Maruti Suzuki India sold 78,000 vehicles in July, the Indian company said, up 33.4% on the same month last year. The total includes 10,546 units sold overseas.
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Maruti Suzuki said that its volume in the domestic A2 segment grew by 38.3%. In the A3 segment the sales volume grew 51.5% during the month as compared to sales in July 2008. It was the highest ever A-3 segment sales for the company, a statement said.
“During the month the company crossed the milestone of 50,000 export units for A star [Alto; also built as the Nissan Pixo], which was introduced internationally in January 2009,” the company said.
In late July, the company said that its first quarter profits rose a healthy 25.3% to INR5.83bn (US$120m) in the three months to 30 June.
Revenue grew 34% during the first quarter of fiscal 2009/10 to INR63.4bn as vehicle unit sales climbed almost 18% to 226,729.
Maruti attributed its gains to strong volume growth in both domestic and export markets.
