Country's largest car-maker Maruti Suzuki India (MSI) today reported 9.7% rise in total sales in November at 1,20,824 units as against 1,10,147 units in the same period, last year.
The company said its domestic sales increased by 10.6% during the month to 1,10,599 units as against 1,00,024 units in November 2014.
Sales of mini segment cars, including Alto and WagonR, declined by 4.7% to 35,981 units as compared to 37,746 units in the year-ago month, MSI said in a statement.
The company said sales of the compact segment comprising Swift, Estilo, Ritz, Dzire and recently launched Baleno increased by 19.5% to 44,626 units in November this year as against 37,339 units last year.
MSI said sales of its compact sedan Dzire Tour increased by 69.1% during the month-under-review at 3,363 units as against 1,989 units in November 2014.
The sales of company's mid-sized sedans Ciaz and SX4 in November stood at 5,509 units, up 5.3% as against 5,232 units in the same period last year. There was no sale of premium sedan Kizashi during the month.
Sales of utility vehicles, including Gypsy, Grand Vitara, Ertiga and S-Cross rose by 57.5% at 8,688 units in November this year from 5,515 units in the corresponding month, last year.
Sales of vans--Omni and Eeco rose 1.9% to 12,432 units in November this year as compared to 12,203 units in the same period of previous year. Exports during the month rose by 1% to 10,225 units as compared to 10,123 units in November last year, MSI said.
