Maruti Suzuki Registers 15 Percent Surge in Sales in March, SUV, MPV Getting Strong Demand

The sales of the country’s largest car maker Maruti Suzuki increased by 15 percent to more than 1.52 lakh units in March. The company is getting strong demand in the utility vehicle segment. In the last financial year, Maruti Suzuki has made record sales of more than 21 lakh units.

The compact car segment has contributed the most to the company’s sales. In this segment it sells Baleno, Celerio, Dzire, Ignis, Swift and WagonR. In this, Maruti Suzuki’s sales stood at 71,832 units. The company is preparing to launch updated versions of Swift and Dzire. Maruti Suzuki’s SUV and MPV sales have increased the most by 57 percent. In this segment, the company has sold 58,436 units in March. In the same month last year, this sale was 37,054 units. Brezza, Fronx and Grand Vitara were the best selling models for the company in the SUV segment. There is strong demand for Ertiga and XL6 in the MPV segment.

The company has sold approximately 21.35 lakh units in the last financial year. This is record sales for the company. Of these, approximately 17.60 lakh units were sold in the country. The company’s exports have also set a record in the last financial year with about 2.83 lakh units. Bharat NCAP crash test of three cars of the company will be done. India NCAP is an important step towards improving road safety in the country. Under this, safety standards have been increased for motor vehicles up to 3.5 tonnes. This will make it easier for car buyers to assess the crash safety of motor vehicles available in the automobile market. Under Bharat NCAP, car makers can voluntarily get their cars tested. Earlier, testing of cars was done by Global NCAP. India is the fifth country in the world to launch such a system for car crash testing.

However, it is not known when these Maruti Suzuki cars will be tested. The company’s Baleno and Brezza have previously been tested through Global NCAP and had mixed results. Maruti’s Grand Vitara received a four-star safety rating in the Global NCAP crash test about six years ago. Star ratings will be given based on the performance of the car in this crash test. Before buying a car, customers will be able to compare the safety standards of different vehicles by looking at these star ratings.