Maruti Suzuki sales up 26.2% in August

Maruti Suzuki sales up 26.2% in August

The country's largest carmaker Maruti Suzuki IndiaBSE 1.53 % Limited (MSIL) on Thursday reported 26.2% increase in domestic wholesales at 151270 units for August as the company stocked dealerships anticipating festive demand.

The company had sold 119906 units in the corresponding period of the last financial year.

While sales of mini cars (Alto, WagonR) dipped marginally by 0.2% to 35428 units, those of compacts (Swift, Celerio, Ignis, Baleno, DZire, Tour) went up by 62.4% to 74012 units. Midsize sedan Ciaz sold 6457 units last month, which is an increase of 3.9% over the year-ago period.

Demand for utility vehicles - Gypsy, Ertiga, Vistara Brezza, S Cross - remained strong going up by 27.6% to 21442 units in August.