Maruti Suzuki India on Wednesday said its pre-owned car business has crossed 50 lakh-unit sales milestone since inception. The company had introduced its pre-owned car brand, Maruti Suzuki True Value in 2001. "With the successful completion of 22 years in the industry, India's most trusted pre-owned car brand, Maruti Suzuki True Value has established itself as the preferred choice of 50 lakh happy customers," Maruti Suzuki India Ltd (MSIL) Senior Executive Officer, Marketing & Sales, Shashank Srivastava said in a statement. True Value is currently present in more than 281 cities and operates from over 560 outlets pan-India.
Maruti's compact SUV, Vitara Brezza has posted a 70 per cent growth in its sales with numbers reaching 16,643 units in July 2023 compared to 9,709 units sold in July 2022
The company approved the termination of the contract manufacturing agreement with Suzuki Motor Gujarat Private Limited (SMG)
The vehicles include Maruti's small hatchback S-Presso and affordable MPV Eeco
Two-wheeler sales registered a slight jump of 1.68% as the sales touched 1,330,826 in June 2023, compared to 1,308,764 in June 2022
Maruti Suzuki has been pushing for sales in the premium segment via its Nexa outlets as it looks to secure improved profitability, better margins and high-income customers
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So far, Maruti Suzuki has shown little interest in launching electric powertrain vehicles and has advocated hybrid and CNG technology as better alternatives
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The company has launched Invicto in three variants and expects the model to further strengthen its presence in the overall MPV segment where it commands around 50% market share already
Maruti's sedan Ciaz also registered a 77 per cent jump in production numbers from 1,519 units in June 2022 to 2,694 units in June 2023
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Shares of Jay Bharat Maruti hit a fresh 52-week high of Rs 269.25, as they rallied 4% on the BSE in Tuesday's intra-day trade in an otherwise a weak market.
The company has the largest pending bookings for its best-selling MPV, Ertiga for which it has 85,000 pending orders
This is Maruti's own version of the Toyota Innova, the best-selling premium multi-purpose vehicle (MPV) in the country
The challenge is more pronounced for the CNG variants of these vehicles
Maruti launched several vehicles in this segment last year. It now has popular offerings like the Grand Vitara, Brezza, and XL6 in its product lineup catering to this market segment
New MPV, to be launched next month, will be sister model of Toyota's Hycross
Toyota and Suzuki have agreed to leverage each other's products to multiply their sales
Total vehicle dispatches across categories were at 1,808,686 units in May 23, Siam data shows