In June the company’s domestic passenger vehicle sales rose 8% to 1,33,027 units. File
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The country’s largest carmaker MSI (Maruti Suzuki India) on July 1 reported 2% increase in total wholesales at 1,59,418 units in June.
The company had dispatched 1,55,857 units to dealers in June 2022, MSI said in a statement.
Last month, the company’s domestic passenger vehicle sales rose 8% to 1,33,027 units as against 1,22,685 units in the year-ago period, it added. Sales of mini cars, comprising Alto and S-Presso, fell marginally to 14,054 units as compared with 14,442 units in the same month last year.
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Similarly, sales in the compact segment, including models such as Swift, Celerio, Ignis, Baleno and Dzire, slumped 17% to 64,471 units as against 77,746 cars in June 2022.
Sales of mid-sized sedan Ciaz increased to 1,744 units as compared with 1,507 units in June 2022.
Utility vehicle sales, including Brezza, Grand Vitara and Ertiga, surged over two-fold to 43,404 units as compared with 18,860 vehicles in the year-ago month, MSI said.
Exports declined 17% to 19,770 units as against 23,833 units in the corresponding month last year, the company said.
Meanwhile, Hyundai Motor India reported a 2% rise in its domestic sales to 50,001 units.
“There is a positive customer traction for all our products and Verna, Creta and Tucson have attained leadership positions in respective segments in the first half of CY23,” said HMIL COO Tarun Garg.