Maruti sales up 17 per cent

Exports of the company surged by 85.4 per cent to 11,712 units from 6,318 units in the year-ago period, it added.

Sales of the company’s once bread-and-butter model M800 declined by 7.5 per cent at 3,207 units compared to 3,467 units in September 2008, while A2 segment (comprising Alto, Wagon R, Estilo, Swift, A-Star and Ritz) witnessed growth of 15.1 per cent at 52,508 units compared to 45,621 units in the same month a year ago, the release added.

A3 segment sales (consisting of SX4 and DZiRE) decreased 0.8 per cent to 7,356 units compared to 7,413 units in the corresponding period last year, the company said.