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Car market leader Maruti Suzuki India on Friday reported a record total sales of 2,39,646 units in April, a 33.29 per cent year-on-year growth, making a strong start to the new fiscal with its small cars showing robust growth. The company had sold a total of 1,79,791 units in the same month last year, Maruti Suzuki India said. Domestic sales also reached an all-time high of 1,91,122 units in April compared to 1,42,053 units in the year-ago month. "We are starting this year with a big bang. Small cars have contributed significantly to this growth," Maruti Suzuki India Senior Executive Officer, Marketing & Sales, Partho Banerjee told PTI. The previous highest domestic sales registered by the company were in December 2025 at 1,82,165 units, he added. Banerjee said the company's mini vertical has witnessed a strong growth in April, dispelling doubts over the future of the segment that many people have. "With 153 per cent growth, it clearly shows that there is demand in the market and
Passenger vehicle dispatches from companies to dealers rose four per cent year-on-year in September to 3,72,458 units, industry body SIAM said on Wednesday. The overall passenger vehicle dispatches last month rose 4.4 per cent to 3,72,458 units, as against 3,56,752 units in September 2024. Two-wheeler sales witnessed a 7 per cent on-year rise to 21,60,889 units last month, as compared to 20,25,993 units in the year-ago period, Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM) said.
Tata Motors and Maruti Suzuki saw a year-on-year increase in their retail sales market share last month, according to the latest passenger vehicle registration data for September. Hyundai Motor India and Toyota Kirloskar Motor on the other hand saw a year-on-year dip in their respective market share last month. Tata Motors saw its market share improve to 13.75 per cent last month as compared to the same period last year when it sold 32,586 units accounting for 11.52 per cent market share in the domestic passenger vehicle segment. As per the data, Maruti Suzuki India retailed a total of 1,23,242 units in September grabbing a market share of 41.17 per cent. It had retailed 1,15,530 units in September 2024 with a market share of 40.83 per cent. Overall, passenger vehicle retail sales last month stood at 2,99,369 units, registering an increase of 6 per cent as against 2,82,945 units in September last year. Mahindra & Mahindra retailed 37,659 passenger vehicles last month recording a