Mumbai, Sep 2 (UNI) Car Major, Maruti Suzuki has reported a 34.40 per cent drop in domestic sales in August 2019 at 97,061 units as compared with 147,700 units sold in August 2018. The company’s total sales stood at 106,413 units (domestic + exports), witnessing a drop of 32.7 per cent over 158,189 units sold in August last year. Maruti Suzuki sold 10,123 units in August 2019, in the A-Mini segment that comprises the Alto and the older generation Wagon R, witnessing a decline of 71 per cent over 35,895 units sold during the same period in 2018. In the A-Compact segment that comprises models like the new Wagon R, Ignis, Swift, Celerio, Dzire, Baleno and the likes, the manufacturer registered a sale of 54,274 units, dropping by 23.9 per cent over 71,364 units sold in August 2018. The UV segment fared better for Maruti with sales growing by 3.1 per cent.
The B-utility vehicles segment, including the Vitara Brezza, S-Cross, Ertiga and the new XL6, did bring some respite for Maruti Suzuki with 18,522 units sold in August 2019, a growth of 3.1 per cent over 17,971 units sold in August 2018. The vans segment comprising the Omni and the Eeco saw sales drop by 36.6 per cent with 8658 units sold, as opposed to 13,663 units sold during the same month last year. Maruti Suzuki’s exports, during the previous month, saw a 10.8 per cent decline with 9352 units shipped, as against 10,489 units in August last year. Meanwhile, 2,333 units of the Baleno were shipped to Toyota that are rebadged as the Glanza.
