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The country’s largest car-maker Maruti Suzuki India (MSI) today reported a 10.3 per cent decline in total sales in January at 1,02,416 units against 1,14,205 units in the same month last year.
The company said its domestic sales declined 6.3 per cent during the month to 96,569 units from 1,03,026 units in January 2013.
Sales of mini segment cars, including M800, Alto, A-Star and WagonR, declined 17 per cent to 38,565 units from 46,479 units in the year-ago month, the company said in a statement.
Sales of the compact segment comprising Swift, Estilo, Ritz increased 1.9 per cent to 24,473 units (24,006 units). Sales of popular compact sedan Dzire rose 12.7 per cent during the month under review at 19,232 units as against 17,060 units in January 2013.
The company’s mid-sized sedan SX4 registered a decline of 81.1 per cent to 191 units (1,012 units). There was no sale of premium sedan Kizashi during the month.
Sales of utility vehicles, including Gypsy, Grand Vitara and Ertiga, stood at 4,763 units in January this year, down 21.9 per cent against 6,095 units in the corresponding month last year.
Sales of vans — Omni and Eeco rose 11.6 per cent to 9,345 units from 8,374 units. Exports during the month declined 47.7 per cent to 5,847 units from 11,179 units.
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