Maruti Suzuki India registers 13.9% growth in July 2016

India’s largest car maker, Maruti Suzuki India has posted an impressive sales growth for the month of July 2016. Sales registered for the month stood at 1,37,116 units, including exports. This when compared to July 2015, when the company posted sales of 1,21,712 units, is an increase of 12.7%.

Speaking about domestic performance, Maruti Suzuki’s sales in the domestic market stood at 1,25,778 units for July 2016, as against 1,10,405 units during July 2015, which is a 13.9% increase. Exports during July 2016 stood at 11,338 units, as against 11,307 exported in July 2015.

Speaking about segments, the entry level mini car segment continue to post decline in sales for 7th consecutive month. This segment includes Alto and WagonR. The compact segment continued to increase sales thanks to new Baleno. This segment includes Swift, Ritz, Celerio, Baleno, and DZire, and sales accumulated by these five cars during July 2016 stands at 50,362 units.

Another segment which has been performing well for Maruti Suzuki India is the Utility Vehicle segment. Ever since the launch of new Vitara Brezza, this segment has seen sales increase by over 150%.

The sales figures for July 2016 are given below:

Category : Sub-segment	Models	July			Till July			April’15 – March’16
		2016	2015	% Change	2016-17	2015-16	% Change
A: Mini	Alto, WagonR	35051	37752	-7.20%	127774	142553	-10.40%	432977
A: Compact	Swift, Ritz, Celerio, Baleno, Dzire	50362	48381	4.10%	182587	178305	2.40%	541951
A: Super Compact	Dzire Tour	3059	3370	-9.20%	10855	11279	-3.80%	38303
A: Mid-Size	Ciaz	5162	2099	145.90%	18852	15473	21.80%	54233
Total A: Passenger Cars		93634	91602	2.20%	340068	347610	-2.20%	1067464
B: Utility vehicles	Gypsy, Ertiga, Grand Vitara, S-Cross, Vitara Brezza	17382	6916	151.30%	56730	22466	152.50%	94416
C: Vans	Omni, Eeco	14748	11887	24.10%	51306	46023	11.50%	143471
Total Domestic Passenger Vehicle Sales		125764	110405	13.90%	448104	416099	7.70%	1305351
Light Commercial Vehicles	Super Carry	14	0	–	14	0	–	–
Total Domestic Sales		125778	110405	13.90%	448118	416099	7.70%	1305351
Total Export Sales		11338	11307	0.30%	37441	46942	-20.20%	123897
Total Sales (Domestic + Export)		137116	121712	12.70%	485559	463041	4.90%	1429248

(New launches in 2015-16: S Cross in August, Baleno in October, Vitara Brezza in March)

Dispatches of Super Carry started in July 2016)

This article first appeared on Rushlane.com