Sales of mini cars comprising Alto and WagonR were at 11,577 units as compared to 37,710 units in July last year, down 69.3 per cent.
Apart from physical stores, the company operates 2,700 digital touch points in the form of web pages, which is gaining good traction from tier-II and III centres.
The list clearly shows the dominance of Maruti and Hyundai in the Indian passenger vehicle market.
Maruti has offered discounts ranging from Rs 5,000 to 35,000 across various models. The discount is on Maruti 800, Omni, Alto, Esteem, Versa and on the petrol models of WagonR, Swift.
Maruti is sticking to this strategy at a time when rival Hyundai is looking to make the most of the monopoly it will have in the compact diesel segment from April 1, 2020, when the BSVI emission norms kick in. The market leader's confidence stems from the rapid shift in favour of petrol in the PV segment. For newer models such as MG Hector and Seltos, nearly 75 per cent bookings are for petrol variants, Kia has 55 per cent from petrol variants. The change in customer preference from diesel variants to petrol has happened quickly over the past few years.
The other four models introduced with the alternative fuel option are compact cars Estilo and WagonR, multi-purpose vehicle Eeco and mid-sized sedan SX4.
Car wil be available in two variants, with base version priced at Rs 6.52 lakh, top end at Rs 7.30 lakh
The historic 10 millionth car is a Metallic Breeze Blue WagonR VXi, with chassis No 243899 and was rolled out from the company's Gurgaon plant.
Maruti Udyog on Tuesday launched the upgraded versions of its compact car 'WagonR' and said it will decide on hiking vehicle prices by this year-end due to increasing cost pressures following the appreciation of the Yen and rising steel prices.
The country's largest carmaker Maruti Suzuki India (MSI) is planning to invest around Rs 18,000 crore on a new manufacturing facility in Haryana, as per a top company official. The new plant would replace the company's Gurugram-based facility and is expected to have an installed production capacity of 7.5-10 lakh units per annum. While confirming the Rs 18,000 crore investment plan, MSI chairman RC Bhargava told PTI that the company had always planned to shift the Gurugram facility to a nearby location.
A 40.7 per cent dip in the sales of Maruti's bread and butter model M 800 virtually offset the gains from Alto, WagonR and Zen as the carmaker posted a marginal four per cent rise in domestic sales in May 2004.
The company cut production of its mini cars comprising Alto, and S-Presso by 98.32 per cent at 401 units as against 23,874 units in the year-ago month.
The unit has a manufacturing capacity of 700,000 cars in two shifts. This means the Japanese major is cutting production by 35,000 cars as higher loan rates and a slowing economy sapped demand for automobiles. Sales at Maruti, 54 per cent owned by Suzuki, fell 7 per cent in October. India is the biggest global market for Suzuki, Japan's second-largest minicar maker.
The country's largest carmaker, Maruti Suzuki India (MSI) on Friday reported a 4.5 per cent increase in total sales at 1,53,435 units in October.
Maruti's exports in May were down 2.4% at 9,089 units
To be badged the Opel Agila for Europe, the Splash might also be produced in India by Maruti Suzuki for their export commitment to Nissan Europe, totalling 50,000 units.
Maruti Suzuki India growing by a paltry two per cent in January, recorded the lowest growth in this financial year, which could be due to the launch of Tata's Nano.
Leading automakers Maruti Suzuki, Hyundai and Tata Motors on Friday reported robust sales for February as demand for sports utility vehicles continued to remain strong. Mahindra & Mahindra, Toyota Kirloskar Motor and Honda Cars also witnessed higher vehicle dispatches to dealers last month. February turned out to be the third-best month for sales for the industry ever.
Maruti Udyog Ltd on Thursday reported a 27.24 per cent increase in domestic sales at 50,904 units in May this year as against 40,006 units in the same month last year.
Maruti Udyog on Wednesday reported a 7.1 per cent increase in domestic sales in January at 48,526 units.
Maruti Udyog on Wednesday launched Euro III-compliant versions of compact cars Zen and WagonR and Baleno sedan, sporting higher price tags, and plans to increase steel procurement from the domestic market.
Stingray, which is powered by a 998 cc petrol engine, is available in three variants, with price ranging between Rs 4,10,000 to Rs 4,67,000.
The 660-cc car will be priced higher than the Alto.
According to the latest data from SIAM, in the top 10 best passenger vehicles, Maruti's Alto retained the top position last month
India's largest car maker Maruti Suzuki on Saturday raised car prices of most of its models
Top carmaker Maruti Udyog will give freebies of up to Rs 28,900 on its two car models this week to counter a similiar offer by arch-rival Hyundai.
Wants to cut inventory due to slowing sales.
Auto maker Maruti Suzuki plans to position its upcoming car 'Ritz' at the upper end of the compact car segment that will be powered with a 1197 cc engine.
Leading car maker Maruti Suzuki India Ltd on Thursday reported a 22.37 per cent increase in domestic sales in April at 59,539 units as compared to 48,652 units in the same month last year.
So at the beginning of the current financial year when the domestic automobile industry started to depict the first signs of a slowdown, MSIL resolved to intensify focus on such niche segments to bring in the additional numbers.
Even as sales of M800 model fell 30 per cent and exports declined, car market leader Maruti Udyog Ltd on Monday reported a 13.6 per cent rise in sales in the just-concluded fiscal at 5,36,301 units against 4,72,122 units in 2003-04.
More than two decades after manufacturing its first vehicle in India, Maruti Udyog Ltd on Wednesday rolled out the five-millionth car from its assembly line in Gurgaon, a red 'WagonR'.
This edition is dedicated to the bollywood actor R Madahavan who also happens to be the brand ambassador of the hatchback.
The company had introduced the AGS technology in India with Celerio and it currently offers it in Alto K10 and WagonR also.
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Country's largest car-maker Maruti Suzuki India continues its dominance on the Indian roads, with its four models, led by entry-level small car Alto.
The country's largest carmaker Maruti Suzuki India on Tuesday said its models Swift, Baleno, WagonR, Alto and Dzire have emerged as best selling cars in 2020-21 and the top five models have come from its stable for the fourth consecutive year. Swift with over 1.72 lakh units was at the number one position followed by Baleno with 1.63 lakh units, the company said in a statement. Maruti Suzuki India's (MSI) tall boy WagonR was in the third spot with 1.60 lakh units while Alto and Dzire were at fourth and fifth with 1.59 lakh units and 1.28 lakh units respectively, it added.
However, compared to August, vehicle sales increased by 15.25 per cent on the back of discounts. Maruti led the market in offering heavy discounts and incentives for buyers and dealers, reports Arindam Majumder.
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