Maruti Suzuki sales up 4.5% in October; key segments report growth

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.

The company had sold 1,46,766 units in October last year, MSI said in a statement.

Domestic sales also grew 4.5 per cent to 1,44,277 units last month as against 1,38,100 units in October 2018, it added.

Sales of mini cars comprising Alto, WagonR and newly launched S-Presso stood at 28,537 units as compared to 32,835 units in the year-ago month, down 13.1 per cent.

Sales of compact segment, including models such as Swift, Celerio, Ignis, Baleno