Car sales January 2016: Maruti Suzuki reports negative growth

India’s largest car manufacturer, Maruti Suzuki, has declared its sales report for the month of January 2016. Maruti Suzuki India sold a total of 113,606 units which includes 106,383 units in the domestic market and 7223 units in exports. The company had sold a total of 116,606 units in January 2015.

The Swift Dzire Tour, its compact sedan, registered the highest growth of 157.3% YoY with an increased sale of 2167 units for the same period. Another sector was the passenger car (utility vehicle) segment that includes the Gypsy, Ertiga, Grand Vitara and the S-cross which saw a growth of 26.2% YoY. The total number of vehicles sold in this segment rose to 8114 units in January 2016 from 6432 units in January 2015.

Maruti Suzuki India’s current portfolio includes the Alto 800, Alto K10, Celerio, Wagon-R, Stingray, Ritz, Swift, Swift Drzire, Ertiga, Omni, Gypsy, Eeco, Ciaz, Grand Vitara, Baleno and the S-cross. The latter two are sold via premium showrooms known as Nexa outlets while the rest are available with regular Maruti dealers.

Here is a snapshot of Maruti Suzuki’s sales performance for the month of November 2015:

Category : Sub-segment	Models	Jan			Till Jan			April’14 – March’15
		2016	2015	% Change	2015-16	2014-15	% Change
A: Mini	Alto, WagonR	34206	35750	-4.3%	360804	345595	4.4%	425742
A: Compact	Swift, Ritz, Celerio, Baleno, Dzire	44575	45881	-2.8%	452195	414511	9.1%	495999
A: Super Compact	Dzire Tour	3545	1378	157.3%	31620	13474	134.7%	18639
A: Mid-Size	Ciaz	5431	6005	-9.6%	43591	23490	85.6%	33151
Total : Passenger Cars		87757	89014	-1.4%	888210	797070	11.4%	973531
B: Utility vehicles	Gypsy, Ertiga, Grand Vitara, S-Cross	8114	6432	26.2%	72038	56117	28.4%	68198
C: Vans	Omni, Eeco	10512	10113	3.9%	118093	105904	11.5%	128973
Total Domestic Sales		106383	105559	0.8%	1078341	959091	12.4%	1170702
Total Export Sales		7223	11,047	-34.6%	104,111	103,218	0.9%	121713
Total Sales (Domestic + Export)		113606	116606	-2.6%	1,182,452	1,062,309	11.3%	1292415

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