Indian car manufacturer Maruti Suzuki India Limited reported its year-on-year sales numbers for the month of January 2015. The car maker sold a total of 116,606 units in January 2015 against 102,416 units in January 2014. This includes 105,559 units in domestic market and 11,047 units in exports. Except for the entry-level hatchback segment which comprise of the Alto and the WagonR, all other segment vehicles reported positive year-on-year sales numbers for January 2015.
The highest percentage growth was witnessed by mid-size sedan segment of vehicles. The entry of the mid-size sedan, the Ciaz, helped Maruti clock high sales for January 2015 as the car maker sold 6,005 units in January 2015 against just 191 units in January 2014.
| Category : Sub-segment | Models | Jan | Till Jan | ||||
| 2015 | 2014 | % Change | 2014-15 | 2013-14 | % Change | ||
| A: Mini | Alto, WagonR | 35,750 | 38,565 | -7.3% | 345,595 | 358,605 | -3.6% |
| A: Compact | Swift, Ritz, Celerio, Dzire* | 45,881 | 42,669 | 7.5% | 414,511 | 350409 | 18.3% |
| A Super Compact | Dzire Tour | 1,378 | 1,036 | 33.0% | 13,474 | 7,437 | 81.2% |
| A: Mid-Size | SX4, Ciaz** | 6,005 | 191 | 3044.0% | 23,490 | 3,390 | 592.9% |
| Total A: Passenger Cars | 89,014 | 82,461 | 7.9% | 797,070 | 719,842 | 10.7% | |
| B: Utility vehicles | Gypsy, Ertiga | 6,432 | 4,763 | 35.0% | 56,117 | 49,389 | 13.6% |
| C: Vans | Omni, Eeco | 10,113 | 9,345 | 8.2% | 105,904 | 82,431 | 28.5% |
| TOTAL Domestic Sales | 105,559 | 96,569 | 9.3% | 959,091 | 851,662 | 12.6% | |
| Total Export Sales | 11,047 | 5,847 | 88.9% | 103,218 | 80,925 | 27.5% | |
| Total Sales (Domestic + Export) | 116,606 | 102,416 | 13.9% | 1,062,309 | 932,587 | 13.9% | |
(** Ciaz launched in October 2014) (*Dzire reported under compact segment August 2014 onwards, as per SIAM classification)