Maruti Ciaz and Ertiga are exempt from the infrastructure cess and so, there is no change in the prices of these models.
Vehicle sales across categories registered a decline of 8.62 per cent to 20,86,358 units from 22,83,262 units in May 2018.
The diesel variants of the vehicle come with Smart Hybrid technology.
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MSI had reported 14.4 per cent decline in its total sales in May this year at 84,677 units.
Maruti Suzuki, Hyundai, Mahindra and Toyota reported low single-digit sales growth for the month owing to weak market sentiment
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Maruti's sales of the compact segment comprising Swift, Estilo, Ritz, Dzire and Baleno went up by 9.9% to 45,579 units
While hybrids, CNG and biofuels found favour in 2018 among many carmakers including Maruti Suzuki, Mercedes-Benz, Toyota and Honda, others such as M&M and Tata Motors have shown full faith in electric vehicles.
Having learnt lessons from the past with Baleno and SX4 models, the company is preparing to aggressively tap customers who are looking to upgrade, with the Ciaz, on which it has invested Rs 620 crore (Rs 6.2 billion) on development.
General Motors India Vice President P Balendran termed the decision as a positive move for the overall economy.
The previous best selling year was 2010 when Maruti managed to sell around 10.6 lakh (1.06 million) units.
The car will rival Honda City, Hyundai Verna, VW Vento and Skoda Rapid.
The auto maker wants to cut output in the wake of low demand.
During September, Maruti said it dispatched 1,375 units of the soon-to-be-launched sedan Ciaz.
The 30-share Sensex ended up 8 points at 27,508 and the 50-share Nifty closed 1 point higher at 8,284.
Exports in August were up 10.3 per cent to 12,472 units from 11,305 units in the same month of previous year.
Most companies operate through a rural development sales consultant.
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