Maruti Suzuki sales drop slows in June at 53.7%

The country’s largest carmaker Maruti Suzuki reported a decline of 53.7% to sell 52,300 units last month.

The company had sold 113,031 units in the year-show period.

Sales for the company fell across segments. While sales of mini cars Alto and S-Presso declined 44.2% to 10458 units in June, those of compact cars (Swift, DZire, Tour S, Celerio, Baleno, Ignis, WagonR) fell 57.6% to 26,696 units. Wholesale volumes of midsize sedans Ciaz dropped 76.2% to 553 units in the month under review. Sales of utility vehicles slid 45.1% to 9764 units.


The company sold 1026 units of light commercial vehicle Super Carry in June, which is a drop of 49.1% over the year-ago period.

Maruti Suzuki exported 4,289 units in June.