Maruti Suzuki Feb Sales Up 24%; Exports Figure Surges 89.87%

Maruti Suzuki Feb Sales Up 24%; Exports Figure Surges 89.87% Showing recovery for the two successive months, Maruti Suzuki has reported a 24.08% growth in its total sales during the last month (February 2009).

India’s biggest car manufacturer sold 79,190 units during Feb 2009, as against 63,822 units in the corresponding period of the last year (Feb 2008).

After September 2008, the company’s saw drastic fall in its sales for the next three months by 7.1%, 27.4% and 10% respectively.

But, the company's sales grew 5.39% in January 2009.

In Feb 2009, the company’s domestic sales surged by 19.08% to 7 0,625 units, as against 59,311 units in the same month a year-ago.

MSI posted the highest ever increase of 89.87% in exports, which stood at 8,565 units as against 4,511 units in the same period last year.

The company said that the sales of its M800 dropped 29.07% at 4,075 units in Feb 2009, as against 5,745 units last year.

The sales of A2 segment, which includes A-Star, Alto, Zen Estilo, Swift and WagonR, posted an increase of 14.24% to 50,331 units against 44,059 units.

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