Maruti Suzuki sold 69,001 vehicles in May 2008

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Car market leader Maruti Suzuki India Limited sold 69,001 vehicles in May 2008.

 

The company had sold a total of 59,400 vehicles in May 2007.

 

The company exported 4,858 units in May 2008.

 

Maruti's volume in the A3 segment grew by 18.7 per cent, while the A2 segment posted a growth of 14.5 per cent during the month. The A1 segment grew by 25.2 per cent. This is on account of early despatches of Maruti 800 Duo (LPG variant), which is due for launch in early June 2008.

 

This month, Swift completed three years of its launch. It also recorded its highest ever sales, clocking 10,408 units in May 2008.

 

The WagonR too kept pace scoring its highest ever sales during May 2008. It sold 14,923 units during the month.

 

The sales figures for May 2008 are given below:

 

Segment	Models	May			Till May			April'07 - March'08
		2008	2007	% Change	2008-09	2007-08	% Change
A1	M800	6830	5456	25.2%	11288	11780	-4.2%	69553
C	Omni, Versa	6092	6496	-6.2%	13797	12614	9.4%	89729
A2	Alto, Wagon-R, Zen, Swift	44539	38889	14.5%	87660	72767	20.5%	499280
A3	SX4, Swift DZire, Esteem*	5946	5009	18.7%	10133	7133	42.1%	49335
Total Passenger Cars		63407	55850	13.5%	122878	104294	17.8%	707897
MUV	Gypsy, Grand Vitara*	736	102	621.6%	804	310	159.4%	3921
Domestic		64143	55952	14.6%	123682	104604	18.2%	711818
Export		4858	3448	40.9%	7655	5148	48.7%	53024
Total Sales		69001	59400	16.2%	131337	109752	19.7%	764842

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

* SX4 launched in May 2007, Grand Vitara launched in July 2007, DZire launched in March 2008, Esteem figures are for 2007-08.  

 

Sourced From: Maruti Suzuki India Limited