Maruti Suzuki India has reported its sales performance for the month of March 2016. The car maker sold 129,345 units in March 2016. This includes 118,895 units in the domestic market and 10,450 units in exports. The company had sold a total of 111,555 units in March 2015.
With this, the company ended 2015-16 with its highest ever sales of 1,429,248 units, clocking a growth of 10.6%. This comprises highest ever domestic sales of 1,305,351 units and 123,897 units of exports. For the fourth year in a row, the top four best-selling models in India are from Maruti Suzuki – Alto, Dzire, Swift and WagonR.
A major boost to the sales came from the UV segment which grew by 123.4% in the month of March 2016 versus corresponding month last year. The UV segment of the car maker was recently updated with the addition of the new Vitara Brezza which is a major contributor to the sales.
New models including S-Cross, Baleno and Vitara Brezza, innovations and new technologies (SHVS: Smart Hybrid Technology by Suzuki), expansion of existing network and introduction of NEXA (Company’s premium retail channel) brought incremental numbers.
The sales figures for March 2016 are given below:
| Category : Sub-segment | Models | March | Till March | ||||
| 2016 | 2015 | % Change | 2015-16 | 2014-15 | % Change | ||
| A: Mini | Alto, WagonR | 36678 | 40159 | -8.7% | 432977 | 425742 | 1.7% |
| A: Compact | Swift, Ritz, Dzire, Celerio, Baleno | 46786 | 38710 | 20.9% | 541951 | 495999 | 9.3% |
| A: Super Compact | Dzire Tour | 3161 | 2613 | 21.0% | 38303 | 18639 | 105.5% |
| A: Mid-Size | Ciaz | 5480 | 4251 | 28.9% | 54233 | 33151 | 63.6% |
| Total A: Passenger Cars | 92105 | 85733 | 7.4% | 1067464 | 973531 | 9.6% | |
| B: Utility vehicles | Gypsy, S-Cross, Ertiga,
Vitara Brezza |
13894 | 6218 | 123.4% | 94416 | 68198 | 38.4% |
| C: Vans | Omni, Eeco | 12896 | 11768 | 9.6% | 143471 | 128973 | 11.2% |
| TOTAL Domestic Sales | 118895 | 103719 | 14.6% | 1305351 | 1170702 | 11.5% | |
| Total Export Sales | 10450 | 7836 | 33.4% | 123897 | 121,713 | 1.8% | |
| Total Sales (Domestic + Export) | 129345 | 111555 | 15.9% | 1429248 | 1292415 | 10.6% | |
(New launches in 2015-16: S Cross in August, Baleno in October & Vitara Brezza in March)