Maruti Suzuki total sales decline 9% YoY in Nov due to chip crisis

The car major is expecting an adverse impact on vehicle production in Haryana and Gujarat plants in Dec 2021 owing to electronic components supply constraint

Carmaker Maruti Suzuki's total sales fell 9.16% to 139,184 units in November 2021 as against 153,223 units in November 2020.

Total sales in the month include domestic sales of 113,017 units (down 18.67% YoY), sales to other OEM of 4,774 units (down 9.29% YoY) and its highest ever monthly exports of 21,393 units (up 137.59% YoY).

"The shortage of electronic components had a minor impact on the production of vehicles during the month. The shortage primarily affected the production of vehicles sold in domestic market. The Company took all possible measures to minimise the impact," Maruti Suzuki India said in a