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Maruti Suzuki India, country's largest carmaker on Thursday reported 3.7 per cent rise in total sales in September at 1,13,759 units as against 1,09,742 units sold in the same month last year.
Domestic sales increased by 6.8 per cent during the month to 1,06,083 units as against 99,290 units in September, 2014, Maruti Suzuki India (MSI) said in a statement.
Sales of mini segment cars, including, Alto and WagonR, increased marginally to 35,570 units as compared to 35,547 units in the year-ago month.
The company said sales of the compact segment comprising Swift, Estilo, Ritz and Dzire increased by 3.5 per cent to 44,826 units in September this year as against 43,304 units last year.
MSI said sales of its compact sedan Dzire Tour surged over two-fold during the month under review at 3,229 units as against 1,221 units in September, 2014.
The sales of mid-sized sedan Ciaz, which was launched in October, 2014, stood at 4,291 units.
The company had sold 1,375 units of SX4 sedan in September, 2014. There was no sale of premium sedan Kizashi during the month.
The company said it sold 3,600 units of its newly launched premium crossover S-Cross during the last month.
Sales of utility vehicles, including Gypsy, Grand Vitara and Ertiga, rose by 5.9 per cent at 6,331 units in September this year from 5,980 units in the corresponding month last year.
Sales of vans -- Omni and Eeco -- declined marginally to 11,836 units in September this year as compared to 11,863 units in the same period of previous year.
Hyundai Motor India Ltd (HMIL) also reported a 9.83 per cent increase in total sales at 56,535 units in September.
The company had sold 51,471 units in the same month last year, HMIL said in a statement. In the domestic market, Hyundai sold 42,505 units last month as compared with 35,041 units in September 2014, up 21.3 per cent.
The company's exports were, however, down 14.6 per cent to 14,030 units as against 16,430 units in the same month last year.
HMIL Senior Vice-President (Sales and Marketing) Rakesh Srivastava said: "Hyundai grew by 21.3 per cent with its highest-ever monthly domestic sales of 42,505 units in a single month in its last 17 years on the strong performance of its modern premium brands like CRETA, Elite i20, i20 Active and Grand.