The country’s largest carmaker Maruti Suzuki India’s sales declined by 6 per cent to 1,50,661 units in April 2022. In April 2021, the company sold 1,59,691 vehicles. The company on Sunday said its domestic sales declined 7 per cent to 1,32,248 units in April from 1,42,454 units in the same month a year ago.
Sales of the company’s small cars, Alto and S-Presso, declined by 32 per cent to 17,137 units from 25,041. Similarly, the company’s sales in the compact segment declined by 18 per cent to 59,184 units. In this segment, the company sells models like Swift, Celerio, Ignis, Baleno and Dzire. In April 2021, the company’s sales in this segment were 72,318 units.
Sales of mid-size sedan Ciaz declined to 579 units from 1,567 units in April, 2021. However, sales of utility vehicles…such as Vitara Brezza, S-Cross and Ertiga jumped 33 per cent to 33,941 units as against 25,484 units in the same month a year ago. The company’s exports rose 7 per cent to 18,413 units in April from 17,237 units in the same month a year ago.