 2018. This is the fifth consecutive month when the country’s largest carmaker has seen its sales going down.

During June 2019, there was a decline of 36.2 per cent in the mini sub-segment to 18,733 units and 12.1 per cent in the compact sub-segment to 62,897 units. However, the mid-size sub-segment witnesses a 47.1 per cent jump in monthly sales to 2,322 units.

Mini sub-segment includes Alto and Old WagonR. The compact sub-segment comprises of the all-new third-generation WagonR, Celerio, Ignis, Swift, Baleno and Dzire.

The light commercial vehicle category of Maruti Suzuki India witnessed a 24 per cent rise in monthly sales to 2,017 units in June 2019. This section comprises of Super Carry. For the quarter ended June 30, 2019, Maruti Suzuki India reported a 17.9 per cent loss in total sales to 4, 02,594 units. The company had sold 4, 90,479 units during the corresponding quarter of the previous fiscal.