Maruti sales up 15% in April

Car market leader Maruti Suzuki India Limited reported on Friday 15.09 per cent increase in sales during April at 71,748 vehicles as against 62,336 units in the same month last year.

In the domestic market, sales grew by nine per cent at 64,857 units as against 59,539 units in April last year, while exports grew by 146 per cent at 6,891 units as against 2,797 units last year, the company said in a statement.

This is the fourth consecutive month of sales crossing 70,000-units mark, it added.

The company's oldest model M800 sales declined by 47 per cent at 2,345 units as against 4,458 units last year, while the A2 segment comprising Alto, Wagon R, Zen Estillo, Swift and A-Star witnessed a growth rate of nine per cent at 46,817 units as against 43,121 units in the same month last year.

The A3 segment consisting of SX4 and Dzire grew by 69 per cent at 7,066 units as against 4,187 units last year.