Maruti Suzuki sales plummet 17.2% in April, export rises 14.6%

In a BSE filing, Maruti said that its export sales rose 14.6 per cent from 8,008 vehicles in April 2018 to 9,177 vehicles this year

The country's largest car maker Maruti Suzuki India on Wednesday reported a slump of 17.2 per cent in sales for the month of April 2019. The total sales volume stood at 1,43,245 units in April 2019. The company had sold 1,72,986 units in April last year, Maruti Suzuki India (MSI) said in a statement.

Maruti recorded a decline of 19 per cent in domestic sales (PV plus LCV) in April 2019, selling 133,704 units against 164,978 units in the same month last year. Total domestic passenger vehicle sales also dropped from 163,434 units to 131,385 or 19.6%. In its