Maruti sales up 9.3 percent in January, Ciaz sells 6,005 units

Maruti Suzuki India has recorded a 9.3 percent increase in its January 2015 sales to 105,559 units, up 9.3 percent (January 2014: 96,569. While the company’s bread-and-butter models which include the Alto and Wagon R saw a 7.3 percent decline to 35,750 units (January 2014: 38,565), the UV segment saw the highest increase at 35 percent with 6,432 units sold (January 2014: 4,763).

In the compact car segment comprising the Swift, Dzire, Ritz and Celerio hatchbacks, sales rose 7.5 percent to 45,881 units (January 2014: 42,669). In the van segment, the Omni and Eeco combined sold 10,113 units, 8.2 percent up from 9,345 units in December 2013.

While the Ciaz sedan sold 6,005 units in January 2014, the Dzire Tour taxi sold 1,378 units in the month.  For the April 2014-January 2015 period, Maruti has sold a total of 851,662 units, which is a 12.6 percent growth over the corresponding period in the previous year.