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Maruti's domestic sales increased by 11.7% at 1,20,735 units against its sales in February last year.
Updated : Mar 23, 2018, 05:48 AM IST
The country's largest car maker Maruti Suzuki India (MSI) on Wednesday reported a 10.9% increase in total sales at 1,30,280 units in February as against 1,17,451 in the year-ago month.
The company's domestic sales stood at 1,20,735 units, up 11.7% from 1,08,115 units in February last year, MSI said in a statement.
Sales of mini segment cars, including, Alto and WagonR, were down by 6.8% at 33,079 units during the month under review compared to 35,495 units in February 2016, MSI said in a statement.
The auto major further said sales of the compact segment comprising Swift, Estilo, Dzire and Baleno grew 9.4% to 47,002 units last month as against 42,970 units in the year-ago month.
MSI said sales of its compact sedan Dzire Tour, however, declined by 26.9% during the month under review at 2,574 units. Sales of mid-sized sedan Ciaz grew by 14% to 5,886 units during the month.
Sales of utility vehicles, including Gypsy, Grand Vitara, Ertiga, S-Cross and compact SUV Vitara Brezza zoomed 110.5% to 17,863 units in February, from 8,484 units in the same month of 2016.
Sales of vans -- Omni and Eeco -- increased by 13.7% to 14,195 units last month as against 12,482 units in the year-ago period.
Exports in February this year 2.2% to 9,545 units as compared with 9,336 units in the same month last year, MSI said.