New Delhi: Major automakers Maruti Suzuki India (MSI) and Toyota Kirloskar Motor (TKM) have improved their respective performance last month by selling nearly two times more vehicles when compared to sales in March 2020.
According to MSI's statement, the company has reported total sales of 1,67,014 units in March compared to 83,792 units sold a year-ago-period.
Similarly, Toyota Kirloskar Motor (TKM) on Thursday said it sold a total of 15,001 units last month, registering the highest ever domestic sales in the month of March since 2013.
The automaker had sold 7,023 units in March 2020, amid a nationwide lockdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Maruti’s segment-wise sale details
Sales of mini cars, comprising Alto and S-Presso, stood at 24,653 units last month. The company had sold 15,988 units in March 2020.
Similarly, sales of compact segment vehicles, including models Swift, Celerio, Ignis, Baleno and Dzire, stood at 82,201 units last month. The company had reported dispatches of 40,519 cars in March last year.
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Sales of the mid-sized sedan Ciaz stood at 1,628 units last month. The model wholesales had stood at 1,863 units in March 2020.
Utility vehicle sales, including Vitara Brezza, S-Cross and Ertiga, stood at 26,174 units last month. The company had sold 11,904 units in the year-ago month, MSI said.
Innova Crysta, New Fortuner made a difference for Toyota
According to Toyota officials, the growing demand for personal mobility and the launch of Innova Crysta last November and Fortuner facelift last January have helped the company in registering it’s one of finest performances in the last eight years.
“The company's sales performance in Jan-March quarter proved to be better than the sales in the festive season of the third quarter (October- December 2021),” TKM Senior Vice President Naveen Soni said in a statement.
Adding, “This reiterates the popularity of the brand amidst customers which has been further enhanced by the two new recent launches of the new Innova Crysta and the New Fortuner.”
(With PTI Inputs)
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