Maruti Suzuki sells 100,964 cars in June, clocks 31 percent YoY growth

Maruti Suzuki India, the bellwether of the Indian automobile industry, has reported sales of 100,964 units in the domestic market, up 31.1 percent year on year (June 2013: 77,002). For the first quarter (April-June 2014), the carmaker has posted sales of 270,643 units, up 10.3 percent (April-June 2013: 245,346).

In June 2014, the company’s quartet of entry level cars – Maruti 800, Alto, A-star and Wagon R – sold a total of 47,618 units, up 52.1 percent (June 2013: 31,314), while the premium compact cars – Swift, Estilo, Ritz and Celerio – sold 22,293 units, up 6.2 percent (June 2013: 20,996). The latter segment has notched the biggest growth of 21.2 percent over Q1, selling a total of 72,346 units thanks to the upsurge of demand for the AMT-equipped Celerio hatchback.

Meanwhile, the Dzire sedan continues to bring in the numbers for Maruti. The car sold a total of 15,990 units last month, recording 27.4 percent growth (June 2013:12,548). Over the quarter, the Dzire has sold nearly 51,000 units.

The SX4, which has been fast falling out of favour with buyers, sold only 322 units in June, and a total of 519 units in Q1, 2014-15, down 63 percent YoY.

The Omni and Eeco however have posted healthy growth of 42.5 percent in June 2014, selling 9,738 units (June 2013: 6,833).

On the export front, Maruti shipped 11,809 units in June, up 58.4 percent (June 2013: 7,453) and in Q1, 2013-14 a total of 29,251 units, up 38.7 percent.